"Totally engaging performances, very expressive. Enormous talent here." - DownBeat magazine adjudicator.

Rising star Emma Hedrick is a 4-time DownBeat award-winning, vocalist, composer and arranger. The 21-year old Indianapolis native is currently a vocal jazz performance major at the Frost School of Music in Miami. Emma was a finalist in the International Ella Fitzgerald Vocal Competition and performed in the Telluride All-Stars Ensemble at the Telluride Jazz Festival in Colorado in 2018. She was the selected vocalist for the Aspen Summer JAS Academy directed by Christian McBride in 2020. Emma has also headlined at various venues including Indy Jazzfest (NextCon) and The Jazz Kitchen.

The 18-member Helios Jazz Orchestra is directed by Dr. David Manson. The big band has performed on the Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Ybor Jazz Fest, WMNF Jazz Fest and has backed singers Kevin Mahogany, Alexis Cole, Kathy Rosins, Fred Johnson and many other guest vocalists.