Subject: Fri - CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO @ Distillery Jazz Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 03:26:58 -0400 From: The BROWNMAN Organization: Brownman Music Inc. -- http://www.brownman.com To: Brownman's Big Ass Mailing List Hey gang, Well - it's time! This Friday May 27 CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO hits the Distillery Jazz Fest for two shows 8pm and 10pm. Since my return from touring South America (the attached pic is me on the streets of Buenos Aires at 4am after a gig... check out the Obelisk in the background... heavy), this 15-man mad band's been tearing it up over 4 days of rehearsals... I think it's gonna be a special night. All info you'll need is below: PRESS RELEASE: http://brownman.com/PressReleases/CRUZAO-GrupoMonstruoso-2005.html WEBSITE: http://monster.brownman.com PERFORMANCE POSTER: http://www.brownman.com/Images/CruzaoGrupoMonstruoso2005.jpg Some things you might not know: 1) We're recording! Come down and make some noise on the record! 2) There's a $10 guest list for members of the Big Ass Mailing List, Brown Friends, Family and students. The festival can't provide complimentary passes but have offered up a $10 guest list to the band's people. If you'd like on - email me your name BEFORE 2pm on Fri (cuz I'll be soundchecking after that and pretty much unreachable, 'cept possibly by cell - but if I'm gettting calls after 2pm asking to be on the guest list, I'ma strangle you... *grin*). *Important - the fest will give preference to those with the fancy $25 fest passes - so come early or you may not get in (if the band's already playing, you may not be allowed in). So come early and avoid fights with door people. $10 cash at the entrance to the Fermenting Room ONLY if you're on the list and subject to availability... so again - come early! The 10pm show is the one to see by the way. :) 3) The Monster crew are sounding killer. If you only see one thing of mine this year - this is the one. I've laboured long on the composition of tunes and all are either new or 15-man orchestrations from the "Shades of Brown" recording... those of you familiar with the 5-man CRUZAO will be in for a treat to see how these 15 monster men deal with these tunes. Hope you'll be there. 4) If anyone's taking pictures that day I'd ask you to puh-lease come see me or email me after the gigs - I'd very much like to get some emailed to me for a 2005 Monster gallery. 5) And lastly - my deepest thanks, as always, to the Big Ass Mailing List for your unwavering support of all things Brown. See you Friday!!! =================================================== PLAN C: =================================================== I'll be appearing as a special guest with Juan Carlos Valencia's innovate Colombian Electro-Latin group PLAN C for a number of performances: http://planc.ca Winners of the 2004 Canadian Independant Music Award for "Alternative Latin Group of the Year". 1) Sat May 28 @ Distillery Jazz Fest, Toronto (1pm) 2) Fri June 10 @ Pepperjacks, Hamilton (double-bill w/ CHIVA) 3) Fri July 08 @ Montreal Jazz Fest (see website for details) If you don't know this group - you should really check them out... Juan's fusing Colombian rhythms with modern electronica (and it's all his own writing). Forward-minding, distinctive, energized - this crew's a helluva party! =================================================== UPCOMING GIGS: http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule.htm =================================================== Fri Jun 03 - MARRON MATIZADO @ private function, Mississauga Sat Jun 04 - 02pm - NICK ALI QUARTET @ Orangeville Jazz Fest Main stage (same day) - 08pm - NICK ALI QUARTET @ Baba Ganoush, Orangeville (same day) - 11pm - LULA LOUNGE's ANNIVERSARY PARTY, Toronto Sun Jun 05 - MARRON MATIZADO @ SAV party (invitation only), Toronto Fri Jun 10 - CHIVA & PLAN-C doublebill @ Pepperjacks, Hamilton Sat Jun 11 - MARRON MATIZADO @ Lula Lounge, Toronto Thr Jun 16 - CHIVA @ Trane Studio, Toronto Sat Jun 18 - ALI BROS @ private function, Toronto Tue Jun 21 - D'BI YOUNG @ (venue T.B.A.), Hamilton Fri Jun 24 - D'BI YOUNG @ Toronto CD Release Party (same day) - BROWN+DJ-RAD (horn and DJ) @ Laurentian Room, Toronto ----------------------------------- 2005 TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL DATES: http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule/2005-06-sched.htm ----------------------------------- Sat June 25 - 12:00pm - NICK ALI TRIO @ Danforth Stage (all-original jazz trio) same day - 07:00pm - TALKBACK w/ R. Benmurgui @ Nathan Philip Square (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 (hard-swinging modern jazz quartet) Thr June 30 - 09:30pm - NICK ALI QUARTET feat. Adrean Farrugia @ Trane Studio (private concert at Angus Glen Country Club) Fri July 01 - 04:00pm - TABARRUK @ Nathan Philips Square (Jason Wilson led Juno nominated reggae-jazz crew) 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" with a surprise special guest DJ on turntables) 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 (award-winning latin-jazz unit) ----------------------------------- Fri July 08 - PLAN C @ Montreal Jazz Festival SEPT 2005 - Every friday in Sept - the return of FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES @ Trane Studio, Toronto Sat Sept 10 - NICK ALI QUARTET @ Manhatten's (Guelph Jazz Fest) DEC 2005 - CRUZAO @ Havana Jazz Fest MAR 2006 - Argentina Tour (T.B.C.) ========================================================= BIG 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. -- An interview with View Magazine (in depth) http://Brownman.com/Interviews/ViewMag-Mar2005/VIEW-Gruv-Mar24to30-2005.htm This interviewer was excellent at capturing the ideology behind that band - a rare thing in interviews. Check this one out. -- Slightly older interview with Ralph Benmergui on JAZZ FM (shortly after returning from Havava last Dec). We had some fun on air together. http://brownman.com/Interviews/JazzFM-Jan18-2005.mp3 (5.5meg | 12min:07sec) -- Please come on down to the Lula Lounge (http://Lula.ca) on Canada Day (July 1st!) and watch as the ALI BROS (http://alibros.brownman.com) play host to 2 of the most conscious free-style jazz rappers go head to head - old school meets new as Enlight (of Gruvasylum) and Phatt Al (of God Make Me Funky) face off for "Symphony of Vibe"... oh it's gonna be funky... ========================================================= 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Image]