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Syndicated From CJSW - ‘Lift The Bandstand’ is Wednesday evening Jazz on CJSW. The show is hosted by Gordon Hilton Fick. Gordon has been with CJSW for more than 20 years. Most weeks, ‘Lift The Bandstand’ has a specific theme. The theme might be based around the compositions and performances by a specific artist. Sometimes an entire show is devoted to a single composition and the varied interpretations of that tune.

The show title ‘Lift The Bandstand’ comes from a Steve Lacy quote: ‘When I used to work with Monk, he used to say, “Let’s lift the bandstand”. That’s magic, man, when the bandstand levitates. I didn’t know how to do it but I knew what he was talking about. Old dreams but they’re still valid.’ (Steve Lacy interviewed by Brian Case for The Wire no. 1, summer 1982)