Terrell  began a lifelong love affair with piano and singing at age six, poking out melodies alongside her father, a classically trained pianist and jazz aficionado who passed along his love of music while discovering his youngest daughter could play and sing by ear. After a successful career as a college writing teacher, Terrell began singing professionally when she and husband John Sarlo formed Sally Terrell and the Green Jazz Band. “Blue Piano,” her first recorded original on her debut album Just in Time (2019), pays tribute to her musical roots. The originals on her pandemic-themed sophomore release, Feel Alive (2023), establish her bona fides as a singer-songwriter and an intuitive gift for sharing the timeless stories of the Great American Songbook. Terrell also sings with her own quartet (see Sally Terrell Music) and is the vocalist for the Pratt & Whitney Screaming Eagles Big Band.

Milner  started playing with big bands in his early teens, sharing the stage in college workshops with Maynard Ferguson, Mercer Ellington and Lionel Hampton. After performing with rock, reggae, top 40 and funk bands (most recently Hip Joint), Mike joined Sally Terrell and the Green Jazz Band in 2014; he is also president and tenor and alto saxophonist for the Pratt & Whitney Screaming Eagles Big Band.

O’Neil , whose propulsive style and technical virtuosity landed him on a world tour and several recordings with legendary saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Anthony Braxton, established him as a force in avant-garde jazz. He earned his undergraduate degree from the Hartt School of Music, a master’s from Wesleyan University, and a PhD in music composition from University of Southampton in England. He is a professor of music and creativity at Southern Connecticut State University teaches at the Essex, CT-based Community Music School. Kevin joined the band in 2015.

Sarlo  has had a passion for music since his youth, playing trumpet, baritone horn, trombone, and guitar. He played trombone with the UConn Marching Band and later performed with rock and top 40 bands before coming back to his true home playing bass and jazz standards. He formed Sally Terrell and the Green Jazz Band in 2010 and plays bass with the Pratt & Whitney Screaming Eagles Big Band.

Petersen  has been a clarinetist and a drummer since his youth. Christopher was a member of the Band of the Fighting Irish, Symphonic Winds, and Jazz Bands while at the University of Notre Dame, performing across the country during athletic events, tours, and concerts. Under the mentorship of Jim Catalano, Christopher developed a deep appreciation for big band drumming. Now an aerospace engineer for Pratt & Whitney, Christopher has performed with the Screaming Eagles Big Band, and he joined Sally Terrell and the Green Jazz Band in 2024.