Howard Burns is a composer, saxophonist and educator for more than 39 years. Howard is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and lives in Hagerstown, Maryland. Howard received his Bachelor degree from Howard University in 1979 and received a performance degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music in 1980 in Brussels, Belgium in classical saxophone. Howard has studied saxophone with Thomas (Whit) Williams and George Coleman. Howard has had the opportunity to perform with various artists such as Jimmy Heath, Jimmy Cobb, Clark Terry, Frank Foster, Jon Faddis, Gary Bartz, and Dr. Eddie Henderson and many more. Howard is a frequent performer in the Maryland, D.C., West Virginia, and Virginia area. Howard has been the Jazz Band Director at Frederick Community College for 30 years. Howard is the Director of the Don Redman Next Generation Jazz Academy for the last 19 years at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. 

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Jeff Hiner plays double bass, electric bass and tuba. He is a music educator with Carroll County public school system and teaches private lessons and coffees music in Westminster, Md. He has been performing jazz, blues and rock in the local area for many years. He has been a member of the Howard Burns quartet for over 20 years.

In his career as a sideman Jeff has performed and/or recorded with some of the musicians in the world such as Billy Harper, Cecil McBee, Eddie Gomez, Curtis Fuller, Buster Cooper, Frank Wess, Sonny Cohen, Vince Predauta, Michael Raitzyk, Lou Donalson, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder, Larry Willis, Howard Burns and many more 

Jesse “Jay” Moody, III was born in Baltimore, Maryland. At an early age he developed an interest in music and began playing the drums at age nine. Jay Moody studied music at Towson University. 

Jay has performed for two US Presidents, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama. He has recorded on many albums including his own album, Notes from the Family in 2017. Jay has received many awards and in 2014 was recognized for his contributions in music by the House of Representatives, State of MD, and Baltimore City.

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Jay has mentored drum students at Morgan State University, Essex and Frederick Community Colleges. 

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Jay has performed with Dionne Warwick, Eddie Levert, Cyrus Chestnutt, Benito Gonzalez, and many others. He has performed on local TV show, including a role in the Barry Levinson movie, Avalon. 

Jay is currently a drum instructor at the Baltimore School for the Arts, a performing arts high school in Baltimore. 

Pianist Jon Ozment is a performer, instructor, composer and arranger. He has a Master's Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park, and also pursued private study with Paul Bley. Jon has appeared on numerous recordings, has performed in concerts with Jon Faddis, Bobby Hutcherson, Al Jarreau, Nneena Freelon, Frank Foster, Clark Terry, Frank Wess, Chuck Brown, Curtis Fuller, John Handy, and Larry Ridley, and has toured nationally with Marlena Shaw, Miki Howard, Rain Pryor, Kim Waters, and the Blackbyrds. Throughout 1997-1999 Jon toured the States and Europe with saxophonist Maceo Parker; he also performed and recorded for 20 years with local sax legend Roger Buck Hill. Jon is currently Adjunct Professor of Jazz Piano at the University of Maryland in College Park and at the American University.