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July 2003 Bookings/Gig Schedule
Date
Time
Band 
Idiom
Venue
City
Tues.,
July 1
2003
CANADA DAY
Noon
to
2:00pm
City Of Toronto's "Celebrate Toronto"
Canada Day Celebrations presents
Nick Ali &
MARRÓN MATIZADO
10-piece All-star salsa unit MARRÓN MATIZADO tackles modern progressive salsa in a way that this country has never seen before.  Bringing elements of funk, jazz, and hip-hop to the table the unit creates a  high-energy whirlwind of modern salsa.  Called "Toronto's Salsa Dream-team" by Picante Latin Xpress magazine.
.....Ricky Franco - vocals (Mexico)
.....Juan Carlos Cardenas - vocals (Venezeula)
.....Alex Naar - vocals (Panama)
.....Johann Aguirre - backup vocals / guiro (Peru)
.....Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet/Director (Trinidad)
.....Marcus Ali - alto sax (Trinidad)
.....Jon "Linus" Kay - tenor sax (Panama)
.....Paco Luviano - bass (Mexico)
.....Ruben Vazquez - piano (Cuba)
.....Ruben "Bennie" Esguerra - congas (Colombia)
.....Alex Godinez - timbales (Colombia)
.....Daniel Stone - bongo / campana (Venezuela)
Latin
11 piece Salsa Powerhouse
Nathan Philips
Square
Main Stage
(MAP)
Nathan Philips Square
(Bay & Queen)
Toronto
7:00pm
to
10:00pm
City Of London presents
Canada DayCelebrations with
Nick Ali &
MARRÓN MATIZADO
Latin
11 piece Salsa Powerhouse
Harris Park
Main Stage
Harris Park
London
Wed.,
July 2
2003
10:00pm
Habitat Nightclub presents:
Afro-Caribbean groove in a Techno setting
Christian Newhook &
PANTiKi Sound System
featuring
Christian Newhook - DJ / laptop / Drums machine
Mark Mosco - steel pans, Brown - trumpet
Luis Guerra - piano, Rob Brown - electric bass
Chendy Leon - timbales, Ruben Esguerra - congas
 Afro-Caribbean
grooves in a 
Techno setting
Habitat
739 Queen West
Toronto 
Thrs.,
July 3
2003
6:00pm
60 min set
Montreal Jazz Festival presents:
Eclectic and innovative guitarist
Steve Cole and The
THERMAL QUARTET
FEATURING
Nick "Brownman" Ali
with
Adrean Ferrugea - piano, Marc Rogers - bass,
Howard Gaul - drums
Modern Jazz
Montreal
Jazz Festival
MAIN STAGE!
Yep - the big one
Montreal
Jazz Festival
Fri.,
July 4
2003
10:00pm
90 min set
Montreal Jazz Festival presents:
The debut Montreal perfromance of
Brownman &
GRUVASYLUM
Releasing the CD
"LIMITED EDITION LIVE"
Click to see poster
featuring the mighty
MC enlight
with
Brownman - electric trumpet
Marc Rogers - electric bass, Daniel Barnes - drums
with Special Guest from the POCKET DWELLERS
DJ S-LUV - turntables
Jazz-Hip-Hop
&
Jungle-Jazz
Montreal
Jazz Festival
Part of their 
"Groove Series"
--
Groove Bleue Légère Stage
Montreal
Jazz Festival
postponed
Sat.,
July 5
2003
postponed
1:15pm
60 min set
2003 Toronto Uptown Jazz Festival presents :
Afro-Caribbean groove in a Techno setting
Ruben "Bennie" Esguerra &
CHIVA
featuring
Bennie - congas / bongas, Ryan Wylie - drums
Dane Wedderburn - bass, DJ S-LUV - turntables
Brownman - electric trumpet
Colombian latin rhythms,
Funk grooves,
Hip-hop beats,
Jazz solos
postponed
Uptown
Jazz Festival
--
Mel Lastman Square Main Stage
