Luke Turner is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator based in Eugene, OR.

An active performer throughout the PNW, he finds himself playing as both a sideman and leader in a variety of musical settings, from classic and contemporary jazz, to R&B and indie. In March of 2025, he released his debut album, Rainwalk, which features 7 original compositions and 1 standard. In his music, he strives to show his appreciation for those who have made the music what it is today, while also bringing his own conglomeration of sounds to the table.

As a sideman, he has performed with Keith Brown, Torrey Newhart’s Obsidian Animals, the Eugene Symphony, Robert Lasilla Nonet, BendretheGiant, Nathan Poehlke Big Band, Monday Night Big Band, and more. Luke received his B.M. in Jazz Studies in 2025 from the University of Oregon, where he also recently began his Master’s in Jazz Studies and Composition.

While attending the UO, he has had the privilege of performing in the Downbeat award-winning Oregon Jazz and the JazzArts Oregon Ensembles. Luke has spent his time in school studying with Idit Shner, Paul Krueger, Keith Brown, Steve Owen, and Joe Manis - some of the area’s best musical minds. In addition to performing and writing, Luke currently directs multiple small ensembles and one large ensemble at the University of Oregon as a Graduate Employee.

Devin Daniels, saxophonist, composer, & producer stands out as one of the most unique, versatile voices to emerge from LA’s creative music landscape. The Inglewood native can fit into any musical situation without sacrificing his individual voice. That, combined with his warm & thoughtful personality, is why Daniels has performed with bands led by Gerald Clayton, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, John Beasley, Sam Barsh, & Jamael Dean. In 2023, the great Herbie Hancock invited Devin to join him alongside Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Terence Blanchard, Chris Potter, & Kamasi Washington in a Hollywood Bowl performance honoring the late Wayne Shorter. Following this performance, Hancock invited Daniels to join him for a month-long US tour.

Daniels’ love for the saxophone began in “Just Lovin’ Music Studios” - a free program led by pianist Michelle Love, designed to give students of color a chance to learn a new instrument. Attending programs like this one helped Daniels earn full-scholarships to some of the world’s most prestigious music schools: Berklee College of Music, FocusYear Basel & the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Studies at UCLA. Daniels was named the Herb Alpert Foundation’s 2024 “Make Jazz Fellow”, & commissioned to compose a range of music, laying the foundation for his newest album, “LesGo!,” featuring trumpeter Julien Knowles, pianist Chris Fishman, bassist Jermaine Paul, & drummer Benjamin Ring.

Trevor Briggs, composer, producer, vocalist, & pianist, is a student in Denver, Colorado at the Lamont School of Music, currently completing a degree in music recording & production with a concentration in jazz composition. Briggs experiments with composition & recording across a vast collection of genres & instruments. His music draws inspiration from Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, Fennesz, Gastr Del Sol, & Aphex Twin, among others. Briggs studies composition with four-time Grammy nominated Remy Le Boeuf & audio engineering with producers Michael Schulze & Ted Stein.

Briggs earned two Partners in Scholarship grants from the University of Denver’s undergraduate research center to produce two albums of interdisciplinary electronic music. The first, titled “Flamethrower, Vol. 1-3” & released under the alias “Moss Prophet”, creates a nostalgic atmosphere of weeping analog synthesizers & woodwinds punctuated by dense rhythm & vibrant harmony. The second record, exploring manipulation of cassette tapes, is set to be released in late 2026. The University also awarded Briggs an honors award for his performances as lead vocalist & lyricist in indie-rock band “Exhaler” & as pianist & occasional composer for his fusion group The End All. Briggs has been recognized by Downbeat magazine for the engineering on The End All’s full-length LP “New Moon, Light Pollution.”

Remy Le Boeuf is a 6x Grammy-nominated composer & saxophonist whose music is rooted in the jazz tradition & overlaps into contemporary classical & experimental popular music realms. Le Boeuf is also the founder & director of the jazz orchestra, Assembly of Shadows, as well as the Chief Conductor of the Nordkraft Big Band in Denmark. He has worked with a range of collaborators including Linda Oh, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Dayna Stephens, Bob Mintzer, JACK Quartet, Akropolis Reed Quintet, HAIM, Knower, & Prefuse 73, and his twin brother Pascal, with whom he co-leads the experimental quintet, Le Boeuf Brothers.

With his debut jazz orchestra release, Assembly of Shadows (2019), Le Boeuf established himself as a unique voice with a penchant for cinematic majesty & melody-driven themes, earning Grammy nominations for Best Instrumental Composition & Best Arrangement. 2021’s Architecture of Storms, garnered Grammy nominations for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album & Best Arrangement. In 2024, Le Boeuf released two jazz orchestra albums, Heartland Radio with his own band, & Strangers to Ourselves in collaboration with the Nordkraft Big Band. His latest album, Silent Course (2025), is another collaboration with the Nordkraft Big Band featuring vocalist Danielle Wertz. Le Boeuf is an Assistant Professor & Director of Jazz & Commercial Music Studies at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music.

Teresa (Naphatraphee) Um, jazz composer, arranger, & guitarist from Bangkok, Thailand, is passionate about large ensemble composing & arranging. While rooted in tradition, her music continually expands her artistic abilities by exploring new sounds beyond the conventional.

Her work has garnered significant international recognition. "Wheel of Chronicles," her piece for classical string quartet & jazz quartet, was awarded the David Baker Prize at the 2025 Bridges Composition Competition (Ravinia Steans Music Institute). Her big band composition "Phonophobia" won the 2025 IAWM Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble Prize & was featured on the UNT One O’Clock Lab Band’s album, Lab 2025. She also received a 2025 DownBeat Student Music Award for her arrangement of Wayne Shorter’s “Aung San Suu Kyi.”

Initially recognized as a dedicated jazz guitarist in Thailand, Teresa earned her Bachelor’s degree from Mahidol University, & won first place in the solo division of the 2023 Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC).She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging at the University of North Texas, studying under the mentorship of Richard DeRosa. As a recipient of the Composition & Arranging Student Scholarship, she continues to refine her unique voice.