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THE Canadian. Hot Jazz Orchestra: Roland-Romair Fischer {at piano) and (left to right) Kim Nishikawara,

The Canadian Hot Jazz Orshe:

Lioyd Arntzen, Bob Erwig, David Griggs. Ron Thompson, Bob Rebagliati and Paul Bergmann.

Swing

NORTH Vancouver's
Hot Jazz Orchestra
plans to revive the past
to support future gen-
erations.

The brainchild of Reiand-
Romain Fischer, a longtime
member of Rotary
International (RI), net profits
from performances and CD
sales will go towards RI pro-

s that enable underprivi-
leged children obtain.a musi-
cal education.

The Canadian Hot Jazz
Orchestra (CHJO) plays
compositions from the early
decades of jazz and in the

process introduces new listen-”

ers to the masterworks of
Jelly Rofl Morton, Louis
Armstrong and other great
musical legends of the early
twentieth century. Their first
CD, recorded in January at-
The Douglas College

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ing back to the future

Recording Studio, includes
Morton’s New Oricans classic
“Buddy Bolden’s Blues” as
well as other favourites of
band members.

The recording, to be
relessed within the next
month, also includes a new
Rotary song based on Ben
Ryan’s 1926 composition
“Heart Of My Heart”. The
lyrics written by Fischer are
sung t by the Rotary Singers.

The CHJO is composed
of eight players with a wide
spectrum of musical experi-
ence. Fischer, musical direc-

_tor Bab Erwig, and band

arrangers David Griggs and
Lloyd Arntzen have extensive
professional backgrounds in
traditional jazz.

Younger bandmembers
(Nishikawara, Thompson and
Bergman) have the same love
for the old school but they
bring a different flavour to

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and high school ensembles.
The full line-up of the
Canadian Hor Jazz Orchestra
is Roland-Romain Fischer —
piano (founder of the
Wildlife Jazz Band in
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Band), Ron Thompson —

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— bass (adepr at many styles
of music).

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leader Roland-Romain
Fischer at 990-1006.

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