Subject: Fri Apr 29 - Gruvasylum @ Trane Studio Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:26:46 -0400 From: The BROWNMAN Organization: Brownman Music Inc. -- http://www.brownman.com To: Brownman's Big Ass Mailing List Hey gang, And a big welcome to all those new to the Big Ass Mailing List. Just a quick message - GRUVASYLUM - my jazz-hip-hop unit featuring the uber-conscious freestylin' skills of ENLIGHT - will hit the Trane Studio this Fri Apr 29. $10 at the door, 9:30pm start... hope to see you out! Please check http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule.htm for more detailed info on all dates. ====================================================== Brownman & GRUVASYLUM http://gruvasylum.brownman.com Fri Apr 29, 9:30pm @ Trane Studio http://www.TraneStudio.com 964 Bathurst, Toronto, Canada 416-913-8197 ====================================================== "Improvisation. Spontaneous creation. The essence of the jazz solo is not so different from the essence of freestyle. GRUVASYLUM is hip-hop with a jazz ideology. 100% improvised urban grooves, yet rooted in jazz lineage. Place these tenements in the hands of award-winning musicians and a berserker freestyle rapper... . . . and watch the walls b u r n d o w n . . . " featuring MC Enlight - microphone Brownman - electryc trumpet Ross MacIntyre - 6-string electryc bass / loopstation Daniel Barnes - drums ========================================================= UPCOMING (http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule.htm) ========================================================= Wed Apr 27 - LOS NOVA @ Clinton's, Toronto Fri Apr 29 - GRUVASYLUM @ Trane Studio, T.O. Sat Apr 30 - NICK ALI TRIO @ private function, T.O. Sat May 07 - MARRON MATIZADO @ Lula Lounge, T.O. Sun May 08 - CHIVA @ private function, Etobicoke ---- Mon May 09 ---- SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR ---- Sat May 21 ---- *Fri May 27 - CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO @ Distillery Jazz Fest, T.O. Fri Jun 03 - MARRON MATIZADO @ private function Sat Jun 04 - LULA LOUNGE's ANNIVERSARY PARTY, Toronto Sun Jun 05 - MARRON MATIZADO @ SAV party (invitation only), Toronto Sat Jun 11 - MARRON MATIZADO @ Lula Lounge, Toronto Thr Jun 16 - CHIVA @ Trane Studio, Toronto Sat Jun 18 - ALI BROS @ private function Tue Jun 21 - D'BI YOUNG @ (t.b.a), Hamilton Fri Jun 24 - D'BI YOUNG @ Toronto CD Release Party ========================================================= BIG BROWN NEWS: ========================================================= CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO website: http://monster.brownman.com All kinds of audio, photos, profiles of the 15 members etc... and why is there a fancy new Monster website? Beeeeeeecaaaaaause: Coming in May - Toronto's Distillery Jazz Fest presents: Fri May 27 (8 & 10pm) - The return of "The Monster" Brownman's 15-man latin-jazz-urban orchestra CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO returns to Distillery Jazz Fest. Not to be missed! 6 jazz horns, 3 latin percussionsists, 2 latin vocalists, 2 freestyle rappers, and 2 bassists!! Ticket's are on sale now at http://DistilleryJazz.com This Monster gig is gonna to be insane... I spent weeks writing large ensemble orchestrations of CRUZAO (my 5-man latin-jazz outfit) material for this 15-man permutation of the band. Both Paco Luviano and Marc Rogers - essentially our country's top latin bassist and top electric bassist will go head to head amidst a sea of multi-award winning horn players... AND both Enlight and Phatt Al will face-off that night (2 of Canada's most conscious freestyle rappers)... AND there will be a few mystery special guests that will blow your mind... yep... gonna be a crazy night - if you do nothing else in May - come check this out. ========================================================= JUNE 2005 TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL DATES: http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule.htm ========================================================= Sat June 25 - 12:00pm - NICK ALI TRIO @ Danforth Stage (all-original jazz trio) same day - 07:00pm - TALKBACK w/ Ralph Benmurgui @ Nathan Philips (discussion on Arturo Sandoval's show) same day - 09:30pm - Tribute to ALBERTA HUNTER @ Trane Studio (tribute concert to a 1930's jazz great) Sun June 26 - 09:30pm - NICK ALI QUARTET feat. Adrean Farrugia @ Trane Studio Fri July 01 - 04:00pm - Jason Wilson & TABARRUK @ Nathan Philips same day - 10:00pm - ALI BROS feat. Enlight & Phatt Al @ Lula Lounge * ("Symphony of Vibe" - The Ali Bros team up * with 2 Canadian freestyle icons Enlight * from Gruvasylum & Phatt Al from God Make * Me Funky and go head to head with special * guest turntablist T.B.A.) Sat July 02 - 10:00pm - Nick Ali & MARRON MATIZADO @ Lula Lounge (10-man Salsa powerhouse) Sun July 03 - 09:00pm - Nick Ali & CRUZAO @ Esplanade Bier Market (close the festival off with a latin-jazz bang w/ this award-winning latin-jazz unit) ========================================================= SOME BROWN NEWS: ========================================================= Last Dec 2004 CRUZAO represented Canada at the Havana Jazz Festival in Cuba. Last week we were asked to return again this coming Dec 2005! Fund-raising will begin again soon. I look forward to returning to that soil and making more noise with those gracious and generous souls. -- I now have the great honour of being D'bi Young's trumpet player... in my opinion - one of the great visionaries in spoken word artistry in this country. Please check her out - http://DbiYoung.net Toronto CD Release - Fri June 24. -- Recent interview with View Magazine (in depth) http://Brownman.com/Interviews/ViewMag-Mar2005/VIEW-Gruv-Mar24to30-2005.htm ========================================================= A'ight... I'm out. Peace. - Brownman ---- 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