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2001 Season

William Parker and the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra: Rob Brown, Ori Kaplan Charles Waters, Darryl Foster, Dave Sewelson, Alex Lodico, Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, Roy Campbell Jr., Lewis Barnes, Richard Rodriguez, Dave Hofstra, Shiau-Shu Yu, Leena Conquest, Guillermo E. Brown, Andrew Barker.
Sam Rivers Photo 1 Photo 2
Yusef Lateef/Von Freeman Quintet: Alex Marcelo, Kamal Sabir, Tim Dahl. Photo 1 Photo 2

2000 Season

Hasidic New Wave: Frank London, Greg Wall, Brad Shepik, Fima Ephron, Aaron Alexander.
Jemeel Moondoc & the Jus Grew Orchestra : Zane Massey, Michael Marcus, Roy Campbell, Flip Barnes, Steve Swell, Tyrone Hill, Bern Nix, John Voight, Cody Moffett. Performance released as, "Spirit House", Eremite Records 029 Photo 1 Photo 2
Baikida Carroll Quintet : Erica Lindsay, Adegoke Steve Colson, Pheeroan ak Laff, Michael Formanek.

1999 Season

Reggie Workman's African-American Legacy Project featuring the Pamela Baskin Watson Singers : Dean Bowman, Ronnie Burrage, Winston Byrd, Vincent Chancey, Jimmy Cozier, Dajud Delgado, Matheew Garrison, John Hicks, Patience Higgins, Stafford Hunter, Aaron Johnson, Zane Massey, Jimmy Owens, Elizabeth Panzer, W. Marshall Sealy, Marcus Strickland, Mark Taylor, Charles Tolliver, Tom Varner, Kiane Zawadi, Miles & Merv Griffith, Cat Henry, Ellen Christi. Photo
'Kidd' Jordan/Fred Anderson Quartet : Hamid Drake, William Parker. Performance released as "2 Days in April" on Eremite Records #MTE0231024. Earned Jazziz and Wire critic's Best of the Year

Andrew Hill Sextet : Greg Osby, Greg Tardy, Ron Horton, Andy McKee, Billy Drummond.

1998 Season

Frank Lowe Quintet : Jack Walrath, Bertha Hope, Steve Neil, Ralph Peterson. Performance released as "Soul Folks", NoMore Records 10. Photo
Gerry Hemingway Quartet : Ellery Eskelin, Herb Roberston, Michael Formanek.
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble : Kahil 'El Zabar, Ernest Dawkins, Joseph Bowie, 'Atu' Harold Murray.

1997 Season

Alvin Batiste Quartet : Jim Pryor, Rufus Reid, Herman Jackson. Photo
Mark Helias Quartet : Ellery Eskelin, Andy Laster, Tom Rainey.
Marty Ehrlich Quintet : Tony Malaby, Michael Cain, Michael Formanek, Bobby Previte.

1996 Season

John McLaughlin & Free Spirits : Joey DeFrancesco, Dennis Chambers.
Dave Douglas Sextet : Chris Potter, Josh Roseman, Ethan Iverson, James Genus, Jeff Ballard. Released "Magic Triangle" on Arabesque (1997) #AJ0139, inspired by his UMass performance, his 1st with Chris Potter.
Gary Bartz Quintet : Tom Williams, George Colligan, James King, Greg Bandy.

1995 Season

Andrew Cyrille Quartet : Oliver Lake, Adegoke Steve Colson, Fred Hopkins.
Rodney Kendrick Quartet : Justin Robinson, Tarus Mateen, Taru Alexander.
Tom Varner Quintet : Ed Jackson, Rich Rothenberg, Drew Gress, Bobby Previte.

1994 Season

Hamiet Bluiett Quartet : Ted Dunbar, Clint Houston, Ben Riley.
Michele Rosewoman & Quintessence : Steve Wilson, Tim Warfield, Lonnie Plaxico, Gene Jackson, Eddie Bobe.
Ricky Ford: Hot Brass : Clifton Anderson, Greg Gisbart, Richie Vitale, Danilo Perez, Brian McCree, Alan Dawson.

1993 Season

Mario Pavone Septet : Thomas Chapin, Marty Ehrlich, Peter McEachern, Bill Ware, Peter Madsen, Steve Johns. Released as "Song for Septet" on New World Records / Countercurrents #80452 (recorded the day after the Magic triangle performance with the same personnel).
Sonny Fortune Quartet : Larry Willis, Santi DeBriano, Billy Hart. Photo
Lester Bowie NY Organ Quintet : James Carter, Frank Lacy, Amina Claudine Myers, Don Moye.

1992 Season

David Murray Quartet : John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Tani Tabbal.
Ed Blackwell Trio : Dewey Redman, Cameron Brown. Released as "Walls/Bridges" on Soul Note #120153. Photo
Brian Lynch Quintet : Javon Jackson, David Hazeltine, Christian McBride, Tony Reedus.

1991 Season

Billy Bang Sextet : Ahmed Abdullah, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Thurman Barker, Juni Booth, Zen Matsuura. Photo 1 Photo 2
Renee Rosnes Quintet : Steve Wilson, Walt Weiskopf, James Genus, Tony Reedus.
Ricky Ford Quartet : George Cables, Reggie Workman, Pete 'LaRocca' Sims.

1990 Season

Steve Turre/Mulgrew Miller/Bob Stewart Trio Photo
Clifford Jordan/Cecil McBee/Roy Haynes Trio Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3
Jack Walrath/Chip Jackson/Jimmy Madison Trio Photo