"This is one mind-blowing big band"
   Jack Bowers, Jazz Improv Magazine

"Vax's group is hotter than a pistol!"
   Perry Phillips, Oakland Tribune

"The heat they generated caused the greatest thaw since the end of the ice age."
   Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society Newspaper

"Trumpeter Vax blows up a storm -- make that a typhoon or a tornado."
   Stan Gilliam, Sacramento Bee

"The most charismatic band I've seen all year."
   Jim Thompson, Entertainment Director-John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino

"Jazz played with gusto!"
   Cadence Magazine

"Vax gives jazz pizzazz ..."
   Independent Music Magazine

"Trumpeter Vax can handle anything the varied, challenging repertoire demands ..."
   Downbeat Magazine

"Whether playing for a small discerning group of jazz buffs, or a multitude of thousands, which is quite often the case, Mike Vax will bring them to their feet screaming for another chorus, which he is only too happy to deliver."
   Jan Clarke, President Sacto Jazz Records

" ... a feast for jazz lovers!"
   Mel Shields, Reno Gazette