Meet our Staff

Burroughs brings his passion to all musical styles and melodies. By weaving them into a distinct percussive tapestry, he is in a constant state of evolving. Chris takes a metaphysical approach to percussion, always in the present moment, intuitively seeking a higher level. A non-conformist, he creates his own path.

Born and raised in Rockford, Illinois drummer/percussionist Chris Burroughs began playing at the early age of four. Music was not only encouraged in the Burroughs household, it was mandatory. “My Dad was a huge fan of all things artistic, especially music. Everyone was required to play a musical instrument and I chose the drums.” 

Over the course of his professional career, Chris has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has been blessed to record, tour, and share the stage with artist like: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Carmen Bradford, Col. Bruce Hampton, Jennifer Holiday, Russell Gunn, Michelle Malone, Chris Duarte, Dave Stryker, Joe Gransden, Dionne Farris, and Jacques Schwartz-Bart.

Chris endorses Evans drum heads and Pro-Mark drum sticks. 

Kevin Lyons - Trumpeter Kevin Lyons hails from Clinton Mississippi, and has long had a dual passion for both classical and jazz music. Kevin received his early training in Mississippi from the great Sonny Hill, (THANK YOU SONNY!!!) and at Louisiana State University with James west, and at The University of Southern Mississippi with Allan Cox. Mr. Lyons continued his education at the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied with Michael Sachs and James Darling and earned his Bachelors Degree in Music Performance. During that time he was awarded the Bernard Aldestein Award in Trumpet and was a participant at the Aspen Music Festival. After conservatory life, he went on the road for two years playing with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, touring the U.S., Canada, Japan, the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean. Upon returning to the U.S., Mr. Lyons landed in his current home of Atlanta, Georgia, where he won positions of Associate Principal Trumpet with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as well as Principal Trumpet of the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, the Greenville (SC) Symphony, the Georgia Symphony and the Columbus (GA) Symphony. He has been featured as soloist with the Georgia Symphony, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, the Gwinnett Philharmonic and the Atlanta Community Orchestra.  In 2018/19 Mr. Lyons embarks on a national tour with world renowned pianist Mac Frampton as special guest artist. Mr Lyons' playing can be heard on a number of major label recordings with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and with artists such as Sinead O'Connor, Matchbox Twenty, and John Driscoll Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band. Mr. Lyons is a founding member of the funk band Bumpin the Mango and is a member of the Joe Gransden Big Band. He can be regularly seen throughout Atlanta and the Southeast's jazz and live music venues, having been a side man for artists such as Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Frankie Valli and Peter Frampton. Mr Lyons can often be found playing both at Carnegie Hall and the Blue Note Jazz Club in the same season. His chamber ensemble credits include founding memberships of Il Brasso Magnifico and Atlanta Brassworks. He has performed in featured ensembles at the conferences of the International Trumpet Guild, International Trombone Association and International Tuba Euphonium Association. Mr. Lyons also enjoys playing with other classical ensembles and has joined the Cleveland Orchestra for a European tour and been Guest Principal Trumpet for the Malaysia Philharmonic, Nu Deco Ensemble and the Miami City Ballet Orchestra. In his downtime, Kevin enjoys playing a great round of golf, listening to records, and hearing live music! 

  Luke Weathington, an Alabama native, moved to Atlanta five years ago to study with the best in the music. While beginning his education at Reinhardt College, Luke finished his undergraduate degree in saxophone performance at Kennesaw State University under the direction of Sam Skelton in Spring of 2013. In 2015 he graduated from Georgia State University with a M.A. in Jazz Studies under the direction of Mace Hibbard and Gordon Vernick. While at Georgia State, Luke held a graduate assistantship. He has also had the privilege of studying saxophone with Dr. Tony Logsden and Dr. Mitchell Henson. As a classical saxophonist, he has toured Italy as principal saxophonist with the Tara Winds Orchestra, was co-principal at the GMEA All-College Band 2009, and was principal saxophonist in both the KSU Wind Ensemble and the Reinhardt College Wind Ensemble. Luke has held the lead alto chair in the Reinhardt College Jazz Ensemble, KSU Jazz Band I, and Georgia State Big Band. At KSU Luke was a member of Jazz Combo I which was selected to perform all original compositions at the 2013 JEN conference in Atlanta. Luke is currently the applied woodwind instructor at Miles College and an instructor of saxophone at Kennesaw State University.  As a freelance saxophonist being versed in any style, he has also had the privilege of performing around Atlanta with jazz combos, big bands, rock groups, party bands, and latin bands. His grasp of the flute and clarinet has kept him busy playing in the pit orchestra of the Fox Theatre since 2016, Atlanta Lyric Theater since 2013, as well as numerous high school theater productions throughout Georgia. He has also had the pleasure of playing second alto with GSO JAZZ since 2013. Luke has also played with Johnnie Mathis, Carmen Bradford, Alan Vache, Freddie Cole, Jackie Burns, Don Braden, Matt Cattingub, the Macon Pops Orchestra, the Cobb Symphony Orchestra Jazz, Joe Gransden’s Big Band, , Atlanta All-Star Big Band, Atlanta Latin Jazz Orchestra, the UNG Big Band, the Douglas Cameron Orchestra, and the Due West Celebration Orchestra.   

