Subject: Sun Nov 20, 8pm - Brownman & CRUZAO @ Lula Lounge for HAVANA Fundraiser Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:50:27 -0500 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 those new to the Big Ass Mailing List. "BROWNMAN ASKED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT HAVANA JAZZ FEST" ... but we need your help ... this Sunday... ... to support the Cuban adventure ... ====================================================== SUNDAY NOV 20 http://havana.brownman.com Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 8:00pm - early night! ====================================================== VIVA HAVANA! A fundraiser for the 2005 Havana Jazz Fest Representatives Fuuuuuuuull Event Info: http://havana.brownman.com $20 - all proceeds going towards the artists tour expenses Nick "Brownman" Ali & CRUZAO *and* Stich Wynston's TIGHTROPE to perform! Online DONATIONS/Tickets (thanks to TicketWeb!): http://ca.ticketweb.com/t3/event/EventListings?orgId=11703 Will stay open until Nov 29... please support Canadian artistry! ====================================================== BROWNMAN ASKED TO REPRESENT CANADA AT HAVANA JAZZ FEST http://havana.brownman.com ====================================================== As most of you know I've been asked to represent Canada at the Havana Jazz Festival in Cuba (along with some other monster musicians like Stich Wynston, legendary drummer for the Shuffle Demons and the Juno-winning Hugh Fraser)... but the last time Fidel was over for dinner I made fun of his moustache (socialist dictators have such low humor thresholds) and now he's not funding a penny to any international artist. Sheesh. One "curly moushy like a frenchman" joke and he freaks out. Soooo - we're having the big fundraiser you've been hearing so much about this Sun at the Lula Lounge at 8pm (early start for you workin' stiffs), and it's guaranteed to be a PAAAAARTY. My award-winning latin-jazz-urban outfit CRUZAO will perform and feature the legendary Paul DeLong on drums, Dane Wedderburn on bass, Marcus Ali on alto & bass clarinet, Luisito Orbegoso on congas and Brownman on trumpet, electryc trumpet and flugelhorn. As well as the legendary drummer for the Shuffle Demons Stich Wynston's TIGHTROPE - which also features both my brother and I. The fundraiser is to raise money to cover the HUGE tour expenses involved. And get Fidel a nose-hair clipper. But don't tell'em. It's a surprise. So Shhhh. Please do come out... Paul Delong and Dane Wedderburn will be playing with the regular CRUZAO members that night (me, Marcus, Luisito and Enlight, our guest rapper) - and they're just KILLIN' it. We played BTV yesterday and I couldn't believe what they did at 9am with no sleep. And - as a special treat - I'll be debuting on Sunday a ton of new never before heard material from the upcoming new CRUZAO CD... which will be out by the summer if all goes according to the master plan. ====================================================== ONLINE DONATIONS ====================================================== For those of you who can't attend but would like to support us - thanks to the great people at TicketWeb - you can go to the following page and "buy" donations on your credit card. http://ca.ticketweb.com/t3/event/EventListings?orgId=11703 We all would so grateful for these donations as they embody the deepest form of support for those who can't come to the show but still want show us it means something to them that we've been asked to represent our country at the Havana Jazz Fest. It's a huge honour. ====================================================== WHILE AT THE HAVANA JAZZ FEST... ====================================================== While at the Havana I'll be performing with a version of my band that uses members of IRAKERE as in it's rhythm section the festival has dubbed CRUZAO HAVANA. Additionally I'm hugely honoured to have been asked to perform as a featured soloist: - with Stich Wynston's ultra funky TIGHTROPE - with Oscar Valdes and DIAKARA - at the 60th Anniversary Concert of Canada-Cuba Relations - with trumpeters CARLOS SARDUY, YASEK MANZANO & BASILIO MARQUEZ - with CHISPA Y LOS COMPLICES - with the legendary IRAKERE ====================================================== BROWN IN THE