ALEX ARIFF has big ears. A musician first, Alex is an award-winning producer straddling the worlds of performance, songwriting, media production and storytelling. After moving to the NYC area in 2011, Alex has become known for his work on Jazz Night in America and collaborations with NPR Music, Jazz at Lincoln Center, WBGO, PBS, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He is proud to have collaborated and amplified the voices of such artists as Cecile McLorin Salvant, Christian McBride, Jason Moran, Kamasi Washington, and Georgia Ann Muldrow. 

JAKE BLASINI is a director, producer, editor, website designer, and educator. He is involved with music and media in various capacities. Jake was the director, editor, and co-writer for the award-winning documentary Pops is Tops and a producer for the award-winning documentary The Chicago Mixtape and edited the film's trailer and Kickstarter video. He is currently the Senior Manager of Education and Community Programs at Jazz at Lincoln Center and runs a program that produces 600 jazz concerts in schools across fourteen cities in the United States, London, and Australia.