Bassist Jeremy Boettcher has toured the world playing various styles of music. He has performed at the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center-Doha and Jazz at Lincoln Center-Shanghai. Jeremy has also toured extensively in the band S. Carey.

The Blue Ox Jazz Trio is a Twin Cities based professional jazz ensemble that performs frequently in and around the metro area. Since their beginning in late 2020, the Trio has frequented Herbie’s on the Park, KJ’s Hideaway, the late Black Dog, and MetroNOME Brewery, among others. The trio performs frequently at senior living communities, and to date has presented over one hundred retirement performances. The group recorded their first album in 2021 and recently released their second in 2023. They have recently recorded their third album, set to be released in the summer of 2024.

Colin Heshmat is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied jazz piano under the guidance of Chip Stephens and received a bachelors of science in mechanical engineering. Heshmat has played at numerous jazz venues around the country, including the Velvet Note and Churchill Grounds in Atlanta, Georgia and the Green Mill and Andy’s Club in Chicago, Illinois. Heshmat is based in Eau Claire, WI where he continues to compose and develop his craft.

Colin Heshmat is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied jazz piano under the guidance of Chip Stephens and received a bachelors of science in mechanical engineering. Heshmat has played at numerous jazz venues around the country, including the Velvet Note and Churchill Grounds in Atlanta, Georgia and the Green Mill and Andy’s Club in Chicago, Illinois. Heshmat is based in Eau Claire, WI where he continues to compose and develop his craft.