Maynard Ferguson passed away on August 23, 2006, but his music lives on in the form of tribute concerts all across the country. Maynard alumni are also very active and are performing around the country.

2008
Date	City	State	Venue	Notes
May 9	Spring Lake	MI	Spring Lake High School [more info]	Former MF trombonist and musical director Tom Garling with perform with the Spring Lake High School Big Band.
June 5-6	Urbana	IL	Krannert Performing Arts Center [info here and here]	The University of Illinois Summer Jazz Festival will be featuring a celebration of MF's music and hits. It will feature guest artists and former MF band members: Dennis DiBlasio Walter White Jim Rupp Tom Garling Chip Stephens Chip McNeill The concerts will feature one night of Big Bop Nouveau hits and one night of MF big band hits. Both concerts will be held in The Festival Theater at 7:30 pm in the Krannert Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Illinois.