Charlie Anderson, hails from St. Paul, MN, and graduated from Vanderbilt University, where he was a recipient of the Del Sawyer (founding director of The Establishment) Trumpet Scholarship.  Former Establishment member, Chris Cooper, stirred Charlie's interest in jazz while attending college, and he is very excited about the opportunity to play with such accomplished musicians in the group.

Paul Epp, originally from Lawrence, Kansas is a former Del Sawyer Trumpet Scholarship recipient, has played in various orchestras, big bands, jazz combos, brass ensembles and other groups since he moved to Nashville in 2000, and has played a number weddings, parties and other types of receptions on trumpet, piano and guitar. Paul has twice been chosen as a soloist for the Blair School of Music Student Showcase and has attended the Aspen Music Festival. His interests outside of music are as diverse as those within it.

John Fontaine has been playing with the Establishment since August 2009.  John, a native Tennessean, is currently a Civil Engineering student at Vanderbilt University, where he also studies trombone with Lawrence Borden.  Having had the fortune of playing with Michael Mulcahy, Michael Davis, Harry Watters, Matt Neiss, Don Hough, John LaBarbera, Vince DiMartino, Mark Taylor, Futureman, and Rick Simerly, he recently was a finalist at the Eastern Trombone Workshop's Solo Jazz Competition

Steve Herrman, left The Establishment in May 2008 to tour with Kenny Chesney.  Steve, a graduate of North Texas State University, is a professional musician by trade with many credits to his name.  His television appearances include, but aren't limited to Jay Leno, Espy Awards (3 times) and Austin City Limits (2 times).  Steve has recorded for such greats as Delbert McClinton, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, Kenny Rogers, Lou Rawls, little Milton, Vince Gill, Hank Williams Jr., Lorrie Morgan and Sammy Kershaw, Montgomery Gentry and many others.  In 2006 Steve toured with Lyle Lovett and has also toured with Delbert McClinton (7 years) and Waylon Jennings (3 years).  Click here to listen to Steve soloing on Joy Spring.

Dr. Jerry Humphreys an M.D specializing in pathology (diagnosis), is also a farmer who raises cattle and race horses.

Seth Weaver started playing trombone with The Establishment in the summer of 2007.    Seth is a high school student (2009) at Independence High School in Thompsons Station, where he plays in the Wind Ensemble and Marching Band.  He played with Vanderbilt's Blair Big Band in spring of 2007, and was a member of the TN All State Band as a sophomore that spring as well.  Seth was selected for the first Mid State Honor Bands in both jazz and classical.  While he truly loves to play jazz, he also plays in a trombone choir, Bone Therapy, and when he's not playing his trombone he likes to sing.   Seth left the group in the fall of 2009 to pursue music studies at North Texas State university.

Oscar Utterstrom - Oscar grew up in Sweden and started playing the trombone at the age of ten. After graduating from high school, Oscar took his trombone to Boston and Berklee College of Music where he majored in Music Business/Management. At the same time he continued to study trombone with mentors like Phil Wilson, Hal Crook, Jeff Galindo, Tiger Okoshi, Lin Biviano and Charles Lewis.

After graduating from Berklee, Oscar moved down to Nashville where he worked as a Production Assistant at The Sessions Agency on Music Row and pursued his masters in Jazz Studies at Middle Tennessee State University.

Oscar is very active on the Nashville jazz scene performing with such groups as the Greg Bryant Quartet, the Christina Watson Quintet, halfbrass, and the Middle Tennessee Jazz Orchestra. Through Middle Tennessee State University Oscar has had the privilege to play with masters such as Jim McNeely, Benny Golson, Carl Allen, and Eddie Daniels. He can also be seen playing with the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra from time to time

Lauren Homburg

Mike Rinne,bass.

Tisha Simeral, is known for her musical versatility. She has played double bass or electric bass with the Orchestra Nashville String Quintet, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra Pops, Rolando Matias' Afro-Rican Ensemble, jazz artists Denny Jiosa and Linda Dauwalder-Dachtyl, bluegrass artists Louisa Branscomb, Corinne West and Roland White, country artists Eric Heatherly and Thom Shepherd, singer-songwriters Jon Vezner, Darrell Scott and Sara Hickman, veteran rockers Ron Keel and Charlie Wayne Morrill and jam band superstar Trey Anastasio.