• Read more about Abe Mamet

I am a jazz musician based in Mt. Rainier/DC who focuses on using composition and improvisation as a means to root myself, my fellow musicians, and most importantly, my audiences in our physical spaces. My mission through music is to create and strengthen feelings of connectedness and community. Further, as one of the only French horn players in the country focused on jazz and improvisational music as a primary genre, I am constantly seeking ways to expand the technical and theoretical limitations of my instrument.

• Read more about Meghan Shanley Alger

  Flutist Meghan Shanley Alger explores sounds on everything from harmonica and beer bottles to live electronics, knitting needles, and pencils. With an uncanny ability to create specific atmospheres, even the New York Times has noted her “singing into her flute to produce surreal and eerie timbres.” She ventures into the extreme with composers, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to create new worlds. Her performance credits include the Kennedy Center, AMP by Strathmore and Peabody Library of Baltimore, as well as Symphony Space and Carnegie Hall.

• Read more about Jo Morrison

Jo Morrison is known for evocative performances of beautiful music on the harp; her patient and gentle teaching style for all levels in workshops and lessons; and her informed, impartial, and empathetic judging in Scottish Harp and other traditional music competitions. She was named a Scottish Harp Society Distinguished Judge in 2015, one of only five in the USA. She also writes and arranges music for the harp, and plays other instruments.

• Read more about Cathy DiToro

Musician/Performer