(MAP)
postponed
Mel Lastman Square
Toronto
3:00pm
60 min set
2003 Toronto Uptown Jazz Festival presents :
Justin Time Records Recording Artist &
Award-winning latin-jazz-funk unit
Nick Ali & CRUZAO
featuring
Brown - trumpet, Marcus Ali - alto sax
Luisito Orbegoso - congas, Chendy Leon - drums
Andrew Stewart - 6-string electric bass
2002 & 2003 National Jazz Award nominee for 
"Electric Jazz Group Of The Year"
2001 Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix du Jazz" Award
Award-winning
Latin-Jazz-Funk
postponed
Uptown
Jazz Festival
--
Mel Lastman Square Main Stage
(MAP)
postponed
Mel Lastman Square
Toronto
Sun.,
July 6
2003
Noon
The 2003 Toronto Street Festival presents:
Afro-Caribbean groove in a Techno setting
Ruben "Bennie" Esguerra &
CHIVA
featuring
Bennie - congas / bongas, Pedro Ojeda - drums
Dane Wedderburn - bass, DJ S-LUV - turntables
Brownman - electric trumpet
 Colombian latin rhythms,
Funk grooves,
Hip-hop beats,
Jazz solos
Toronto
Street Festival
Global Grooves
Stage
Global Grooves Stage
Yonge & Bloor St.
Toronto
2:00pm
The 2003 Toronto Street Festival presents:
Brownman &
GRUVASYLUM
featuring the mighty
MC enlight
with
Brownman - electric trumpet
TBA - electric bass, TBA - drums
with Special Guest from the POCKET DWELLERS
DJ S-LUV - turntables
 Jazz-Hip-Hip
&
Jungle Jazz
 Toronto
Street Festival
Urban Soul
Stage
Urban Soul Stage
Yonge & Bloor
Toronto
6:00pm
Closing the 2003 Toronto Street Festival :
Justin Time Records Recording Artist &
Award-winning latin-jazz-funk unit
Nick Ali & CRUZAO
featuring
Brown - trumpet, Marcus Ali - alto sax
Ruben "Bennie" Esguerra - congas, Pedro Ojeda - drums
Andrew Stewart - 6-string electric bass
with
Some special surprise guests!
2002 & 2003 National Jazz Award nominee for 
"Electric Jazz Group Of The Year"
2001 Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix du Jazz" Award
Award-winning
Latin-Jazz-Funk
 Toronto
Street Festival
Global Grooves
Stage
Global Grooves Stage
Yonge & Bloor St.
Toronto
9:30pm
Soloist with
CAMARILLO
featuring
Marlon Van Zyl - drums, percussion, didgeereedoo
Adam Smale - 7 String guitar, sound effects
Ansgar Shroer - Harmonica, percussion
Jeff King - sax, flute    Chris Banks - bass
"Freaked Out Jazz"
Holy
Joe's
651 Queen St. W.
(upstairs from Reverb)
Toronto
Fri.,
July 11
2003
10:00pm
The New Bamboo presents :
Jason Wilson &
TABARRUK
performing with
Jason Wilson - lead vocals / piano / composition
Perry Joseph - guitar / vocals
Michael Herring - bass, Clarke Williams - drums
Brownman - trumpet
Progressive
Modern Reggae
Bambu
By The Lake
Info:
416-593-5771
245 Queens Quay West
Toronto
Sat.,
July 12
2003
8:00pm
The Distillary presents :
Jason Wilson &
TABARRUK
performing with
Jason Wilson - lead vocals / piano / composition
Perry Joseph - guitar / vocals
Michael Herring - bass, Clarke Williams - drums
Brownman - trumpet
Progressive
Modern Reggae
The Distillary's
Pure Spirits
Stage
(MAP)
55 Mill St.
Toronto
Wed.,
July 16
2003
2:00pm
Recording Session
with Juno nominated Producer Adam Messinger of
