Album Notes

Ann Collins (on piano) is a professor of music emeritus at Western Illinois University, an active jazz performer, a busy clinician at colleges and conventions, as well as a composer of jazz piano materials for students. Vicki Mayo (vocalist) is the Choir Director at the high school in Macomb, Illinois, and in addition to frequent performances with Ann Collins, has sung in commercials and caberet in New York City. Dave Rogers (on drums) is a highly skilled engineer at Capitol Keyboard Recording and a percussion teacher at Hendrix College. He has a long list of credits as a live performer of both classical and jazz music, a sideman with well-known recording artist, and as a composer. Joe Vick (on bass) is a string orchestra teacher for Pulaski County Special District schools in Arkansas and applied bass instructor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. An accomplished bassist with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and various classical ensembles, he is also an outstanding jazz muscian who has accompanied major artists.