Subject: Week 2 - FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES - tonight (fri) Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 04:45:45 -0400 From: The BROWNMAN Organization: Brownman Music Inc. -- http://www.brownman.com To: Brownman's Big Ass Mailing List Hey guys, and welcome to all who are new on the Big Ass Mailing List... Tonight is the Week 2 performance of my FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES series at the Trane Studio in Toronto. Tonight features the music from the years of Miles' deepest affiliations with John Coltrane and will feature the mighty Michael Stuart on tenor saxophone... hope you can make it out! Last week's "Young Miles" was killer. =========================================================== FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES - Every Friday in Oct @ Trane Studio http://www.brownman.com/PressReleases/FiveWeeksForMiles.html =========================================================== For 5 Fridays in Oct, I'll lead 5 different all-star ensembles through 5 historic eras of jazz which Miles Davis catalyzed & immortalized with his presence. The very detailed press release (link above) has alllll kinds of info about this event - times, ticket prices, who's performing (some of Canada's top-shelf jazz musicians - and each week is a different band), and a little synopsis about each night and what that era was in the Miles historic time-line. Please check it out. Paying tribute to the greatest icon in jazz history is no small task and I hope you'll come check out the artistry of these assorted killer ensembles. ---------------------------- Week 2 - Oct 8, 2004 - 9:00pm "Birth Of The Cool & Kind Of Blue" - Post-Bop Miles The term "cool" came to particular prominence in the 1950s to describe a more cerebral, less impassioned way of playing jazz. It's generally supposed that these sessions were part of the inspiration for the 'cool school' of jazz which flourished, particularly on the West Coast, in the 50s. Miles would confound the public's expectations by departing the bop world of Charlie Parker and embracing this new order of jazz as heard on "Birth Of The Cool" (Capitol Records, '50). This 'cooler' form of expression would lead to the modal approaches of "Kind Of Blue" (Columbia, '64) free of fixed harmony and the now legendary collaboration with the then rising tenor saxophone icon John Coltrane. Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet / musical director Michael Stuart - tenor & soprano saxophones Adrean Farrugia - piano Marc Rogers - upright bass Kevin Brow - drums =========================================================== UPCOMING =========================================================== Every Fri in Oct - FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES @ Trane Studio Sun Oct 24, 1-4pm - NICK ALI TRIO Jazz Brunch @ Revival Sat Oct 30, 1-5pm - Jazz For Herbie @ The Rex (fantastic fundraiser) Thr Nov 04, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ Trane Studio Tue Nov 09, 9pm - NICK ALI TRIO hosts the Jazz Jam @ The Rex Thr Nov 11, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ Trane Studio Sat Nov 13, 7pm - RITA DI GHENT & SPRAWL INDIGO @ Heritage Theatre Thr Nov 18, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ Trane Studio Fri Nov 19, noon - GRUVASYLUM concert/workshop @ Glenhaven Senior Thr Nov 25, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ Trane Studio Dec 13-20 - CRUZAO represents Canada at the HAVANA JAZZ FESTIVAL Jan - CRUZAO's SECOND CD! Recording begins... Jan - CRUZAO double-header @ the Rex feat. new material!! =========================================================== A'ight... I'm out. Peace. - Brown ---- If there's a heaven, they must have one hell of a big band... ---- brownman@brownman.com 416-738-9449 (24 hr number - leave message and I'll be paged) The BrownZone : http://www.brownman.com Gig Schedule : http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule.htm