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Nov 2006 Bookings/Gig Schedule
Date
Time
Band
Idiom
Venue
City
Thur
Nov 2
2006
9:00pm
Kingston proudly presents
GOD MADE ME FUNKY

"God Made Me Funky (GMMF) is the Funky live ensemble, out of Toronto, Ontario, comprised of a diverse array of musicians ranging from classically trained Jazz artists to street schooled Hip-Hop & R&B vocalists, all of which share the common bond of moving crowds and bringing the Nu Funk in to the next millennium."
A pure
Nu Funk Party
Alfie's Pub,
Queen's University
Kingston
Fri
Nov 3
2006
9:00pm
Kingston proudly presents
GOD MADE ME FUNKY

"God Made Me Funky (GMMF) is the Funky live ensemble, out of Toronto, Ontario, comprised of a diverse array of musicians ranging from classically trained Jazz artists to street schooled Hip-Hop & R&B vocalists, all of which share the common bond of moving crowds and bringing the Nu Funk in to the next millennium."
A pure
Nu Funk Party
Jello Bar
Info:
514-285-2621
(MAP)
151 Rue Ontario Est
Montreal
Thrs
Nov 9
2006
doors
9:00pm
Toronto's Dominion On Queen presents:
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
See the poster
Brownman - electric trumpet
Tyler Emond - 6-string electric bass
Colin Kingsmore - drums
Modern Electric
Groove Jazz
--
JazzOnline writes: 
"Nick 'Brownman' Ali's
powerful electrified trio
captures the essence of
the later years in Miles
Davis' life, his electric
period, without imitation...
while managing to stay
grounded in the sounds
of today.  Impressive."
Dominion
On Queen
500 Queen Street
(One light East of Parliament Street)
Toronto
Fri
Nov 10
2006
6:00pm
Dinner
served
8:00pm
Latin Dance Lessons
9:00pm
to
Midnight
Show
SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY THE OLD MILL:
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
Luisito Orbegoso - vocals (Peru)
Yani Borrell - vocals (Cuba)
German Rodriguez - vocals (Colombia)
Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet / flugelhorn (Trinidad)
Marcus Ali - alto sax / flute (Trinidad)
Ross McIntyre - bass (Mexico)
Luis Guerra - piano(Cuba)
Ruben Esguerra - congas (Colombia)
Alex Godinez - timbales / snare (Peru)
Daniel Stone - bongos / campana (Venezuela)
More info...
Hard-hitting
Salsa
10-piece Edition
Historic
Old Mill
Reservations: 1-866-653-6455
Show +  3-course

Dinner package
$69.00
21 Old Mill Road
Toronto
Sat
Nov 11
2006
7:00pm
PERMUTAÇÕES
unplugged

Jennifer Petrilli - vocals, Brownman - flugelhorn
Reg Schwager - guitar, 
Tyler Emond - 6-string electric bass
Ruben Esguerra - congas
Brazilian
Jazz
private
party
private party
Jordan, Ontario
Sun
Nov 12
2006
3:30pm
to
6:00pm
Havana Feelings presents:
MARRÓN LATIN-JAZZ TRIO

A latin-jazz Sunday matinee - only $5
"featuring nationally acclaimed Latin-jazz trumpeter Nick 'Brownman' Ali backed by different latin music specialists every Sunday.  The only latin-jazz matinee in Toronto!
This week with:
Mitchel Amhed - drumset (Cuba)
Juan Pablo - bass (Cuba)
Latin-jazz
Havana
Feelings
Info:
416-423-1313
(MAP)
2202 Danforth Ave.
Toronto
Sat
Nov 18
2006
3:30pm
Toronto's highest rated jazz club presents:
JOHN CHEESMAN BIG BAND
"A unique and progressive big band under the direction of drummer/composer John Cheesman."
Progressive
Big Band
The Rex
Info:
416-598-2475
194 Queen St. West
Toronto
Sun
Nov 19
2006
3:30pm
to
6:00pm
Havana Feelings presents:
MARRÓN LATIN-JAZZ TRIO

A latin-jazz Sunday matinee - only $5
"featuring nationally acclaimed Latin-jazz trumpeter Nick 'Brownman' Ali backed by different latin music specialists every Sunday.  The only latin-jazz matinee in Toronto!
This week with:
TBA - drumset (Cuba)
TBA - bass (Cuba)
Latin-jazz
Havana
Feelings
Info:
416-423-1313
(MAP)
2202 Danforth Ave.
Toronto
Thr
Nov 23
2006
9:00pm
Winnipeg's funk orchestra
MOSES MAYES
feat. Brownman

Brown teams up with Winnipeg's 7-man premiere funk orchestra - Moses Mayes - for a few Central Canada tour dates with promoting the release of their newest record "Second Ring".  You definitely wanna check this crew out!
7-man
funk orchestra
Jello Bar
Info:
514-285-2621
(MAP)
151 Rue Ontario Est
Montreal
Fri
Nov 24
2006
9:00pm
Winnipeg's funk orchestra
MOSES MAYES
feat. Brownman

