Music critic Jack Bowers describes it as, "a consistently rewarding album by [a] college-level jazz ensemble and trio.

[5] In recent years, guest artists have included Carl Saunders, James Moody, Bob McChesney, Mike Stern, Poncho Sanchez, Gary Foster, Alex Iles, Brandon Fields, The Airmen of Note, Bill Reichenbach, Lanny Morgan, Kye Palmer, Kim Richmond, and Rick Margitza.

Recent commissions have come from the jazz writers Bob Curnow, Jack Cooper (who composed the title track of Upside Out), David Caffey, Matt Harris, James Miley, Glenn Morrissette, Steven Schmidt, and Sandy Megas.

There are various examples of this ongoing airplay with jazz stations such as WBIO (IN), WPKN (CT), WAER (NY), and KSDS (CA).

Sea Breeze, a label that has extensively documented college and high-school bands, has a strong winner in Upside Out."