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Featured Artists


The Mike Vax Jazz Orchestra


The MVJO (formerly the New Oakland Jazz Orchestra) is made up of musicians from many of the most famous big bands, such as: Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington, Clark . . .

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Dennis Rowland


Dennis Rowland is a jazz vocalist born and raised in Detroit, Michigan.  Having grown up in a household of jazz enthusiasts, Rowland developed an appreciation for Jazz music at an early . . .

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Bob Florence


May 20, 1932 - May 15, 2008. Rest In Peace.

Bob Florence was an international renowned composer, arranger, pianist, and bandleader, and was the featured pianist with . . .

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Sammy Nestico


Samuel "Sammy" Louis Nestico (born February 6, 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a prolific and well known composer and arranger of big band music.  Nestico is most known for . . .

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The Mike Vax Big Band


The Mike Vax Big Band is composed of musicians from many of the most famous big bands: Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Clark Terry, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Cab . . .

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The Stan Kenton Alumni Band

Directed by Mike Vax


Alumni from the 1956 - 1978 Stan Kenton Orchestras come together to perform for festivals, clinics, concerts, cruises and dances.  The band makes tours around the United States every . . .

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Mike Vax


Mike Vax is an International Artist for the Getzen Musical Instrument Company. He is also a Summit Records recording artist. Mr. Vax performs exclusively on Getzen trumpets, cornets . . .

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Denise Perrier


A musical story telling experience, sultry, warm, open and very sincere vocalist, this performer, Denise Perrier has much to offer even the most jaded Jazz/Blues audience.  Her . . .

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Fred Radke


Fred Radke is a masterful trumpeter, big-band conductor, musical clinician and educator, recording artist, composer and arranger, and producer.  Along with vocalist Gina Funes, . . .

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Blaise Lantana


Blaise is the music director at radio station KJZZ in Phoenix.  She was born in Tucson, where she studied classical piano and organ, and then studied at Rutgers University and Texas . . .

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