Andy Woodson

Andy Woodson is one of the most in-demand bass player in central Ohio. Andy began playing bass guitar at the age of 12 and later studied double bass at the Ohio State University, where he received his BM in Jazz Studies. Since then, Andy has performed and recorded with many local and nationally known musicians, including pianist DD Jackson, David Murry, Billy Hart, Jack Wilkins, Kim Pensyl, Bobby Floyd, Mark Flugge, Vince Andrews, Paul Brown and Pete Mills. In addition to his performance schedule, Andy is currently the Jazz Bass instructor at the Ohio State University. http://andywoodson.com/

Chris Young

Chris Young has over thirty years experience as a musician and arranger. Chris excels on both trumpet and piano and is currently playing with the Hoo Doo Soul Band on Sunday nights at the Rumba Café in Columbus. He has also released CDs with the Chris Young Trio, the latest titled "Fiction". http://www.chrisyoungmusic.com/

Don Nichols

Don Nichols graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in jazz performance from The Ohio State University in 1979. He has performed on drums, vibes, and marimba with Marilyn Martin, Frank Fontaine (Crazy Guggenheim), and Bob Hope and has been the band leader for many music ensembles including The Big Gas Band, Project One, Murphy's Law, and the Don Nichols Jazz Ensemble among others. Don was also the producer and co-writer of the "It’s About Time" album by Project One and is currently the president and CEO of Project One Productions, LLC in addition to his work with Retro-Blue. http://www.project-one-productions.com/

Jim Curlis

Jim Curlis taught Jazz Drum Set at Capital University and The Ohio State University for over a decade. Jim has performed with well-known entertainers such as Bob Hope, Perry Como, Red Skelton, Michele Legrande, and many nationally known Jazz artists including the Brecker Brothers, Sonny Stitt, Tom Scott, Bill Waltrous, Frank Foster, Marv Stamm, Roland Hanna, Oliver Nelson and internationally renowned vocalist, Joe Williams. At present Jim is the drummer in a local Dixieland group of current and former Ohio State University Professors called The High Street Stompers and owns and runs the Lake Hill Sound recording studio. http://lakehillsound.com/

Kay Harris

Kay Harris has been an integral part of the Central Ohio music scene for a number of years. As a vocalist and songwriter for most of her life, she has been involved with numerous album and demo projects. Kay also has provided lead and backup vocals for over seventy local and national jingles and performed at conventions throughout the U.S. including Hawaii and Puerto Rico. As one of Columbus' most versatile vocalists, she has also performed steadily over the years with many different musical projects including Diva, Full Tilt Boogie, the Columbus Jazz Arts Group, and Zero One. Kay has also recorded many albums over the years and got rave reviews for her debut CD with Molly Pauken, titled “Sirens” which was released in 2000. http://www.sirensmusic.com/home.htm

Kelley Delaveris

Kelly Crum Delaveris has been a regular on the Central Ohio music scene since for years. Her early music education came from her father's record collection, containing Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Anita O' Day, and Carmen MacRae. An extraordinary singer, Kelly has performed with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and as the opening act for Tony Bennett, Joan Rivers, Sarah Vaughan and Buddy DeFranco. Kelly performs regularly with her own group, Brasileira. http://kellycrum.com/

Michael Cox

Dr. Michael Cox is a tenured Professor of Saxophone and Jazz Studies who has taught at Capital since 1990. Michael currently performs in the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, and various other bands including Brasileira, Powerhouse Trio, Science Gravy Orchestra, Andy Woodson Band, Madrugada and the High Street Stompers. In 1999 Michael released the rare but highly acclaimed "Abstractions", "Dedications and Red Dirt" (CoJazz CJ-1007). In addition to the Retro-Blue CD, Michael is currently recording other projects including a new jazz CD and a CD of French classical chamber music composed by Pierre Max Dubois.

Michael has a Doctor of Arts degree in Saxophone Performance and Jazz Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado, a Masters degree in Music Performance from Wichita State University, and a Bachelor's degree from Cameron University in his home town of Lawton, Oklahoma. http://www.jazzartsgroup.org/cjo/cox.php

Tom Battenberg

Thomas (Tom) Battenberg was born in Dayton, Ohio and came to Columbus on a piano scholarship to pursue a music education degree at The Ohio State University. Once at Ohio State, he switched his major to trumpet and was playing in the Columbus Symphony Orchestra by his senior year. Following graduation, he moved on to Arizona State University, where he earned his masters of music degree in performance and played in the Phoenix Symphony. Following graduation at ASU he won the position of 2nd trumpet in the Dallas Symphony. It was then that Jack Evans, director of the OSU Marching Band, invited him to teach trumpet at his alma mater. For the next 26 years, Battenberg taught trumpet and performed in the Faculty Brass Quintet. From 1970 to 1990, he was the director of the internationally acclaimed OSU Jazz Ensemble, recording 10 albums and winning many awards. He also founded the OSU Faculty Jazz Sextet and the High Street Stompers Faculty Dixieland Band. Since 1966, he has played with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and since 1979 he has played principal trumpet in the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus.