- Goodwin, Gordon (Dick) - ASCAP symphonic composer, jazz trumpeter and band leader, and owner of G.E.M. recording studio in Columbia, South Carolina. Bookings, online sales of CDs and sheet music.
- Berendt, Joachim-Ernst - Author, record producer and jazz festival promoter (1922-2000), with details on his "Jazz Book," originally published in 1992.
- Rebhan, Paul - Author, musician and iconoclastic artist. Reviews, excerpts from works, biography, links.
- Nichols, Bill - US-based jazz and electronica composer, saxophonist and keyboardist, an online session musician via the Rocket Network.