Slide Hampton, trombone, 11/19/1981
Pepper Adams, saxophone, 11/21/82
Lew Soloff, trumpet, 11/21/83
Bob Mintzer, saxophone, 11/20/84
Nick Brignola, saxophone, 11/27/85
Mel Lewis, drum, 11/25/86
Marvin Stamm (alumnus), trumpet, 11/24/87
James Moody, saxophone, 11/22/88
Art Farmer, trumpet, 11/21/89
Joe Williams, voice, 11/30/90
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, 11/26/91
Mike Brecker, saxophone, 11/24/92
Randy Brecker, trumpet, 11/23/93
Bobby Shew, trumpet, 11/22/94
Joe Lovano, saxophone, 11/21/95
Peter Erskine, drums, 11/26/96
Alumni All-Star Band (50th Anniversary), 11/15/97
Tim Hagans, trumpet, 11/24/98
Bill Watrous, trombone, 11/23/99
Byron Stripling, trumpet, 11/21/00
Tom Malone, multi-instrumentalist, 11/20/01
Dick Oatts, saxophone, 11/26/02
Jimmy Heath, saxophone, 11/25/03
Benny Golson, saxophone, 11/23/04
Lou Marini, saxophone, 11/22/05
Wayne Bergeron, trumpet, 11/21/06
Rich Perry, saxophone, 11/20/07
Many alumni, Neil Slater/Jim Riggs Reunion Concert, 11/22/08
John Mosca, trombone, 11/24/09
Tim Ries and Bernard Fowler, 11/23/10
Terell Stafford, 11/22/2011
Mike Stern, 11/20/2012
Walt Weiskopf, 11/26/2013
Chuck Findley, 11/25/2014
Dennis Mackrel, 11/24/2015
Sean Jones, 11/22/2016
Christian McBride, 11/21/2017
Melissa Aldana, 11/20/2018