Dr. London Branch, PhD, Assoc. Professor of Music (retired), Jackson State University, Jackson, MS.
Dr. Larry Ridley, Head of Jazz Program, Rutgers University, American Jazz Bassist and Music Educator.
Art T. Burton, NAAJLM Historian, Writer, Professional Musician.
Hollie I. West, Journalist, Washington Post, Philadelphia Enquirer, Detroit Free Press, NY Daily News, Bethesda, MD.
John Thompson, MA, Event Planner NJOF, LA, CA.
Diana Freeland, Photography, OKC.
Dolphin’s of Hollywood, Michale Dolphin, LA, CA.
Living Legend Foundation – Linda Morgan, LA, CA.
Legacy Keepers R Us – Shiron Butterfly Ray, Muskogee, OK.
L9 Center for the Arts, Calhound McCormick, Photography and Imaging, New Orleans, LA.
DC & Selby Minner Museum, Rentisville, OK.
Loreal (Kamaria) Evans, MA in Museum Studies and Cultural Preservation, New Orleans, LA.
Bernard Allen-Bey, MBA, Finance/Accounting, 20 years in Banking/Real Estate/Project Funding Consultant, OKC.
Otis L. Funches Sr., Engineering Systems, Jazz Research, OKC.
Monte J. Bradford III, Jazz Contributor, Los Angeles, CA.
Dr. JoAnn Bradley, Friend, New York City, NY.
Lynn Bush, Musician Research, OKC.
Dorothy Ellis, Miss Blues, Musician, Research, OKC.
Rod Porter, Musician, Research, OKC.
Bruce Fisher, Historian, OKC, Oklahoma.
Renee Thomas, Director, Black Cultural Center, Purdue University.
Leon Williams, Berkley, CA, Musician/Contributor, African American Jazz Caucus Inc. (AAJC).
Trinece R. Martin, Trenton, NJ.
Dr. Dorsine Spigner Littles, Professor Emeritus, University of Oklahoma, Visiting Professor of Urban Education, Langston University, OKC, Lecture, Research.