Jae Sinnett, a Pennsylvania native, came to Virginia in the mid-70s to serve in the United States Navy. After completing his military service, he began his music career by first attending Norfolk State University as a Music Education major. He evolved into a consummate drummer, composer and bandleader who has produced 15 albums, first one being released in 1986. Jae’s “masterpiece” album The Sinnett Hearings was released in 2005 and features some of his best writing, arranging, and drumming. This album became his first jazz album to debut at number one on the national jazz radio charts and it was praised for having a soulful mix of thought-provoking grooves and improvisation. His love for music has allowed him to become a jazz educator and tour to different universities around the country to pass on his musical expertise. In 2016, Sinnett released his critically acclaimed album Zero to 60, which marked his return to jazz in a classic jazz quartet setting. The Zero to 60 quartet features Ralph Bowen on tenor saxophone, Allen Farnham on piano, Hans Glawischnig on bass, and Jae Sinnett on drums.

Ralph Bowen, a Canadian native, began his journey with music at a young age. As he got older, his love for music continued to grow as he pursued musical studies at Indiana University and was voted Main Jazz Man of the Year by Toronto Globe and Mail. His passion for music led him to tour with many experienced jazz artists and lead a program at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. 
Boston native, musician, composer, and educator Allen Farnham started playing music at the age of 12 and attended Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. After college, Farnham moved to New York, where he played as a freelance artist and in due time signed to Concord Records in 1986. Farnham has achieved a lot in his career, such as, leading his own quartet and producing more than 50 albums for Concord Records. He is currently a faculty member at New Jersey City University. 
Hans Glawischnig, an Austrian native, is an acoustic/electric bassist and composer who came from a musical family. His father is a pianist, educator and longtime chief conductor of the NDR big band in Hamburg, Germany and his mother studied Art History and was an avid music fan. Glawischnig attended Berklee College of Music in Boston and completed his Master’s from the Manhattan School of Music in New York. He has performed with a wide variety of contemporary jazz and latin/Brazilian musicians and has been a member of the highly regarded Miguel Zenon Quartet since 2000. He is also an active educator, having conducted seminars and workshops in the USA, Austria, Mexico and Switzerland.

Hampton native, Steve Wilson, has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on stage with the greatest names in jazz. Music has been his passion since he was young, having performed in various R&B/funk bands and majored in music at VCU. During his time in school, he performed/studied with various artists, such as, Jon Hendricks and Jaki Byard. Throughout his career within the jazz industry, Wilson has become a multifaceted and versatile artist and has become an in-demand, passionate educator. He is currently the Director of Jazz Studies and an Associate Professor of Music at City College in New York. In 2019, he joined the prestigious Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute in Chicago, IL and in 2021 he was made a co-director with Rufus Reid and Billy Childs.

Joining them on stage will be Symphonicity Orchestra. Symphonicity is the symphony orchestra for the largest city in Virginia, the City of Virginia Beach. They are a proud member of the resident companies at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts with more than 200 volunteer orchestra musicians and choristers who perform for the love of music each year. They offer five masterworks performances, multiple pops concerts, an annual sing-along of Handel's Messiah, an annual children's concert and dozens of small chamber performances throughout our community.