Live at the Rheinlander Cologne 2001

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The Big Band Convention is an orchestra that plays once a month in a Cologne Jazz Club. For about 10 years professional big band musicians meet to play original charts of the 'classic' big bands that are no longer being heard today. The band functions as well as a platform for arrangers of today that write music in the swinging big band tradition. Artistic director: Martin Schäfer Conductor: Stefan Pfeifer The musicians: Saxophones: André Cimiotti, Dirk Grezius, Frank Jacobi, Christian Torkewitz, Martin Schäfer, Achim Schroeter Trumpets: Jörg Brohm, Martin Reuthner, Frank Engel, Volker Goetze, Thomas Vogel, Rüdiger Baldauf Trombones: Günter Bollmann, Bert Conzen, Richard Hellenthal, Ulrich Launhardt, Wolf Schenk, Adi Becker Rhythm section: Jürgen Grimm-piano; Bruno Müller-guitar; Jochen Schaal-bass: Jürgen Peiffer-drums.