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From the director

What began as a humble, but extremely fun project for the College Hill Arts Festival at the University of Northern Iowa in 1986 has evolved into a truly unique ensemble in the heartland of America. Over the past twenty years Alto Maiz has developed a large and faithful following of dancers and fans whose support has encouraged our efforts in the exploration of this wonderful music known, generically, as "salsa" and Latin jazz.

Early on much of our efforts involved "copying" tunes from records in an attempt to learn to play the music authentically. As the band has evolved, however, we've learned to trust our instincts by contributing more original material to our repertoire. As a result, much of the music represents our efforts in this direction and documents our twenty years of musical evolution.

Although we've been blessed to have had many excellent musicians pass through the band, the stability and longevity that has enabled us to develop has been possible because of the dedication of a core of musicians who have remained throughout the band's existence: Ed East, Jim Dreier, Dan Hummel, Brent Sandy, and Steve Grismore. And with the addition of Tom Barry, our meticulous sound man, the band made a quantum leap. I am very honored to be associated with this group of misfits and I thank them, as well as all of the band's personnel, past and present, for the opportunity to have experienced so much fun and camraderie.

We would like to dedicate our existence to all of the dancers and fans who have provided us with the encouragement and support to stay at it for twenty years. Here's to twenty more...

- Bob Washut