Aaron Edgcomb

Aaron Edgcomb (he/they) is a composer, drummer, and percussionist from Reno, NV, currently based in Brooklyn, NY whose work appears in such contexts as improvisational music, jazz, “new music”, noise, and song. At the forefront of Aaron’s artistic practice is considering how music creates and changes ideology.

Aaron has performed in and composed for many ensembles including: the avant-rock band Clak; the solo percussion and electronics project REA; The Gown of Entry an improvisational trio that incorporates poetry; and the improvising hardcore trio Trigger. They have collaborated with such artists as  John Zorn, Ted Reichman, Chris Williams, Lisa Hoppe, Adam Dunson, Joanna Mattrey, The Ladles, and Anthony Coleman.

Timothy Angulo

Timothy Angulo is a drummer and composer whose music follows the lineage of Black musical innovators. 

​Originally from Berkeley, California, Angulo now calls two coasts home and is currently based in New York City. His teachers include Milford Graves, Michael Carvin, Ndugu Chancler, and Darcy James Argue. A glimpse of his sound can be heard in the score of Starz’s newest hit series Blindspotting.Pitchfork has lauded his “deep pocket drums'' in his collaborative endeavors. By synthesizing sounds from his wide-ranging experiences, Angulo has opened doors for himself to work with renowned artists such as Wallace Roney, Reggie Workman, Kamasi Washington, Miguel Atwood- Ferguson, Jonathan Finlayson and Marlena Shaw. 

Eliza Salem

Eliza Salem is an up-and-coming young jazz drummer. She is currently based in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she is pursuing a jazz degree from the University of Michigan. Part of the next generation of improvisers, she is always working to expand her traditional and modern jazz repertoire and find ways to play “outside the box.” Salem is a Metro DC native who learned her craft in the Washington area’s vibrant musical and cultural scene under the guidance of mentors Paul Carr and Chris Allen. She draws inspiration from the broader East Coast community’s jazz tradition, and has performed at historic DC and Baltimore jazz venues such as Columbia Station, An Die Musik, the Keystone Korner, Twins, and Jojo’s. For the past two years, Salem has studied under Michael Gould and Sean Dobbins at U-M’s School of Music, and worked closely with professors Ellen Rowe, Dennis Wilson and Robert Hurst. She has performed with the University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble, the Newport Foundation’s Generations Jazz Assembly Band, and various other student groups in Ann Arbor and Detroit.

Jasper Dutz

Multi-reedist and composer Jasper Dütz was born and raised in Los Angeles, California and is currently based in NYC. He began playing music at the age of seven after receiving his father’s $20 yard-sale purchased clarinet. Coming from an artistic family, he was exposed to the music of Charles Ives, Eric Dolphy, and Charles Mingus very early on. He began playing jazz in middle school after trying the baritone saxophone in band class. He currently co-leads Harlem-Based jazz ensemble "Three Hunters Trio" as well as his own quartet, and is a full time member of the grammy winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Arturo O'Farrill. He has recorded or performed with artists such as Nels Cline, Lenny Pickett, Jon Batiste and Ron Carter.

Jasper aims to project and promote creative sincerity not only in music, but in all mediums of art. As a performer, he seeks to push the boundaries of all his instruments and speak with a unique voice that can be identified as his own in any setting regardless of genre. As a composer, he chooses to write music that conveys stories that evoke feelings of nostalgia and mysticism. Outside of music, Jasper is an avid video gamer and self-proclaimed nerd who finds inspiration in nature, science, and the lore of fictitious universes (eg. Lord of the Rings, Pokémon, Star Wars). A few of his creative influences include; Hayao Miyazaki, Björk, Junichi Masuda, Yasunori Mitsuda, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Stan Lee.   

Jasper attended the Los Angeles County High School for the arts where he had the opportunity of learning from and performing alongside many acclaimed jazz artists including; Herbie Hancock, Barry Manilow, Diane Reeves and Christian McBride. He then graduated from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music on a full tuition scholarship where he studied with legends such as Lee Konitz, Reggie Workman and Jane Ira-Bloom. He has since performed at many of NYC’s finest jazz clubs and regularly tours throughout the United States and East Asia.