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Published June 28,
2005
First jobs :
Nick "Brownman" Ali
Nick "Brownman" Ali
Metro: What was your first job,
and what did you learn from it that you are still using today?
Ali: My first job was babysitting
my little brother Marcus. It was during this delicate formative period
that I first learned the art of holding him off the balcony by his feet
while making him promise to give me the rest of his cookies. This
skill has come in handy in CRUZAO when Marc starts contesting chord structures
in my tunes. This is the prime reason for always holding CRUZAO rehearsals
on balconys, and never on the ground floor. I really like
cookies man.
Ali, who is an award-winning trumpet player
& composer, will be playing during the TD Canada Trust Toronto Downtown
Jazz Festival including a gig with CRUZAO, his latin jazz ensemble, at
the Bier Markt (58 The Esplanade) on July 3 and features his brother Marc
- who still refuses to share his cookies with tyrannical older siblings
— Metro Toronto
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