| Musicians | Other friends & Organizations | ||
| Brian Adler | Drummer & composer, and one of my favorite musical collaborators, groups include Four Across, Prana Trio, Kate McGarry & Ray Vega | Maria Coryell-Martin | "Expeditionary Artist" and one of the most talented, driven people I know. |
| Jarrett Cherner | Fantastic pianist and composer, hailing from San Francisco, currently in New York. | Skyhand Design | Web designer & graphic artist Kim Tyburski |
| Danilo Perez | Panamanian pianist - one of my musical heroes, and a primary mentor while I was at NEC. | New England Conservatory | My alma mater in Boston, MA. |
| Victor Noriega | Seattle-based pianist and composer. | Earshot Jazz | Seattle-based organization supporting jazz in the Northwest and hosting the yearly Earshot Jazz Festival. |
| Bridget Kearney | Bassist, composer extroardinaire. Bands include Lake Street Dive, Cuddle Magic and Bridget Kearney Trio. | 8bells records | New music label specializing in new trumpet/brass music, including Four Across. |
| Brian McWhorter | UO Trumpet professor / guru and musical visionary. Bands include Pink Baby Monster, Meridian Arts Ensemble and Beta Collide. | Music Northwest | Seattle Chamber Music Organization - commissioned my Sonata for Cello & Piano in 2009, and presented "The Ligeti Project" in 2010. |
| Bob Brookmeyer | Legendary trombonist and composer/arranger. Another of my most influential mentors. | ||
| Matt Aronoff | Bassist and composer for Four Across, also performs with Luciana Souza and Prana Trio. |
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| Carmen Staaf | Pianist with Four Across (among many other projects), faculty at Berklee School of Music | ||
| Zach Brock | Outstanding jazz violinist | ||
| Ben Darwish | Portland based keyboardist and composer | ||
| Justin Morell | One of my favorite composers & excellent guitarist | ||
| Bill Marsh | Guitarist, master of the pedal board, and fellow Crusty Bastard | ||
| Quartet of Happiness | Equal parts jazz, theater, education and pure insanity. | ||
| Ryan Biesack | Drummer based in Corvalis, Oregon. | ||
| Nico Soffiato | Guitarist/Composer and the other half of the Deutsch/Soffiato duo. | ||