Miho Hazama and Immanuel Wilkins

Brooklyn-based saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, raised in Philadelphia, is known for his empathetic jazz. His debut album Omega was the #1 Jazz Album of 2020 by The New York Times. His quartet, featuring Micah Thomas, Daryl Johns, and Kweku Sumbry, also shines in The 7th Hand.

Miho Hazama, a Grammy-nominated composer from Japan, leads the jazz chamber orchestra "m_unit." Known for collaborations with artists like Joshua Redman, she is the chief conductor of the Danish Radio Big Band and permanent guest conductor of Metropole Orkest. A recipient of the BMI Charlie Parker Composition Prize, Hazama has worked with NHK Symphony Orchestra and WDR Big Band, and is Composer in Residence at Siena Wind Orchestra.