The Jazz Knights

Members of the band played, recorded, and toured with musicians like Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Ahmad Jamal, Chaka Kahn, Prince, Billy Cobham, the Tommy Dorsey and the Glenn Miller Orchestras, Emil Richards, David Liebman, Rufus Reid, John Clayton, Eddie Daniels, Steve Turre, Randy Brecker, Michael Abene, Jon Faddis, and Benny Golson.

Musicians/jazz artists who have served in the group over the years include Mike Burgess,[2] James Cammack, James Chirillo, Alexis Cole, Jack Cooper, Paul DuBois, Matt Ingman,[3] Vincent Herring, Dave Horne, Doug Lawrence, Ken McGee, Jim Perry, Harvey Tibbs,[4] Greg Waits,[5] and Jamie Way.

[6] The group covered music from Fletcher Henderson through Duke Ellington and Count Basie all the way through contemporary artists such as Bob Brookmeyer and Bill Holman.

A large part of their music performed was written by their own staff writers and members of the Jazz Knights themselves.

They performed at national music conventions including the International Association of Jazz Educators, Music Educators National Conference, The Midwest Clinic,[17] the Western International Band Clinic, the University of Northern Colorado Jazz Festival, the International Society of Bassists' convention and the New York State Band Director’s Association Conference in 1993 and 2008.