Garrett Jones is a Minneapolis-based bassoonist and composer known for his cross-genre bassoon techniques and jazz bassoon recordings. His original compositions for bassoon and rhythm section bring Western classical compositional techniques to an improvisational setting, and his improvisations with the Aspects Trio bring electric bassoon into new musical territory. He has performed in jazz clubs in Minneapolis and Phoenix, and has been an invited performer at the conference of the International Double Reed Society.     Tommy Boynton is a jazz singer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist residing in St. Paul, Minnesota. As an artist and educator, he is grateful for the paths that have allowed him to stay actively creative and exploring while seeking to welcome all in experiencing and enjoying music free of judgment and shame. Tommy is a current member of The Four Freshmen. Locally, he teaches at Sarah Janes Music School and MacPhail. In his spare time, he composes song cycles (setting poetry to music, which can be heard anywhere you listen to music on the internet), plays soccer, watches soccer, plays disc golf, and is an avid cuddler of pets.

Dave’s Manual fuses crafty songwriting with rock ‘n’ roll roots to create music that is raw, honest, and leaves a worm in the listener’s ear.       Yankee Boar is the solo project by Harrison Black – tapping into southern roots and his Midwest influences he makes what you might know as “y’allternative” music. Woooo Pig!