Jazz Articles about The Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra

The Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra: The Stage Door Still Swings (And Movies Too)

by Nicholas F. Mondello
June 6, 2023

Since around 2001, noted trumpeter Mike Vax has periodically assembled an extraordinarily talented group of former members of the Stan Kenton's, Maynard Ferguson's and other elite bands and led that crew on short performance tours (and clinics) around various sections of the United States. While an alum group and not a “ghost band," their repertoire is heavily dominated by material made famous by the Kenton Orchestra. This 15 selection compilation is sourced from highlight performances during that near quarter century ...