MESSINGER PRODUCTIONS
Horn tracking
Recording
Session
Messinger
Studios
728 Cosburn Ave.
Toronto
Thrs.,
July 17
2003
5:00pm
Recording Session with
Jason Wilson & 
TABARRUK
Horn tracking for "Dread & Blue" Release
Recording
Session
The Big Room
Studios
Info:
905-738-9531
400 Credit Stone Rd.
Unit 20
Concord
Fri.,
July 18
2003
8:00pm
The Distillary presents :
Brownman &
GRUVASYLUM
featuring the mighty
MC enlight
with
Brownman - electric trumpet
Marc Rogers - electric bass, Daniel Barnes - drums
Jazz-Hip-Hop
&
Jungle-Jazz
The Distillary's
Pure Spirits
Stage
(MAP)
55 Mill St.
Toronto
Sun.,
July 20
2003
6:00pm
Masten District "Jazz in the Park" Festival
in Buffalo, New York presents
a free outdoor modern jazz concert
featuring Canada's 
NICK ALI QUARTET
with
Brownman - trumpet
Michael Herring - acoustic bass, Kevin Brow - drums
with special guest
Adrean Farrugia - piano
Modern Jazz
Buffalo Science Museum
(MAP)
On Best & Humboldt Streets in the Martin
Luther King Park
On Best & Humboldt Streets in the Martin
Luther King Park
Buffalo, New York
USA
Thrs.,
July 24
2003
7 - 11pm
2003 Beaches International Jazz Fest presents :
INNER SOUL
with special guest Brownman
Soul / R&B
Beaches
Jazz Fest
(Streetfest)
1897 Queen St. E.
(part of the Streetfest)
Beaches, Toronto
Fri.,
July 25
2003
7 - 11pm
2003 Beaches International Jazz Fest presents :
INNER SOUL
with special guest Brownman
Soul / R&B
Beaches
Jazz Fest
(Streetfest)
1897 Queen St. E.
(part of the Streetfest)
Beaches, Toronto
Sat.,
July 26
2003
7 - 11pm
2003 Beaches International Jazz Fest presents :
INNER SOUL
with special guest Brownman
Soul / R&B
Beaches
Jazz Fest
(Streetfest)
1897 Queen St. E.
(part of the Streetfest)
Beaches, Toronto
Midnight
Loraine's After Hours presents
The ALI BROS.
featuring
Nick "Brownman" Ali -  trumpet, Marcus Ali - alto sax
Marc Rogers - 7-string electric bass,
Luisito Orbegoso - drums
A little latin
A little jazz
A little groove
Loraine's
After Hours
(MAP)
29 Stafford St.
Toronto
Sun.,
July 27
2003
1:00pm
to
2:00pm
2003 Beaches International Jazz Fest presents :
HEATHER BAMBRICK
promoting the release of
"IT'S ABOUT TIME"

featuring
Some of Toronto's finest jazz artists
"formerly of the Beehive Singers, Heather is one of the most respected of the next generation of jazz singers in the city"
Vocal Jazz 
with 10-piece
jazz orchestra
Beaches
Jazz Fest

Kew Gardens
MAIN STAGE

Kew Gardens
Main Stage
Beaches, Toronto
Thrs.,
July 31
2003
10:00pm
The Lula Lounge and TradeMarkEnt proudly presents
the debut of Canada's newest latin-reggae superstar
Fito Blanko
featuring
Fito - all vocals
Keith Kanashiro - keyboards / Musical Director
Shantall Young & Ricky Franco - backup vocals
Alexie Barro - 1st trumpet, Brownman -  2nd trumpet
Alex Naar - alto sax, T.B.A. - bass
Chendy Leon - drums, Johann Aguirre - timbales
Ruben Esguerra - congas
Reggae meets
Salsa with a
dash of  Hip-hip
Lula Lounge
Info:
416-588-0307
(MAP)
Admission
$10.00


Dinner Reservations @ 416.588.0307
1585 Dundas W.
Toronto

 
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