NEWS - Mike Van Eyes’ Soul-Blues Rock Statement "Ain’t That Loving You, Baby" 

he Mike Van Eyes Big Band was forged in the late '80s on festival bills and the Commodore Ballroom floor, shaped by the tight interplay of musicians who have built Canadian rock and R&B from the inside out. On the album Ain't That Loving You, Baby, that collective fluency drives every arrangement, a sound built to swing in wide arcs and land with live-room confidence. The band features Juno-linked and nationally recognized collaborators including electric-guitar standout Tim Porter, powerhouse saxophonist Jerry Cook and Vancouver jazz-rock fixture Chris Nordquist on drums. "This album is just us doing what we've always done," Van Eyes says. "Play it like you mean it, capture the take where everyone feels it lock in, and trust the song to do the rest."

Ain't That Loving You, Baby plays like a record built by storytellers who've earned their vocabulary on real stages and historic festival bills. Horns, piano, vibraphone, guitars and drums form a wide, live-room sound that carries the shared fluency of a band forged at venues like the Commodore and events including the Vancouver Du Maurier and Fort Langley Jazz Festivals. "These songs know how to carry themselves," Van Eyes says. "We just make sure we don't get in the way of the take that feels true." 

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