2008
The Chicago Jazz Ensemble
directed by Jon Faddis
The Jazz Directors Big Fat Band
The Indiana University Jazz Ensemble directed by Pat Harbison with special guest, Steve Houghton, drums
The Spam All-Stars from Miami, Florida


2007
The Tito Puente All-Star Alumni Big Band with
Eddie Palmieri, piano

ARCHIVE FILES
Darren Kramer and DKO Electric Quartet
The Univ. of Wis- Eau Claire Jazz Ensemble
    Bob Baca, director
The Jazz Directors Big Fat Band


2006
Sherri Maricle and the DIVA JAZZ ORCHESTRA

ARCHIVE FILES
The Falconaires from Air Force Academy
Goran Ivanovic Group
The Jazz Directors Big Fat Band


2005
The Gordon Goodwin
Big Phat Band

ARCHIVE FILES
The Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble
    Fred Sturm, director
The Tito Carillo Jazz Quintet
The Jazz Directors Big Fat Band


2004
The Bob Mintzer Big Band

ARCHIVE FILES
The University of Illinois Jazz Ensemble
The Mark Colby Quartet
The Jazz Directors Big Band

2003
The Count Basie Orchestra
The Shades of Blue Air Force Jazz Ensemble,
The Ryan Cohan Quartet
The Jazz Directors Big Band
 

2002
John Fedchock's
New York Big Band
The Roosevelt University Jazz Ensemble, Rob Parton, director
The Zach Brock Quartet
The Jazz Directors Big Band

2001
The Buddy Rich Big Band
with Dave Weckl, drums and
Steve Marcus, leader
The Elmhurst College Jazz Ensemble

2000 (see video archive)
The Rob Parton ROPA Big Band
with guest artist Byron Stripling, trumpet;
and the Senior Center Stompers
Dixieland Band


1999
The Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra  
featuring Lew Tabackin, the Northwestern University Jazz Ensemble, and the DuSable High School Gospel Choir


1998
DIVA, No Man's Band  
with Sherrie Maricle, Ellen Rowe, and the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble


1997
The Frank Mantooth Jazz Orchestra
Kevin Mahogany and the Illinois Weslyan Jazz Ensemble


1996
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
with Steve Spiegl, Bob Kase, and the Ball State University Jazz Ensemble


1995
The Count Basie Orchestra
directed by Frank Foster, with Rob Parton and Roy Leonard


1994
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
directed by Mercer Ellington, with Howard Levy and Ken Nordine


1993
Maynard Ferguson
with Rob Parton's Jazztech Big Band and Ed Palermo


1992
The Woody Herman Orchestra
directed by Frank Tiberi


1991
The Artie Shaw Orchestra
directed by Dick Johnson, with Buddy DeFranco


1990
The Count Basie Orchestra
directed by Frank Foster, with Matt Harris


1989
Clark Terry and Louie Bellson
with the N.I.U. Jazz Ensemble


1988
The Tonight Show "All-Stars"
with the Birch Creek Music Center "All Star" Big Band


1987
Dizzy Gillespie
with the Jazz Members Big Band


1986
The Woody Herman Orchestra
directed by Woody Herman


1985
The Airmen of Note
(U.S. Air Force Jazz Ensemble), directed by David Steinmeyer


1984
The Buddy Childers Big Band
and the New Trier High School Jazz Ensemble with Jamey Aebersold