The NSA Ensemble stands for No Standards Allowed. It is the idea of Saalik Ziyad
in which he wants an all inclusive ensemble playing all original music.
Everyone in the band is encourage to bring original compositions to the table.

members are:

Saalik Ziyad - conductor, composer, vocalist

Mankwe Ndosi - vocalist

Sarah Marie Young - vocalist

Rashida Black - vocalist

Taalib-Din Ziyad - vocalist and flute

Erin Horan - oboe

John Foster Brooks - tenor sax

Chris Greene – tenor sax

Rajiv Halim - alto sax

Fred Jackson Jr. - alto sax

Jacob Slocumb - baritone sax

Jerome Croswell - trumpet

Shaun Johnson - trumpet

John Moore - trumpet

Stephen Berry - trombone

Roosevelt Griffin - bass trumpet and tuba

Larry Brown Jr. - guitar

Karl E. H. Seigfried - bass

Daron Nelson - drums

Robin Boudreaux - woodwinds