Gary Thomas is a jazz saxophonist and flautist from Baltimore. He was a member of Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition band and has worked with many notable jazz musicians. Thomas was the director and chair of Jazz Studies at the Peabody Conservatory from the department's founding in 2001 until 2017. In this second interview with Delandria Mills, Thomas discusses his work as a faculty member at Peabody and his career as a touring musician.

Interview by Elizabeth Schaaf of Kenneth Corprew, Ronald Rooks, and Jacques E. Leeds about the Baltimore jazz scene from the 1950s to 1980s.

Ronald Rooks is an appraiser of art and manuscripts and the owner of Merryman Antiques in Baltimore. Kenneth Corprew is a television producer. Jacques E. Leeds (1927-2018) was a lawyer and the first husband of jazz singer Ethel Ennis.

A graduate of Morehouse College, Murray Schmoke (1928-2007) came to Baltimore in the late 1940s to work as a chemist. In 1956 he joined the Great Hymns Choir, which was directed by Daniel Rideout. In 1965 he assumed responsibility for the choir's rehearsals and in 1975 he became its director. His son, Kurt Schmoke, was mayor of Baltimore from 1987 to 1999.

Marion T. Smith was a music educator who taught at Douglass High School in Baltimore. She began teaching at Douglass in about 1950 under the guidance of Georgeanna Chester. Smith taught many students who would go on to have a career in music, such as the singers Veronica Tyler, Junetta Jones, and Daniel Comegys. After teaching at Douglass for 18 years, Smith continued her career as a music teacher at Roland Park.

Gary Thomas is a jazz saxophonist and flautist from Baltimore. He was a member of Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition band and has worked with many notable jazz musicians. Thomas was the director and chair of Jazz Studies at the Peabody Conservatory from the department's founding in 2001 until 2017. In this first interview with Delandria Mills, Thomas discusses his early career and his work as a faculty member at Peabody.

Justin Thomas is a vibraphonist and percussionist born in 1987. He won second place at Showtime at the Apollo in February 2000 and was a finalist on Star Search. He has studied at the Baltimore School of the Arts and performed with Wynton Marsalis, Ellis Larkins, and Cyrus Chestnut. In this interview with Elizabeth Schaaf, Thomas discusses his musical education with Wendell Hairston, his recent performances, and his development as a jazz musician and composer.