Brown teams up with Winnipeg's 7-man premiere funk orchestra - Moses Mayes - for a few Central Canada tour dates with promoting the release of their newest record "Second Ring".  You definitely wanna check this crew out!
7-man
funk orchestra
Maverick's
Info:
613-562-3941
(MAP)
221 Rideau St
Ottawa
Sat
Nov 25
2006
9:00pm
Winnipeg's funk orchestra
MOSES MAYES
feat. Brownman

Brown teams up with Winnipeg's 7-man premiere funk orchestra - Moses Mayes - for a few Central Canada tour dates with promoting the release of their newest record "Second Ring".  You definitely wanna check this crew out!
7-man
funk orchestra
Reverb
Info:
416-504-6699
(MAP)
657 Queen St. West
Toronto
Sun
Nov 26
2006
3:30pm
to
6:00pm
Havana Feelings presents:
MARRÓN LATIN-JAZZ TRIO

A latin-jazz Sunday matinee - only $5
"featuring nationally acclaimed Latin-jazz trumpeter Nick 'Brownman' Ali backed by different latin music specialists every Sunday.  The only latin-jazz matinee in Toronto!"
This week with:
TBA - drumset (Cuba)
TBA - bass (Cuba)
Latin-jazz
Havana
Feelings
Info:
416-423-1313
(MAP)
2202 Danforth Ave.
Toronto

Oct to Dec will see Brownman focused heavily on recording
sessions and not performing live as much as in the summer.

He is currently locked in studio with the following artists:
Professor D.(hip-hop)
Third Word.(hip-hop)
Rikoshay.(hip-hop)
Jason Wilson.(progressive reggae)
CRUZAO.(latin-jazz-urbania)
Chiva.(Colombian latin-jazz)


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BIG UPCOMING GIGS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :

Oct to Dec will see Brown focused heavily on recording sessions and not performing live as much as in the summer.

He is currently locked in studio with the following artists:
Professor D (hip-hop)
Third Word (hip-hop)
Rikoshay (hip-hop)
Jason Wilson (progressive reggae)
CRUZAO (latin-jazz-urbania)
Chiva (Colombian latin-jazz)

Sun Dec 10
@ Six Degrees Nightclub, Toronto
Boston based latin-jazz pianist Joel "Masacote" Massicot comes to Toronto. While here he will utilized Brownman as his Musical Director and members of CRUZAO as his backing band.  A stellar non-to-be-missed performance!
Joel's CDBABY site (MP3s!)


BROWN NEWS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :
Brownman was recently nominated for a 2006 Canadian National Jazz Award for "Latin-jazz Artist of the Year".  The prize was awarded to the luminous and deserving Hilario Duran, but we at Brownman Music Inc. would like to thank all those who voted for this dynamic performer!

Shortly after returning from the last South American tour in Jan '06, the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO began a new jazz residency at Buffalo's ultra hip Allen St. Hardware Cafe... this residency will continue through summer and all of upstate NY is invited to join the party! 
http://ElectrycTrio.brownman.com

No longer able to deny the undeniable - Brownman Music now has a MySpace.com page. There are 4 tunes and some video from CRUZAO is currently loaded (though they will be on weekly rotation), pics, and a ton more.  Feel free to drop in and make Brown your MySpace friend.
http://www.MySpace.com/BrownmanMusic

The AUDIO/VIDEO section at Brownman.com now has new audio up - as well as a 2 minute movie trailer from film maker Vitold Vidic's Documentary "CRUZAO: The Movie" which first aired at the 2005 Toronto film festival and documents the trials and tribulations of Brownman's struggle to get CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO - the 15-man version of CRUZAO - prepped for it's inaugural performance at the 2004 Distillery Jazz Festival with the clocking ticking down and problems mounting. http://Brownman.com/pages-AudVid.htm  (Under VIDEO)

Brownman recently appointed to the Prague Jazz Open Festival's Board of Artistic Directors where his knowledge and expertise will aid in shaping the vision of the festival's 2006/2007 programming.
http://www.praguejazzopen.cz

Brownman toured ARGENTINA for 3 weeks - beginning with the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival and includes feature concert presentations with some of Argentina's finest jazz and tango artists!  May 21 to June 15 2006 - arriving back in Toronto just in time to perform 8 times for the Toronto Jazz Festival.  More Argentine info as it comes in...

Collaborations seems to be the name of the game in 2006 and we'd like to mention some of those fantastic groups that have featured Brown in recent months: IRAKERE, CHISPA Y LOS COMPLICES, TUMBAO INC., DUB TRINITY, KUSH, FERTILE GROUND, SOULIVE, KOBOTOWN, KELLY LEE EVANS, MR. SOMETHING SOMETHING, METHODOLOGY, JAH-B, MAPALE, CHIVA, RITA DI GHENT & The SPRAWL PROJECT, AVE RD. & CESCO. All are world-class ensembles and we encourage those reading this to put their names into Google and check out their artistry.


OLDER BROWN NEWS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :
Brownman voted Toronto's 2005 BEST JAZZ ARTIST by NOW Magazine:

http://brownman.com/PressReleases/NowAward-Oct27-2005_v13.PDF

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


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