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Dec 2004 Bookings/Gig Schedule
Date
Time
Band
Idiom
Venue
City
Thrs.
Dec 2
2004
10:00pm
No cover!
A  "Pay
What You
Can"
Event
Toronto's newest jazz venue presents:
Electryc Thursdays
with
Brownman &
The ELECTRYC TRIO
Brownman - electric trumpet
Andrew Stewart - 6-string electric bass
Kieran Adams - drums
See the poster
Electric & Eclectic
Groove Jazz Thursdays
Trane
Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
964 Bathurst St.
(north of Bloor
at Follis)
Toronto
Sat.
Dec 4
2004
7:00pm
Doors
9:00pm
Latin Dance Lessons
10:00pm
Show
Toronto's number 1 latin club 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.
Click to see full collage
Marrón Matizado this Saturday at Lula Lounge is:
.....Ricky Franco - vocals (Mexico)
.....Alex Naar - vocals (Panama)
.....Juan Carlos Cardenas - vocals/guiro (Venezeula)
.....Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet (Trinidad)
.....Marcus Ali - alto sax (Trinidad)
.....Jon "Linus" Kay - tenor sax (Panama)
.....Alberto Campuzano - bass (Venezeula)
.....Ruben Vazquez - piano (Cuba)
.....Alberto Suarez - congas (Cuba)
.....Alex Godinez - timbales / snare (Equador)
.....Ruben Esguerra - bongos / campana (Colombia)
See the LULA POSTER
Hard-hitting
Salsa
8-piece Edition
Lula Lounge
Info:
416-588-0307
(MAP)
Show only

$10.00
Show + Dinner

package
$40.00
Reservations @ 416.588.0307
1585 Dundas St. W.
Toronto
Tues.
Dec 7
2004
9:30pm
No cover!
A  "Pay
What You
Can"
Event
The REX Jazz Jam Session / BROWN B-DAY BASH!!
hosted this week by
NICK ALI TRIO (N.A.T.)

featuring
Brown - trumpet, Michael Herring - bass, Kevin Brow - drums
The Annual Brown Birthday Bash
Come watch Brown turn 25... again... and see the true evils of tequila at work.  It won't be pretty.
Jazz Jam
&
Brown Birthday
Bash
Open to the public
(god helpyou all)
The Rex
(MAP)
Info:
416-598-2475
194 Queen St. W.
(just W of University)
Toronto
Fri.
Dec 10
2004
10:00pm
$15
Chakra Wagon proudly presents
Brownman &
The ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRIO
Brownman - electric trumpet
Michael Herring - upright bass
Kevin Brow - drums
A play first about :

The devil shows up at a house party and emcees his way deep into the soul of the party's host. The devil's music is a melee of hip-hop, jungle and jazz. His word is a demonic clash between philosophy and humanity.
But the concept did not end here.  Because the play has such a natural musical component to it, the type of music that makes you jump up, it seemed to fit better in a club type setting than a theatre.  And that's where the Chakra Wagon took us.  We employed local urban talents - DJ's, live musicians, visual artists and dancers - to help energize and balance out the entire evening.  This was not a night of sitting in chairs and staring at a stage.  This was a night of moving, connecting and communicating.  The Chakra Wagon was not so much a play as it was a place to play. 
08:00pm - Doors
09:30pm - BROWNMAN & The ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRIO
10:30pm - LAL
11:30pm - STOP DIE RESUSCITATE 
12:30am - TRAIN WRECKED
01:30am - DYNAMO and BADNUTBEATS
A play.
Then a bevy
of urban talent.
360 Club
326 Queen St. W.
Toronto
Dec 13
   to
Dec 20
Various
Times
at
Various
Locations
Justin Time Records Recording Artist &
Award-winning latin-jazz-urbania unit
Nick Ali &
CRUZAO
Representing Canada
at the Havana Jazz Festival!!
[ press release ]
featuring
Brown - trumpet, Marcus Ali - alto sax
Yaroldi Abreau - congas (from IRAKERE)
Ramses Rodriguez - drums (from CHUCHO VALDES 4'tet)
Nestor Del Prado - electric bass (from INTERACTIVO)
2002, 2003, 2004 National Jazz Award nominee for 
"Electric Jazz Group Of The Year"
2002 National Jazz Award  "Composer of the Year"
2001 Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix du Jazz Award"
2004 Inpendependant Music Award nominee for
 "Alternative Latin Group of the Year"
Wed Dec 15 - w/ CRUZAO @ Jazz Cafe

Wed Dec 15 - w/ Oscar Valdes & DIAKARA @ Jazz Cafe
Thr Dec 16 - w/ Chispa & LOS COMPLICES @ Jazz Cafe
Fri Dec 17 - w/ CRUZAO @ Teatro Nacional
Fri Dec 17 - w/ Basilio Marquez & ECLIPSE @ Teatro Mella
Sat Dec 18 - w/ HUGH FRASER @ Teatro Mella
Sun Dec 19 - w/ CRUZAO @ Teatro Nacional
Sun Dec 19 - w/ IRAKERE @ Teatro Karl Marx
Latin-Jazz-Urbania
Multiple clubs
& theatres
throughout
Havana
Havana,
CUBA
Fri.
Dec 31
2004
Happy New Year!
9:00pm
Toronto's newest jazz venue presents:
A New Year's Performance by
Radio Nomad
African
Trane
Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
964 Bathurst St.
(north of Bloor
at Follis)
Toronto
.

UPCOMING BIIIIIIG EVENTS
Sat Jan 08, 10:00pm
- MARRON MATIZADO

Brownman's 10-piece salsa powerhouse
@ Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. West, Toronto
----
Sun Jan 23, 9:00pm - ALI BROS
Two brothers... two horns... one mind...
Funk, hip-hop, drum'n'bass, R'n'B all colliding with modern jazz textures.
@ Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. West, Toronto
When first coming to Canada, Argentinean flamenco dancer Noelia Grey incurred a massive hospital bill totaling close to $10,000 and not being a citizen, she was not covered by OHIP.  Before she can become a Canadian citizen, this bill must be paid down.  All proceeds from this concert will go towards paying down this young artist's hospital bill.
----
Wed & Thurs Jan 26 & 27, 9:30pm - Nick Ali & CRUZAO
All-orginal multi-award-winning Latin-Jazz-Urbania
@ Rex Jazz Hotel, 194 Queen St. East, Toronto
----
Eeeeevery Wed starting Feb 9, 2005 - NICK ALI TRIO
Feb 2005 - The NICK ALI TRIO will begin a Wed night jazz residency
"Organic, modern, seething... the new voice in jazz"
@ Honey Supper Lounge, 115 John St, Toronto
----
May 2005 - The monster returns! - CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO
RETURNS TO THE DISTILLERY JAZZ FESTIVAL!
15-man latin-jazz monster orchestra
@ Distillery Jazz Festival, Toronto
----
May 2005 - FIVE ERAS OF MILES
Comes to the Distillery Jazz Festival (produced by Nick "Brownman" Ali)
A one-night version of the FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES show
featuring 5 of Toronto's star trumpeters over 5 musical eras of Miles Davis
@ Distillery Jazz Festival, Toronto


A RECENT MAGIC MOMENT
Dec 2004 - Nick Ali & CRUZAO

was invited to represent Canada
@ Havana Jazz Festival, Cuba
and dazzled international audiences with their fiery sounds.  Brownman would subsequently asked by Chucho Valdes himself to
perform with the legendary IRAKERE as a special guest soloist.  Footage from this ground-breaking performance will be
up on brownman.com soon.  A proud moment for Canada.

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