Musicians and Artists

Orbert Davis, trumpeter, composer
Corey Wilkes, trumpeter
Matana Roberts, saxophonist, composer, multidisiplinary artist
George Lewis, trombonist, composer, sound artist, scholar
Josh Abrams, bassist, dj, composer 
Dee Alexander, vocalist
Shelly Doty, guitarist
Ugochi, vocalist
Taylor Ho Bynum, trumpeter, composer
Douglas Ewart, saxophonist, visual artist, composer
Miya Masoaka, composer , musician
Jamika Ajalon, filmmaker, poet, spoken word performer
Michael Zerang, percussionist, composer
Savoir Faire, violinist
William Parker, bassist, composer
Renee Baker, violinist, violist, composer 
Dave Douglas, trumpeter, composer
Keefe Jackson, saxophonist
Jeff Parker, guitarist, composer 
Hamid Drake, percussionist, vocalist, scholar
Rob Mazurek, trumpeter, composer, visual artist, sound artist
Anthony Braxton, saxophonist, composer, scholar
Marcus Akinlana, visual artist, muralist
Khari B, poet, spoken word artist
Jeb Bishop, trombonist
Ken Vandermark, saxophonist
Reginald Robinson, ragtime pianst
Saalik Ziyad, vocalist
Marcus Evans, drummer
Fred Lonberg-Holm, cellist, sound artist
Lori Freedman, clarinetist, composer
Anne Laberge, flutist, composer, sound artist

Organizations and Businesses

Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Chicago
AACM New York
Chicago Creates Online
Jazz Institute of Chicago
Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
Delmark
Umbrella Music
482 Records
Vision Festival
Greenleaf Music Records
Fred Anderson's Velvet Lounge
Firehouse 12 Records
Thrill Jockey Records Delmark Records
Exb Arts in Italy
WNUR Radio 
Chicago Cultural Center
Third World Press 
Chicago Sinfonietta
Sotish Gallery, La Grange, Illinois
Mural Art Org
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Center for Black Music Research