The Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra was born from the continuing interest in Stan Kenton's style, music and legacy. Based on donations and support from fans, music educators, students and the general public, the orchestra performs numerous times a year and normally takes a tour through a section of the United States each year. The 2021 tour is on the drawing board, and the band is ready tour again when it is safe.
Join us at a concert, contact us for booking information or donate to our mission, Thank you.
The Friends of Big Band Jazz is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization. Its goal is to help educate students and the public about jazz and big band music through a variety of events and programs.
FBBJ is the parent sponsor of the Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra, the Prescott Jazz Summit and a variety of events and programs created in the spirit of jazz education modeled on the efforts of the late Stan Kenton (1911-1979).
Friends of Big Band Jazz is a 501c3 non-profit corporation. In addition to providing clinics and music performances to more than 3000 organizations, the FBBJ has also given over $65,000 in scholarships to jazz camps, funds to jazz programs in schools, donations to help musicians in need, and a donation to Habitat for Humanity for the Musicians Village in New Orleans.
Mike Vax is very active in the music education field. He has done concerts and workshops in both the classical and jazz idioms at over 3000 high schools, colleges and universities all over the world. He is an international performing artist for the Warburton Musical Instrument Company.