FREE CBC STUDIO ONE SESSIONS BACK AGAIN STARTING JANUARY 20

JAZZ SOUNDS

Sitting in on a recording session is a rare treat for most people. Starting Thursday January 20 get behind the scenes with Vince Mai and his jazz septet at the first of the 2005 CBC Studio One Sessions - a series of 3 free performances January 20, February 10 and February 17 in the intimate setting of CBC Radio's Studio One, 700 Hamilton Street. Doors open at 6 pm and the show is at 6:30 pm. Seating is limited. Tickets are at the door only, first come, first served.

Producer Jon Siddall said “We love it when the audience discovers how real the sessions are. There’s always banter between the musicians and the control room, stops and a few re-takes. It’s an interesting and unusual look at the creative process of recording music.”

January 20: Smooth new urban jazz with Vancouver’s trumpeter/composer Vince Mai and MBand. His always-evolving music draws inspiration from a kaleidoscope of musical influences. His latest CD, Subte, echoes the ruins of Mexico, the subways of Buenos Aires, the infectious rhythms and voices of Latin America, the trance of the European club scenes, and Vince’s deep roots in jazz.

Active in the West Coast studio/jazz scene for many years with numerous commercial, film and album credits, he has also shared stages and studios with top artists like Chuck Israels, Bobby Shew, Natalie Cole, and others. With Brad Turner keyboards, Rene Worst bass, Daryl Jahnke guitar, Pepe Danza & Raphael Geronimo percussion and Randall Stoll on drums.

www.mai-music.com