Jeanie Sausele cultivated her passion for jazz vocals and the Great American Songbook by performing within the Washington DC area jazz community and studying with dynamic performing artists, including Grammy nominees Cyrille Aimée, Kate McGarry and Jane Monheit. Also actively engaged as a visual artist, Jean Sausele-Knodt’s work is exhibited throughout the East Coast and is held in corporate and private collections.

Caleb Nei spends most of his evenings playing piano somewhere in the greater Northern Virginia area. He provides music in solo, duo, trio and quartet configurations for more than 200 events each year. His every Tuesday and Thursday night gig with bassist Kevin Johnson at Travinia Italian Kitchen consistently draws a diverse crowd of jazz enthusiasts. A native of small-town Huntington, Indiana, he graduated from his hometown school, Huntington University, with a bachelor of arts in music with a concentration in music for the contemporary church. He has also studied jazz piano with Dr. Robert Larson at Shenandoah University. He finds great joy in elevating important events in a way only live music can.

Zack Williams is a multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Northern Virginia. He recently finished his first season as the bassist for the Commanders Marching Band and was John Lloyd Young's bassist for his recent performance at the Barns at Wolf Trap.