Seattle based trombonist and Denis Wick Artist Conner Eisenmenger's experience as a musician is as varied as it is substantial. Eisenmenger holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Western Kentucky University and a Master's degree in Jazz Studies from University of North Texas where he studied with Tony Baker and Andre Hayward.

While at UNT, Eisenmenger played for two years in the seven-time Grammy nominated One O'Clock Lab Band. As a member of the One O'Clock, he performed with Stefon Harris, Sean Jones, Danilo Perez, Dennis Mackrel, and James Morrison. Eisenmenger also served as a teaching fellow at UNT, teaching multiple courses in jazz trombone fundamentals and directing the Six O'Clock Lab Band, the Seven O'Clock Lab Band, and the U-Tubes jazz trombone ensemble. During his time as a student, Eisenmenger performed and competed in Australia, Spain, China, California, and Washington D.C.

Other accolades include winning the 2019 ITEC Rich Matteson Jazz Euphonium competition, the ITF Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition, the ATW Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition, finalist in the 2016 and 2017 ATW jazz solo competitions, and as alternate for the ITF JJ Johnson Solo Competition. 

Conner Eisenmenger keeps a busy schedule as a composer, bandleader, and clinician maintaining active projects in Seattle, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, and across the US. In 2022 he received the ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award for his piece, “Choice Paralysis,” played by his flagship 5-piece ensemble, the Think Tank. As an educator, Conner regularly clinics the many elite band programs in the Pacific Northwest and college jazz events including the CWU John Moawad Jazz Festival, the PLU Weathermon Jazz Festival, the WKU Jazz Honor Band, The CWU Jazz Camp, the PNW Trombone Symposium, and many retreats with High School programs including Roosevelt, Edmonds-Woodway, Mercer Island, and Mount Si HS.

These days Conner can be found playing with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Louis Prima Jr, Tito Puente Jr, Johnny Mathis, Abilene Philharmonic, The Puget Soundwaves Brass Quintet, the Valhalla Brass, and various session work including Nintendo Live’s Super Mario Super Big Band and the DOTA II “The International” live orchestra. KNKX describes Conner’s passion for a life in music as “infectious in the best way.”

Ryan Jones is a pianist and pedagogue from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He attributes his diverse tastes in music to his upbringing in the beautiful countryside of southwestern Kentucky. Being a musically rich area, Jones was introduced to a wide array of genres from Bluegrass to the Allman Brothers. You could find Ryan performing in the area at a very early age. 

In 2018, Jones moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, as a Master Degree candidate at the world renown University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music (CCM). Noted for his ability to play a wide variety of musical styles with ease Ryan quickly became a mainstay in the professional music scene. Ryan could be found playing with many of the most respected groups and musicians in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Ryan has performed with jazz mainstays

Hal Melia and Mike Sharfe, Mickey James and The Queen City Crew, El Ritmo Del Mañana, Roadtrip, and many others. 

Throughout his academic and professional career, Jones has performed alongside world renowned musicians such as: John Schneider, Jimmy Walker, Bill Huber, John Fedchock, Vince DiMartino, Chris Vadala, Tia Fuller, Christian Tamburr, and many more. 

In the summer of 2019, Ryan received the opportunity to participate in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Summer Residency in São Paulo, Brazil with the CCM Jazz Orchestra. While in Brazil, the group performed approximately fourteen concerts in their seven-day residency. These concerts were put on by the Social Service of Commerce (SESC) non-profit organization. This is a private organization in Brazil that makes education, health, and cultural and recreational programs available to workers in the commerce. For two of these concerts the group opened for the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. On another occasion, the group was fortunate enough to get to perform with Wynton Marsalis in a concert hosted by the U.S. Consulate at the Blue Note in São Paulo. 

As an arranger, Ryan was approached in 2017 by the president of the Kentucky Blues Society and asked to arrange and perform several Ragtime pieces by Ernest Hogan. Jones performed these arrangements in concert at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKyPAC). In attendance was the great Sam Bush, widely recognized as the creator of Progressive Bluegrass. The concert was a celebration of both Hogan and Bush who are natives of Bowling Green, Kentucky. 

Jones received a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Western Kentucky University where he studied classical piano with Dr. Zachary Lopes. He recently completed a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Cincinnati - College Conservatory of Music where he studied with jazz pianist, Steve Allee. 

Most recently, as of June of 2022, Ryan and his wife have moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, in order for

him to pursue a career as a studio musician. Jones is happily married to his wife of 6 years, Kristen.