Mike Vax & MVJO CD "Alternate Route"
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Dedication: This album is dedicated to the memory of Al "Jazzbeaux" Collins, who was one of the greatest friends to not only this band, but to jazz musicians all over the world. We have set up a scholarship fund in his honor and part of the proceeds from this CD will go into that fund to send deserving young musicians to summer jazz camps.
Thanks to: The Board of Directors of Friends of Big Band Jazz for believing in jazz and big band music enough to put their time, effort and personal funds into the on going effort to keep big band music alive and bring it to the younger generation. The Board of Directors of Friends of Big Band Jazz includes:
| Mike Vax, Chairman | Jim Haas |
| Jeff Thompson, President | Peggy Norris |
| George Nobori, Vice President | Lew Petrinovich |
| Marilyn Rothman, VP, CFO | Bob Reeves |
| Sean McMahan, Administration | Norm Tompach |
| Peggy Vax, Musicians' Representative | In Memory of David Umemoto |
More Thanks to: Tony Acosta. Charlotte Meisner, Debbie Newsom, Herb Felsenfield, Elihou Harris, Patti and Teal Collins, Glenn and Suzanne Roberts. Pete Marrero, Jerry Donchin, Harold and Mary Lawerence, Don Schamber, Bob Curnow, Dan and Nancy Soria, Mark Rubenstein, Yvonne LaLanne, Ann Tompach (for the loan of her husband), Syd Vax, Joe Vax-Vaxworks Design, Leslie Vax, Peggy Vax (the real force behind our leader), the staff at KCSM-FM radio, and George Spencer (who is an essential member of the band, however due to illness, couldn't appear on this recording.)
Mike Vax is a Yamaha Performing Artist, and performs on the HSMV Yamaha trumpet of his own design, as well as the YFH631 flugelhorn.
Dave Rokeach performs on Yamaha Drums.
Peggy Vax performs on the Yamaha YTB695 trombone.
Dean Hubbard is a United Musical Instrument clinician.
Pete Escovedo performs on Toca Instruments.
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