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CARL ALLEN
Performances with Freddie Hubbard, James Moody, and Michael Brecker. Recordings with Terence Blanchard, Joe Henderson, Vincent Herring, Lena Horne, and Eric Reed. Carl has a very active career as he continues to tour, produce recordings, record as an artist, and teach workshops and masterclasses all over the world.





BEN WOLFE
Has worked with Woody Shaw, Junior Cook, Jimmy Cobb, Dakota Staton, and the Mel Lewis Orchestra. Recorded more than a dozen albums and soundtracks and performed on many tours with Harry Connick Jr. Member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet until the group disbanded. Has recorded three CDs of his own compositions and arrangements.

BENNY GREEN
Benny joined Betty Carter’s band in April 1983 and began a four-year stint of performing, recording and learning with jazz’s most respected vocalist. The piano chair in Art Blakey’s prestigious Jazz Messengers followed, as well as a year with the Freddie Hubbard Quintet in 1989. By 1990, Green had already led a couple of blowing dates on the Criss Cross label, but it was with his Blue Note Records debut, Lineage, that he really came of age, earning international respect and a reputation as one of the label’s most exciting new starts. Green joined Ray Brown’s Trio in 1992. He teamed up with legendary pianist Oscar Peterson for 1998’s masterly Oscar and Benny.





RICH DIXON
Rich Dixon is perhaps the most captivating guitarist in Utah and, by profession, is a studio musician who records heavily for Television, Radio, Video, Movies, etc., including recording for the legendary "Donny and Marie Show" here in Utah.  Mr. Dixon has earned "Studio Musician of Year" several times over in Utah, has performed extensively internationally, and is a leading voice nation wide with regards to modern jazz guitar.