Stewart "Dirk" Fischer
Stewart "Dirk" Fischer | |
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| Birth name | Stewart Roussin Fischer |
| Also known as | Dirk Fischer, Dirty Dirk Fischer |
| Born | September 1, 1924 Durand, Michigan, U.S. |
| Origin | Muskegon, Michigan |
| Died | February 25, 2013 (aged 88) Valencia, California |
| Genres | Jazz, swing |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, valve trombone |
| Years active | 1940s–2013 |
| Formerly of | Teddy Philips, Little John Beecher Orchestra, Joe Vera Latin Ensemble, Walter Martie, John Paul Jones, Lee Williams |
Stewart Roussin Fischer (September 1, 1924 – February 25, 2013) known professionally as Dirk Fischer or Dirty Dirk Fischer was an American composer, arranger, educator, trumpeter, and valve trombonist. Before moving to California in 1959, he spent his young adulthood in the Northern Plains, performing with and writing for territory bands booked out of Omaha, Nebraska. He was the brother of Clare Fischer.
Fischer was a faculty member at College of the Canyons, as Jazz Band Director and Instructor of Jazz Studies, from 1977 to 2005.