Edward Sarath is an active and acclaimed flugelhorn performer, recording artist, composer, and author. His latest album, Last Day in May, features internationally acclaimed artists Dave Liebman, Mick Goodrick, Harvie Swartz, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith. Sarath performs regularly with the French-based ensemble Cache Cache, winner of the 1992 Radio France Jazz Competition. He has received fellowship grants for both jazz composition and performance from the National Endowment for the Arts and from the American Council of Learned Societies. Sarath is U.S. coordinator and a member of the board of directors of the International Association of Schools of Jazz.