Subject: CRUZAO fundraiser Sun Nov 28 / etc... Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:13:33 -0500 From: The BROWNMAN Organization: Brownman Music Inc. -- http://www.brownman.com To: Brownman's Big Ass Mailing List Hey gang! And a big brown welcome to all those new to the Big Ass Mailing List... particularly all you new FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES people and those regulars at the Trane studio... big love... =========================================================== NICK ALI TRIO - Thurs Nov 18 @ Trane Studio =========================================================== So just a quick note to say tonight (thurs) will *not* be the ELECTRYC TRIO at the Trane Studio - but my other trio, the acoustic one - NICK ALI TRIO (http://www.brownman.com/naq) feat. Michael "Danger" Herring on upright bass and Kevin Brow on the drums... this group has a CD half recorded, so look for the release of a NICK ALI TRIO recording in the new year along side the next CRUZAO release... And remember - this is a weekly gig normally featuring: Brownman & The ELECTRYC TRIO - eeeeeevery thursday @ Trane Studio - 10pm - 964 Bathurst, Toronto (just south of Dupont @ Follis) 416-913-8197 No cover, all ages! poster: http://www.brownman.com/ElectrycTrio/ElectrycTrioPoster_blue.jpg P.S. - there's a play on this week preceeding us starting at 7pm... you might wanna check it out! =========================================================== CRUZAO fundraiser for flights to Cuba - Sun Nov 28 @ Lula Lounge =========================================================== As most of you already know my latin-jazz-urban outfit - Nick Ali & CRUZAO - has been honoured to have been invited by the Havana Jazz Festival to represent Canada there this Dec... *but* - we need money for flights - so there's a fundraiser being held at Toronto's Lula Lounge on Sun NOV 28, 9:00pm... CRUZAO will play a set, then we'll open the floor up for a latin-jazz jam... it's a fundraiser/performance/paaaaaarty... $10 admission and all proceeds go towards getting us down into Castro's loving hands. Pleeeeeease come on down and support Canadian latin-jazz! Thanks guys... Info: http://www.brownman.com/PressReleases/CRUZAO-HavanaJazzFest2004.html And don't forget CRUZAO will be at the Rex for a double-header on Jan 26 and 27 where we'll sneak preview some of the new material from the upcoming recording... hope to see you there! =========================================================== UPCOMING GIGS (http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule.htm) =========================================================== Thr Nov 18, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ Trane Studio Fri Nov 19, noon - GRUVASYLUM concert/workshop @ Glenhaven Senior Sat Nov 20, 9pm - TABARRUK @ Le Swimming, Montreal Wed Nov 24, 9pm - TIN TIN TIN @ Drake Hotel, Toronto Thr Nov 25, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ Trane Studio Fri Nov 26, 9pm - TABARRUK @ B-Sweet, Toronto Sun Nov 28, 9pm - CRUZAO fundraiser @ Lula (raising money for Cuba) Mon Nov 29, 9pm - FUNKY fundraiser @ Reverb (for Driftwood Theatre) Thr Dec 02, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ Trane Studio Sat Dec 04, 10pm - MARRON MATIZADO @ Lula Lounge Tue Dec 07, 9pm - NICK ALI TRIO hosts the Jazz Jam @ The Rex & The Annual 25th Brown B-day party! Yep, I'm turning 25! Again! Fri Dec 10, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ 360 (Chakra Wagon) Dec 13-20 - CRUZAO represents Canada @ HAVANA JAZZ FESTIVAL, Cuba! Who wants to go? Email me for more info on how you can attend this year's Havana Jazz Fest with CRUZAO... Thr Dec 23, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ Trane Studio Thr Dec 30, 9pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRYC TRIO @ Trane Studio Jan - CRUZAO's SECOND CD! Recording begins... Fri Jan 07, 9pm - TABARRUK @ Tequila Lounge w/ SATTALITES, Toronto Fri Jan 14, 9pm - TABARRUK @ The Rainbow, Ottawa Sat Jan 22, 9pm - Jason Wilson JAZZ-REGGAE TRIO (JaWiJaReT) w/ special guest BROWNMAN @ Manhatten's, Guelph Wed Jan 26, 9pm - CRUZAO Day 1 @ the Rex feat. new material!! Thr Jan 27, 9pm - CRUZAO Day 2 @ the Rex feat. new material!! Sat Jan 29, 9pm - TABARRUK SPECIAL SHOW T.B.A., Toronto Sun Jan 30, noon - TABARRUK @ Nathan Phillips Square (Winter Fest) Sat Feb 12, mid - ALI BROS @ Lorraine's =========================================================== 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 Fundraiser Sun Nov 28 to help CRUZAO attend Havana Jazz Fest: http://www.Brownman.com/PressReleases/CRUZAO-HavanaJazzFest2004.html