A set of smooth, sublime, and smoky jazz from trumpeter Vince Mai backed up by a stellar band with Steve Maddock on vocals. The set will feature many beloved Chet Baker standards and more in the same vein, followed by the first local screening of Bruce Weber’s documentary about Baker, one of essential films about jazz.
Miles Black: Keys
Laurence Mollerup: Upright bass
Bernie Arai: Drums
Steve Maddock: Vocals
Vince Mai: Trumpet
About Let’s Get Lost (Bruce Weber, 1988, 120 min)
With his languid, cool horn and broken hearted vocal stylings Chet Baker became an icon in the 1950s (it didn’t hurt that he looked like Jimmy Dean). Years of drug addiction hampered his career and hinted at underlying issues, but he continued to sing and play with haunting delicacy. Photographer Bruce Weber documented his last tour in the 1980s. One of the essential jazz films, this is achingly tender, steeped in beautiful music and black and white photography; a love letter to a lost soul.
The finest jazz movie ever made.
Empire Magazine
A gorgeous gravestone for the Beat Generation’s legacy of beautiful-loser chic.
Jim Ridley, The Village Voice
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Chet Baker, William Claxton
USA
1988
English
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Guest
Vince Mai
As a trumpeter, Vince has appeared on hundreds of recordings for TV, feature films, commercials, and albums. Some of the artists he’s played with include Sarah McLaughlin, Michael Buble, Tom Jones, The Temptations, Natalie Cole and many others. Vince has released six solo CDs, mostly in the smooth/groove/latin/jazz genres.
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Cinematography
Jeff Preiss
Editor
Angelo Corrao
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