   Grammy award winning tenor saxophonist Kebbi Williams is one of contemporary music’s whirlwind improvisers. The imaginative multi-instrumentalist/ composer/producer/arranger/ teacher resists categorization. His innovative sound dives, blends and jumpstarts all music genres. Kebbi bends it to his will with his robust, distinct blasts. His playing and compositions create a sound that is uniquely and undeniably his own. Avant-garde jazz, hip-hop, Afro-beat, gospel, electronica, classical and fiery rock are all loops that Kebbi interweaves with passion and edge.  The Atlanta native received both an undergraduate degree and Master's in Jazz Studies from prestigious Howard University. At the age of 22, he won the Jazz Instrumental Soloist Category (college division) award from Downbeat Magazine. Kebbi launched his professional career as a much in demand studio and touring musician. Outkast, the legendary Donald Byrd, Cee-lo Green, Mos Def, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts, Bilal, Oteil Burbridge, Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Russell Gunn, Julie Dexter and iconic Betty Carter are among the elite musicians and vocalists who jumped off of Kebbi’s unique horn. He is also an original member and presently touring for the sixth year with the Tedeschi Trucks Band (with whom he won the Grammy in 2012 in the Blues Album category.)  "Kebbi Williams is a truly unique soul. His ability to step away from the norm and willingness to think outside the box makes him one of the most adventurous and creative saxophonists around. His playing is as free as his spirit and it's inspiring to see him continue to chart his own path.” Maurice Brown: Trumpeter/Grammy Award winner.  Additionally, he fronts his own Atlanta band, The Wolf Pack.  “When determining how badass a band truly is, its live show can’t just be good. The sheer physicality of its performance must force patrons to shut up and listen. No Atlanta band pulls off this feat with as much originality and force as The Wolfpack.”  Kebbi was born into a musical family. His father Earl Williams, an inventive multi instrumentalist who plays bass, keys, banjo, harmonica, flute, and saxophone taught Kebbi music. The tenor saxophone that Kebbi plays is from Earl. A rarity from the 1920’s era, a CONN M, it’s the only saxophone Kebbi’s played. Earl also taught his brother, Milan Williams (Kebbi’s uncle) how to play music. Milan was an original member of The Commodores and composed their breakout hit “Machine Gun” as well as the pair of epic soul/funk classics, “Brickhouse” and “Easy Like (Sunday Morning)”.  Family is a unifying theme for Kebbi, shared by his love for Atlanta. In 2010, Williams founded the non-profit organization, Music In The Park (MITP) Atlanta. Their mission: enlighten, educate, and galvanize young performers while inspiring vibrancy in the community through music and the performing arts. MITP Atlanta has supported nearly 6000 students, engaged over        400 professional musicians, and presented live music to 50,000 people since its inception seven years ago. MITP, begun in response to the absence of music education in schools and limited arts programming in his West End neighborhood, is constantly evolving and expanding for the next generation of musicians.  Kebbi Williams continues to do what he has always done: break down barriers and push the boundaries with both his music and vibrant social consciousness for his hometown and beyond. 

  Trey Wright is a jazz guitarist, composer, and recording artist based in Roswell, Ga. Initially inspired by the blues, Trey was exposed to jazz early in his development by a private instructor. While studying Sociology at the University of Georgia, Wright furthered his study of jazz improvisation with pianist and composer Steve Dancz. In 1994, he co-founded the Athens/Atlanta based jazz band Squat. The group is a six-time winner of Best Jazz Band at the Flagpole Athens Music Awards and has been a featured artist at the Atlanta Jazz Festival, Bel Chere, the Twilight Athens Jazz Festival, the Cherry Blossom Festival, Harvest Midtown, and Athfest. Several of Trey’s compositions with the group have received international airplay and have been featured on Sirius radio and NPR’s All Things Considered.     Trey also performs freelance in the Athens and Atlanta area and has performed with Yellowjackets bassist Jimmy Haslip, John Patitucci, Joe Lovano, Corey Christiansen and Darmon Meader of the New York Voices. Trey has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz A Vienne, and the World Sacred Music Festival in Bangalore, India. As a solo guitarist and with his trio, Trey has been a featured performer at the Athens Music and Arts Festival, the Lake Oconee Jazz Festival, and the Atlanta Jazz Festival. In early 2008, Trey began playing with the Georgia Symphony Jazz Orchestra.     In December of 2002, Trey completed a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies at Georgia State University and he currently teaches Applied Jazz Guitar, Jazz Theory and Composition, Jazz Guitar Ensemble, Jazz History, Jazz Improvisation and The History of Rock at Kennesaw State University. Trey has also taught at LaGrange College, Gainesville College, the Atlanta Institute of Music and was a Jazz Artist in Residence at the University of Georgia. In addition, Trey writes a column on Jazz Harmony for the Guitar for the quarterly print magazine Just Jazz Guitar.    In 2006, Trey released his first CD Where I’m Calling From, receiving rave reviews and airplay throughout the United States, New Zealand, England, Australia, Germany, Italy, Canada, Luxembourg, Scotland, and the Netherlands. The Trey Wright Trio released Thinking Out Loud in the summer of 2009 on Blue Canoe Records. In 2010, The CD was included in the first round Grammy Nominations for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. In the Fall of 2012, the Trey Wright Trio’s version of Thom Yorke’s “Analyze” was included on the compilation Head Radio Retransmissions: A Tribute to Radiohead on the German label ESC records. Trey’s long awaited collaboration with Grammy winning saxophonist Mace Hibbard The Hibbard/Wright Project was released to rave reviews in May 2013 and Trey will release a new CD titled Songs From Oak Avenue on Blue Canoe Records in March 2015.