Drummer and composer Nasar Abadey is the founder, leader and driving force of Supernova. His debut CD, Mirage, was released in 2000 on the Amosaya record label, with a follow-up CD in 2006. He has performed with Amiri Baraka, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Rouse, Gary Bartz, David Sanchez, Cyrus Chestnut, Sonny Fortune, Ella Fitzgerald, Eartha Kitt, Kenny Kirkland, Gary Thomas, Stanley Turrentine, Sun Ra, Frank Morgan, Bobby Hutcherson, Pharaoh Sanders, Malachi Thompson and many others. Additionally, he has appeared in various festivals including San Remo (Italy), Montreal (Canada), Cap City (DC), Virgin Island (Caribbean), JVC (NYC), Morocco (Africa), Chicago Jazz Festival, Iowa City Jazz Festival, D.C. Loft Jazz Festival, Atlanta Jazz Festival, Mellon Bank Jazz Festival, (Philadelphia), The East Coast Jazz Festival, the Free World Jazz Festival (DC), International Children's Festival (Seattle) and the Guatemala City Jazz Festival.

Alto and soprano saxophonist, arranger and composer Joe Ford was born in Buffalo, New York, and graduated from Central State University, Ohio. As co-leader and co-producer, along with tenor saxophonist Paul Gresham and drummer Nasar Abadey, he formed the unit Birthright. This alliance resulted in the release of two recording projects for Freelance Records: Free Spirits and Breath of Life. After an invitation to join the McCoy Tyner Quartet, Ford established himself as a strong alto voice on the NYC scene. He has appeared on more than 30 CDs. His performance credits include, but are not limited to, the McCoy Tyner Big Band, Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band, Kenny Kirkland, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Freddy Cole, Malachi Thompson, Charles Fambrough, Nova Bossa Nova and John Blake. Additionally, his debut CD as a leader, Today's Nights, was warmly received by critics and fans alike. Ford's style is in the tradition of John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter and Jackie McLean, but with a personalized approach to improvisation. He is a very lyrical storyteller.

Tenor saxophonist Gary Thomas is the chair of the Jazz Studies Department and faculty member at the Peabody Institute, John Hopkins University, and a native of Baltimore. Internationally known, Thomas has traveled the globe as a leader and a sideman. He has performed and/or recorded with Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Wynton Marsalis, David Sanborn, Kenny Garrett, Tony Williams and a host of other stellar musicians. In addition, he has 11 recording dates as a leader and has appeared on more than 80 recordings as a featured sideman.

Bassist and composer James King was born in Houston, Texas. He has performed with Elvin Jones, Sonny Fortune, Stanley Turrentine, Gary Bartz, Marlena Shaw, Frank Morgan, Mulgrew Miller and Milt Jackson, just to name a few. King is a very gifted composer with a lyrical bass style.

Pianist, composer and arranger Allyn Johnson was born in Washington, DC. A graduate of the University of the District of Columbia, he currently teaches piano at his alma mater. He has worked with Andrew White, Frank Morgan, Sonny Fortune and Stanley Turrentine, among others. His recent debut recording, Premonition, with the trio Three for All is a perfect environment to showcase several of his compositions. His style is lyrical, fiery and bright.