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| Maestro Vax. Eating kosher? |
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| Tom, Johnson, band audio expert |
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| Alex Murzyn |
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| Airport reception: Pete Gallio, Joel Kaye, Liz Sesler-Beckman, Kim Richmond |
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| New airport arrival: Faye, busrider/fan Glen Hooker, Huffsteter, Vox, Wiegand |
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| Band members, awaiting others' arrival, Newark: Liz, Dee, Steve, Roy, Joel, fan Glen Hooker and photographer Bill Spilka |
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| Ginger Burglund, Faye Tompach |
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| Liz, piano, rehearsing |
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| Chris Symer, bass |
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| Tubaist Mike Suter |
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| Pretty percussionist Dee Huffsteter |
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| Pete Gallio, stooping to play for us |
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| Gary Hobbs, drums |
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| Kenny Shroyer, bass trombone |
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| Trombone section, rehearsing |
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| Trumpet section |
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| Kim R, lead alto |
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| Pete Gallio |
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| Keith Kaminsky, alto and bari |
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| Alex Murzyn, tenor |
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| Joel Kaye, bari and bass saxophones |
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| Scott Whitfield |
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| Roy Wiegand |
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| Dale DeVoe |
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| Rehearsal, with students looking on |
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| Dennis Noday |
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| Steve Huffsteter |
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| Paul Von Adam |
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| Don Rader |
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| Norm Tompach, tour producer, and former band member saxophonist Bobby Keller |
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| Scott Whitfield, friend/colleague Rich Szabo |
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| Liz studying Malaguena |
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| KIM R on bus. Is this pure inspiration, or is this guy out? |
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| Saxophone clinic at Deer Park HS, Long Island |
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| Trumpet clinic Deer Park HS, Long Island |
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| Drum clinic Deer Park HS, Long Island |
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| Guitar clinic by our bassist Chris Symer |
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| Vocal clinic with Ginger |
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| First concert, Deer Park HS, Long Island. The Mike Vax Big Band |
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| First concert- Pete Gallio soloing |
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| Tom Johnson on the job, audio specialist |
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| Mike Lap-dancing |
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| CD sales table 1 |
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| CD table |
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| Alex Murzyn soloing |
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| Hobbs (partly behind stand), Symer, Gallio and Shroyer. Are these guys having a good time or what? |
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| Vax soloing 2 |
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| Huffstetter solo |
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| Scott & Ginger 1 |
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| Scott soloing |
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| Scott & Ginger 3 |
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| Trumpet clinic, Roxbury HS |
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| Trombone clinic |
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| Saxophone clinic, Roxbury HS |
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| Rhythm clinic, Roxbury HS |
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| Piano/guitar clinic |
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| Bass clinic |
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| Band on stage, in concert at Roxbury HS, NJ |
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| Mike Vax, Dee Huffsteter |
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| Kim R soloing |
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| The Mutt & Jeff of trumpet soloists, Don Rader and Steve Huffstetter |
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| Hobbs, Murzyn, Symer, Kaminsky
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| George & Nancy Terry, on bus |
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| Mary and Nan Fluck |
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| Shawnee High School, teacher Nick Rotindo, scholarship winner Matt Hartmann, Mike V |
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| Band on stage at Shawnee HS, shirts off on a hot night |
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| Nan Fluck, in front of the Vax Band |
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| Our sound man: generating his own sound |
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| PA State Capitol building |
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| Urban riverside |
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| Lou, our bus driver |
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| PAJazzSign |
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| Vax Band performing at Central PA Jazz Societ |
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| A Jazz Society concert, Harrisburg |
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| Liz' piano clinic at Richland, PA |
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| Symer bass clinic at Richland |
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| Sax clinic at Richland HS, PA |
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| Hobbs' drum clinic (no drum students at this school) |
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| Sound engineer clinic with Tom Johnson |
