Terry Mettam is a Washington DC -based guitarist, singer and songwriter with album credits with Brittany Spears, Fey, and several others. He studied music at Howard University and Montgomery College, and has studio credits that include No Illusion, M2M and National Geographic Explorer. He was a touring member of the John McVey band for the release of the critically acclaimed album 'Jigsaw', and has also been a staple of the local variety band circuit, playing in some of Washington DC's best dance bands.

Saxophonist, composer, educator and music songwriter/producer, Antonio Parker received his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies and his Master’s in Composition and Arranging from Howard University. He acquired a second bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of the District of Columbia. Antonio’s achievements include serving as a USIA (United States Information Agency) Jazz Ambassador to Africa, where he performed and conducted jazz workshops in Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Zaire, Congo, Morocco, and Tunisia. He has toured and performed in Japan, London, Scotland, Paris, Spain, Canada and Austria. He has also performed at the pyramids in Egypt with Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. Antonio has recorded and/or shared the stage with many well-known artists and entertainers, including Go-Go legend Chuck Brown, The Blackbyrds, The O’Jays, Peabo Bryson, Ruben Studdard, Betty Carter, Illinois Jaquet, Jean Carne, and Christian McBride. His 2002 debut CD, “The Exchange,” was well received and his most recent recording, the 2-disc “Steppin’ Out” Live @ HR-57 (released in 2012 on his Airegin Label), documents his constant growth as a jazz performer, composer, and bandleader.

Mark Wood serves as lead trumpet in the US Army Blues which is the jazz Ensemble component for the Army Band and Downrange which performs rock and pop music covering many decades of popular music. Mark has been a member of the Blues since 2004 and has shared the stage with some of the most legendary jazz musicians in the United States and abroad. He is a graduate of the University of Florida where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. From there he began graduate studies at the University of Kentucky and studied trumpet with the legendary teacher and performer Mr. Vince DiMartino. He finished his graduate studies at Northern Illinois University where he received a degree in performance with a jazz studies emphasis. Outside of the Military Mark is active as a teacher. He also plays in many local jazz bands and several other groups in and around the Washington DC area.