Of Navajo-Ute heritage, R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier performer of the Native American flute. Originally trained in Classical trumpet and music theory, Nakai was given a traditional cedar wood flute as a gift and challenged to see what he could do with it. His first album, Changes, was released in 1983 and since then he released over 30 albums. In additional to his solo appearances throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, Nakai has worked with guitarist William Eaton, flutist Paul Horn, Tibetan flutist Nawang Khechog and various symphonic orchestras. He found the ethnic jazz ensemble, the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet. He has been nominated four times for a Grammy award in 1994, 2000 (two categories) and in 2001. Nakai sees his role as a performer of the traditional flute not to reiterate the traditional sounds but to find new avenues of expression for the the traditional and contemporary native cultures of America.
AmoChip Dabney has developed a mastery of many styles in his thirty plus years of performing. Of African, Native American and European descent, Amo (pronounces "ah-moe") has not only sought to understand those cultures but also incorporates this interest into improvisation through performance. He studied saxophone, bass, piano and composition at the Newark School for the Performing Arts and has worked with Sun Ra and his Omniverse Arkestra, O.J. Ekemoe and the Nigerian All-Stars and Zydeco's Queen Ida. He has appeared on over twenty albums and has released two albums of original compositions, So Many Ways and Escape from Newark on his own label, "Microchip".

Critics have dubbed Will Clipman a "renaissance man," "percussionist extraordinaire," "master improvisor/musical collaborator," "jack-of-all-arts," and "the perfect partner”. He has recorded over fifty albums with various artists, including sixteen for Canyon Records, where he is regarded as the house percussionist. Outside of musical circles, Will is also known as a poet, maskmaker, storyteller, and interdisciplinary performing artist. His solo show, Global Village Musical Story Theater, combines his original masks and mythopoetic storytelling with creative movement and indigenous world music.