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| Mike V throne at Richland HS, Richland, PA |
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| What, no lasagna? |
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| KR soloing on "Invitation" |
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| Ginger and Scott sing |
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| Ginger looking on as Scott solos |
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| Band on stage at Richland HS |
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| Crackerbarrel traditional photo, Erie PA |
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Mike Vax tour:
Back row: Scott Whitfield, Ginger Burgland, Mike Vax, Paul Von Adam, Pete Gallio, Keith Kaminsky, Kenny Shroyer, Don Rader, Chris Symer, Roy Wiegand, Tom Johnson (sound), Gary Hobbs, Mike Suter, Dale DeVoe, Alex Murzyn, Steve and Dee Huffsteter;
Front row: Kim Richmond, Norm Tompach, Liz Sesler-Beckman, Joel Kaye, Dennis Noday |
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| Afternoon rhythm clinic |
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| Tom Johnson with Sound clinic student |
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| Vax Band onstage at Erie, PA concert |
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| Nap time onboard the bus (except for our ever-alert leader) |
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| Liz enraptured...oh, no, snoozing |
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| Band manager at work |
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| Faye Tompach advising how to repair the bus! |
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| Our sound engineer Tom (and Kenny Shroyer) repairing the bus |
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| Bus repair, bus driver Lou putting the bus back together |
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| Trumpet clinic at Mexico HS, NY |
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| Vocal clinic at Mexico HS, NY |
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| Saxophone clinic at Mexico HS, NY |
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| Trombone clinic at Mexico HS, NY |
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| Drum clinic at Mexico HS, NY |
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| Vax Band in performance at Mexico HS, NY |
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| Mike Phillips, a band director who is keeping the spirit of jazz alive. |
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| Band director Mike Phillips, scholarship recipient (from FBBJ) student Elliot Ringwald, and maestro Vax |
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| Scott and Ginger |
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| Paul von Adam, trumpet |
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| Dennis Noday, warming up before concert |
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| Our bus rider fans: Nancy Terry, Bill Spilka, John McKnight, Faye Tompach, George Terry, Glen Hooker. Carol Spilka, not shown, was too shy. |
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| Band members in line at a stop at Arbys |
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| Hotel sign, Hughesville, PA |
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Hughesville HS, PA, students anxiously awaiting our arrival (?!) |
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| Vocal lesson/clinic by Ginger, Hughesville HS, PA |
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| Saxophone clinic, Hughesville HS, PA |
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| Trombone clinic, Hughesville HS, PA |
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| CD table, sales were brisk, Hughesville HS, PA |
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| Teacher Mark Boyer and daughter |
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| Mark Boyer, another band director keeping the spirit of jazz alive, Mark's daughter and maestro Vax |
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| The band onstage, Alex Murzyn soloist |
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| Finale: Vax band and school jazz band kids (making a racket together) |
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| FBBJ scholarship recipient Kate Anderson, with her band director, Mark Boyer, Hughesville HS, PA |
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| Early morning departure. Dennis, getting on the bus after a long night, and having lost his glasses |
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| Ginger's vocal clinic, Boyertown HS, PA |
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| Chris Symer's bass clinic |
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Trumpet clinic at Boyertown High School, PA |
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| Liz' piano clinic |
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| Tom Johnson's audio sound clinic, Boyertown HS, PA |
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| Woodwind clinic, Boyertown HS, PA |
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| Joel Kaye and flute students, Boyertown HS, PA |
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| Mary Fluck, major fan |
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| Paul von Adam, cookie in mouth |
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| Vox, FBBJ scholarship recipient student Jordan Graef, and band dirctor Glen Brumbach |
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| School sign |
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| Saxophone clinic, John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ |
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| Tombone clinic, John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ |
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| Drum clinic with Hobbs |
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| Mike Vax Big Band performing onstage, John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ |
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| At John P. Stevens HS, Edison, NJ, band director Andrew DeNicola, FBBJ scholarship recipent Jahn McNamara and Mike Vax |
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| Online fans Ed Bride, Tony Agostinelli, Joe Urso, Norm Tompach |
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| Tony Agostinelli, Mike Vax, Ed Bride |
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| Nan Fluck's buttons |
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| Famous jazz vocalist Jackie Cain (of Jackie & Roy) and Kim R. |
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| Large deserts |
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| Carol and Bill Spilka--fans, busriders. Bill is documenting the entire tour. |
