Michigan native Stratøs is a saxophonist, composer and producer whose presence in the modern jazz scene is rapidly growing. Codrington is a two time winner of the Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award for his pieces "Obsidian Galaxy," and "Nexus," which he won in 2019 and 2020. in 2020 Codrington was also chosen as a National Sawdust New Works Commission winner.