[Dixielandjazz] Kenton Alumni Tour - third time is a charm - hopefully

Sat Apr 4 16:38:51 PDT 2009

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Here is the info in a better format for DJML
Thanks,
Mike

Itinerary for 2009 Mike Vax
Big Band featuring Alumni of the Stan Kenton Orchestra

Locations, times, and ticket
Ordering Information

For more information please
go to www.bigbandjazz.net and then go
to the calendar page.

4/21 Travel day to Newark

4/22 Roxbury HS – Rehearsals

4/23 Deer Park HS – Deer Park, NY - 3 PM clinic, 7:00 PM Concert

One Falcon Place, Deer Park, NY 11729(Long Island)

631-274-4112
* www.deerparkschools.org

4/24 Roxbury HS – Succasunna, PA – 3:30 PM clinic, 7:30 PM Concert

1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ 07876

973-584-1200, ext 1257 * www.roxburybands.org

4/25 Princeton HS – Princeton, NY – 4 PM clinic, 7:30 PM
Concert

151 Moore Street, Princeton, NJ 80540

609-806-4280 ext 3091 * phs.prs.k12.nj.us/Band

4/26 Hilton Harrisburg - Harrisburg, PA – Central PA Friends of
Jazz –Starts
 at 5:00PM/ We start at 6 PM

One North 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA

Jazz society: 717-540-1010 * www.cpfj.org

4/27 Richland HS - Johnstown, PA – 3 PM
clinic, 7:30 PM Concert

One Academic Drive,
Johnstown, PA

814-269-0300 * www.richlandpac.com

4/28 Collegiate Academy HS – Erie, PA – 3:30 PM clinic,
7:30 PM Concert

2825 State Street, Erie, PA 16508

814-874-6315 * www.jazzerie.com

4/29 Mexico HS – Mexico, NY – 4 PM clinic, 7:30 PM Concert

3338 Main Street, Mexico, NY 13114

315-963-8400, ext 5128 * mphillip at mexico.cnyric.org

4/30 Hughesville HS – Hughesville, PA
– 4 PM clinic, 7 PM Concert

349 Cemetery Street, Hughesville, PA 17737 =C
2

570-584-5111, ext 244 * www.eastlycoming.net/band

5/1 Boyertown HS –
Boyertown, PA – 4 PM clinic, 7:30 PM Concert

12 N. Monroe St., Boyertown,
PA

610-473-3527 * gbrumbach at boyertownasd.org

5/2 JP Stevens HS – Edison, NJ – 3 PM
clinic, 7:30 PM Concert

855 Grove Ave., Edison, NJ
08820

732-452-2808 * www.jpsband.org/wiki/Main_Page

5/3 Fly home

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 year, and does jazz cruises and festivals. We perform some of 
the well-known music of
the Stan Kenton Orchestra; plus in keeping with Stan’s insistence on not 
just
performing nostalgia type music, we also perform fresh new material written 
in
the Kenton style, as well as original material written by members of the
Band. We are NOT trying to be
the “Stan Kenton Orchestra,” but we
are carrying on his tradition of dedication
to creative music and to jazz education.

Leader Mike Vax is a product
of the City of Oakland, CA, and the Oakland Public Schools, having graduated
from Oakland High School in 1960. He
has led a big band off and on since his days at College of the Pacific over 
45
years ago. A few of his credits include being first trumpet, soloist and 
road
manager of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, as well as being co-leader while Mr.
Kenton was recovering from surgery; leading the Dukes of Dixieland in New
Orleans; producing and/or music directing for over 35 jazz festivals; and
performing workshops for more than 2000 high schools, colleges and 
universities
all over the world. He is an
International Artist for the GETZEN Musical Instrument Company.

Touring Roster for
the 2009 east coast tour

Saxophones: Kim Richmond*, Pete Gallio, Keith
Kaminski, Alex Murzyn, Joel Kaye*

Trombones: Roy Wiegand*, Scott Whitfield,
Dale DeVoe*, Mike Suter*, Kenny Shroyer*

Trumpets: Mike Vax*, Dennis Noday*, Paul Von
Adam*, Steve Huffsteter*, Don Rader*

Piano: Liz Sessler Beckman; Bass:
Chris Symer; Drums: Gary Hobbs*

Latin Percussion: Dee Huffsteter; Vocals: Scott Whitfield and Ginger 
Berglund

Road Manager: Tom Huth; Sound and Recording Director: Tom Johnson

Recording Producer: Norm Tompach

*Denotes Kenton Alumni