MEDIA... ====================================================== Saturday @ 1:30pm on Sun TV *shrug* - that's what I was told... there's some profile on me happening then... that's all the information I got... hope my hair looks a'ight. ========================================================== UPCOMING : http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule.htm ========================================================== Wed Nov 16 - ELECTRYC TRIO w/ Brazilian legend Eder "O" Rocha @ Trane Studio, T.O. (9-11:30pm) Thr Nov 17 - NICK ALI TRIO @ Red Guitar Arthouse Cafe, T.O. (9pm) (feat. Stich Wynston - drums, Scott Peterson - bass) 'The Great American Wrongbook' - Show 1 Fri Nov 18 - NICK ALI TRIO @ Red Guitar Arthouse Cafe, Toronto (9pm) (feat. Stich Wynston - drums, Scott Peterson - bass) 'The Great American Wrongbook' - Show 2 Sun Nov 20 - HAVANA JAZZ FEST SEND-OFF PARTY @ Lula Lounge (9pm) Fundraiser to get Brown to Cuba to represent Canada @ Havana Jazz Fest. Please come support Canada's own. http://havana05.brownman.com Mon Nov 21 - CHIVA feat. Brownman @ Trane Studio, Toronto (8:30-11pm) Wed Nov 23 - ELECTRYC TRIO w/ Brazilian legend Eder "O" Rocha @ Trane Studio, T.O. (9-11:30pm) Thr Nov 24 - KOBO TOWN feat. Brownman @ Lula Lounge, Toronto Fri Nov 25 - BROWNMAN's U.S. TRIO @ Hardware Cafe, Buffalo (10pm) Sun Nov 27 - JAZZ BY GENRE feat. the monsterous ROY AYERS!!!! @ Mod Club, Toronto http://jazzbygenre.com Mon Nov 28 - CHIVA feat. Brownman @ Trane Studio, Toronto (8:30-11pm) A lil bye-bye Brownman party before he leaves on tour. Tue Nov 29 - depart for tour!! Nov'05/Dec'05/Jan'06 Brownman on tour in South & Central America... starting at the Havana Jazz festival, continuing to Cancun, Mexico City, Belize, Honduras, Argentina and more... Sat Jan 28 - Brownman & CRUZAO feat. Fito Blanko! @ Nathan Philip's Square, 4:30pm Coming in Feb - MARRON MATIZADO w/ Hilario Duran! ========================================================== BROWN NEWS: ========================================================== Brownman voted Toronto's 2005 BEST JAZZ ARTIST by NOW Magazine: http://brownman.com/PressReleases/NowAward-Oct27-2005_v13.PDF Press: "Nick "Brownman" Ali and CRUZAO HAVANA to headline the 2005 Havana Jazz Fest. Brownman and brother Marcus Ali will also appear as a special guest with Stich Wynston's TIGHTROPE, the legendary IRAKERE, Oscar Valdes' DIAKARA and Chucho Valdes himself." I recently opened for SOULIVE with the Electryc Trio... and man oh man is that band ever devastatingly funky. Monsters all of them. Kraz, Neal, Alan, Ryan and Rashann.... big love. Thanks for making me feel so welcome on your stage - and for callin' me out at the end to blow over "Tighten Up". An honour that words can't express. SOULIVE returns to Toronto in Dec to open for the Dave Matthews band at the Air Canada Centre. You'll wanna check that out. Sun Nov 27 - ROY AYERS comes to Toronto! And the downtempo groove sounds of deep bassist Etric Lyons & KUSH (http://kush-music.com) feat. Brownman, Arturo Tappin & J-Tek will be the opening act. This opening band is DANGEROUS and I'm looking forward to standing next to the powerful caribbean saxophonist Arturo Tappin and DJ Dopey's mad partner on the decks - J-Tek, one of the foremost turntablists in the country. Don't miss this one. Tickets: http://jazzbygenre.com The Live Music Report review of Week 4 of FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES: http://thelivemusicreport.com/clubs/traneStudio/brownmanTribute.html Errol Nazereth's feature article on FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES: http://Brownman.com/Interviews/Eye-Sept2005/StyleForMiles.html ALI BROS "mythological" Canada Day performance: http://Brownman.com/Interviews/2005-08-FilmFest/Mythology.html Interview with View Magazine (in depth) http://Brownman.com/Interviews/ViewMag-Mar2005/VIEW-Gruv-Mar24to30-2005.htm =========================================================== A'ight... I'm out. Peace. - Brown ---- If there's a heaven, they must have one hell of a big band... ---- CRUZAO asked to represent Canada at the Havana Jazz Fest! Fundraiser to raise money for travel expenses : Sun Nov 20 @ Lula Lounge - more info: http://havana.brownman.com Please come out and support Canada's own! ---- 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