DUSTIN CARLSON'S MUSIC BESPEAKS A FASCINATION WITH THE MANY VARIETIES OF TIME, ITS COLORS, FLAVORS, DENSITIES, TEXTURES; THE MOTIONS OF TIME, ITS EXTREMES OF SLOW GROWTH AND QUICK CHANGE. AND ALSO WITH THE LAYERING OF TIME, THE MACHINERY OF ORBITS, CONCENTRIC LOOPS, THE HUMAN BODY THAT IS A COSMOS OF LOOPING CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS ESCAPING GRAVITATIONAL FORCE TO LUMBER INTO MOVEMENT AND EXECUTE SOME FLASHY MOVES AT A PARTY, AT A CEREMONY, WITH STARS IN ITS VEINS, A SUN IN ITS STOMACH AND ARMS THAT SPAN GALAXIES … THIS IS WHAT ONLY MUSIC, WHEN IT IS TRULY MUSIC, CAN REVEAL AND TEACH. FUNK IS THE PREACHER....-Michaël Attias

Max Goldman is a New York–based drummer and educator known for his versatility across jazz and popular music. Originally from Rochester, NY, he discovered his passion for drums in grade school and went on to study with renowned teachers including Rich Thompson, Tony Moreno, Gerald Cleaver, and Kenny Washington. A graduate of The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, Max has since built a wide-ranging freelance career, touring throughout the U.S., Europe, and Russia and performing at top NYC venues with artists such as The Elan Mehler Group, The Danny Fox Trio, Old Time Musketry, Midnight Magic, and Aella. He has also performed or recorded with Becca Stevens, Chris Tordini, Eleanor Friedberger, and others.

Anna Webber (b. 1984) is a flutist, saxophonist, and composer whose interests and work live in the aesthetic overlap between avant-garde jazz and new classical music. Her music has been called "visionary and captivating," (Wall Street Journal), and “heady music [that] appeals to the rest of the body” (NPR). In 2024 alone, she received the Herb Albert Award in the Arts, a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works commission, and was voted top of both the tenor saxophone and flute “Rising Star” categories in the Downbeat Critic’s Poll. She was additionally voted top of the Downbeat “Rising Star” arranger category in 2025.