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This cut comes from a Saturday jazz club matinee at “C’est what?” at 67 Front St East, Toronto on May 5th 2001. Trumpet player Andrej Saradin had only recently joined the band, after emigrating to Canada from Slovakia. Another interesting aspect to the session was our guest, Larry Okmin on clarinet. Larry is the leader of the High Society Jazz Band of San Diego and I believe he was in Toronto for a conference – Larry is a qualified orthodontist. Here he fits in with us very nicely. The rhythmn section is laying down a really solid and swinging beat,just the way I like it, thanks to Reide Kaiser- pno; Colin Bray -bass; Gary Scriven -drums and Roberto Rosenman -acoustic guitar. Roberto played with the Hot Five quite regularly for several months around 2000 to 2001. Now he has his own Saturday matinee show, so we do not see him often anymore. Janet Shaw can be seen on alto sax, taking a back seat for once! Another clip is to follow soon, where she performs a hot duet with Larry on “Running Wild” The 7th member of the Hot Five Jazzmakers is leader Brian Towers on trombone.

Canada grants easy visa to Saudi citizens. Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia David Chatterson, has announced that multi-entry visas are being made available to Saudi nationals to visit the country for work or study an unlimited number of times for up to five years, rather than the 18 months that was previously allowed. As one of Canada’s significant trading partners, Saudi Arabia sends more than 8000 students to study in Canada with 2000 more expected to attend Canadian universities and colleges this year. Ambassador Chatterson stated, “The new visa regulations will greatly facilitate movement between our countries, promote better understanding and bolster our strong relationship. It will be easier for Saudis studying in Canada to travel back and forth and for Saudi business people to work with their Canadian partners.” What wonderful news! Many thanks, Ambassador Chatterson and Canada for your additional welcome extended to the Saudi people. May your nations blossom in shared fulfillment and friendship.

This cut comes from a Saturday jazz club matinee at “C’est what?” at 67 Front St East, Toronto on May 5th 2001. Trumpet player Andrej Saradin had only recently joined the band, after emigrating to Canada from Slovakia. Another interesting aspect to the session was our guest, Larry Okmin on clarinet. Larry is the leader of the High Society Jazz Band of San Diego and I believe he was in Toronto for a conference – Larry is a qualified orthodontist. Here he fits in with us very nicely. The rhythmn section is laying down a really solid and swinging beat,just the way I like it, thanks to Reide Kaiser- pno; Colin Bray -bass; Gary Scriven -drums and Roberto Rosenman -acoustic guitar. Roberto played with the Hot Five quite regularly for several months around 2000 to 2001. Now he has his own Saturday matinee show, so we do not see him often anymore. Janet Shaw can be seen on alto sax, taking a back seat for once! Another clip is to follow soon, where she performs a hot duet with Larry on “Running Wild” The 7th member of the Hot Five Jazzmakers is leader Brian Towers on trombone.

Gearing up for the bilingual job search and a few helpful notes on Canadian culture.

This cut comes from a Saturday jazz club matinee at “C’est what?” at 67 Front St East, Toronto on May 5th 2001. Trumpet player Andrej Saradin had only recently joined the band, after emigrating to Canada from Slovakia. Another interesting aspect to the session was our guest, Larry Okmin on clarinet. Larry is the leader of the High Society Jazz Band of San Diego and I believe he was in Toronto for a conference – Larry is a qualified orthodontist. Here he fits in with us very nicely. The rhythmn section is laying down a really solid and swinging beat,just the way I like it, thanks to Reide Kaiser- pno; Colin Bray -bass; Gary Scriven -drums and Roberto Rosenman -acoustic guitar. Roberto played with the Hot Five quite regularly for several months around 2000 to 2001. Now he has his own Saturday matinee show, so we do not see him often anymore. Janet Shaw can be seen on alto sax, taking a back seat for once! Another clip is to follow soon, where she performs a hot duet with Larry on “Running Wild” The 7th member of the Hot Five Jazzmakers is leader Brian Towers on trombone.