Alvin Ford
Ed O'Brien, Trombone Shorty, Pretty Lights
Ben Miller
Marshall University
Cédric Hilaire
teacher, independent
John Spirtas
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, George Mason University
Luis Rivera
University of South Alabama
Carlitos Padron
Rumberos Del Callejon
J.B. Smith
Arizona State University
Laura Noah
Mobile Symphony Orchestra, University of West Florida
Charles Ross
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Russ Whitman
Craig Morgan
Brandon Pertzborn
Marilyn Manson, Black Flag, Doyle
Jeff Marino
Darius Rucker