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Dec 2 2006 -- Brown's B-day!!! -- He's turning 25... again... |
7:00pm -- Latin Dance lesson 9:00pm -- show 10:00pm |
Nick "Brownman" Ali & MARRÓN MATIZADO RETURNING TO LULA LOUNGE ON BROWNMAN’s BIRTHDAY!!! "After a year of relentless touring making him unavailable to perform at Lula, multi-award winning, Trinidadian-born latin-jazz trumpet sensation Nick "Brownman” Ali brings his all-star salsa ensemble MARRÓN MATIZADO back to Toronto's hottest latin venue - the Lula Lounge. Don't miss the party!" -- Brownman's 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. Yani Borrell - vocals (Cuba) German Rodriguez - vocals (Colombia) Paula Andres - vocals(Colombia) Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet (Trinidad) Luis Denisi - alto sax (Cuba) Ross "Maca" MacIntyre - bass (Argentina) Luis Guerra - piano (Cuba) Ruben Esguerra - congas (Peru) Max Senitt - bongos / campana (Chile) Frank Duran - drumset / timbales (Cuba) -- See the OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE for more info |
Salsa 10-man Edition - and - Brown Birthday Party! |
Info: 416-588-0307 (MAP) Show only $15.00 Show + 3-course Dinner package $54.00 Reservations @ 416.588.0307 ---- $5 OFF COUPON!! |
Toronto |
Sun
Dec 3 2006 |
7:30pm -- show 8:00pm |
HIP HOP JAZZ featuring MC GURU with SOLAR (guitar) & DJ DOO-WOP (turntables) backed by the TORONTO JAZZMATAZZ ALL-STARS featuring BROWNMAN (trumpet / musical director), KELLY LEE EVANS (vocals), MARC ROGERS (bass), COLIN KINGSMORE (drums) opening acts include RHTHMICRU w/ the IRIE BAND beatboxing by JUULAR spoken word by AMANI -- Visit JazzByGenre.com for more info |
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$25 jazzbygenre members $30 non-members Buy Tickets from TicketBreak |
Toronto |
Sun
Dec 10 2006 |
6:30pm -- Latin Dance performances 8:00pm -- band 9:00pm
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JOEL "MASACOTE" MASSICOT His first time performing in Canada! From Press Release: "This December 10th, a feature concert presentation with latin-jazz pianist Joel "Masacote" Massicot (Boston) feat. acclaimed Trinidadian trumpet player Nick "Brownman" Ali, who will act as Masacote's Musical Director during his time in Toronto & members of Brownman's own iconic latin-jazz ensemble CRUZAO (Toronto). This 8-piece group will play Ritmo de Masacote's music and function as both a Latin Jazz and Salsa Orchestra, for your dancing pleasure. Dj music by DJ Julio Cezar & DJ Nelson Don't miss it!!!" Click here for Ticket pricing and more info... |
& Salsa |
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(just N. of Eglinton, close to the subway) Toronto |
Thrs
Dec 15 2006 |
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BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO Brownman - electric trumpet Tyler Emond - 6-string electric bass Colin Kingsmore - drums -- More info |
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." |
Central Info: 416-913-4586 (MAP) |
(in Mirvish Village - S of Bloor St & 1 block W of Bathurst St) Toronto |
Sun
Dec 17 2006 POSTPONED |
POSTPONED |
Nick Ali & MARRÓN MATIZADO Brownman's 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. |
Salsa 10-piece Edition |
POSTPONED |
POSTPONED Toronto |
Thur
Dec 28 2006 |
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The LIVE WIRE weekly series, this week featuring: Ruben "Bennie" Esguerra & CHIVA "Afro-Columbian latin-jazz meets urban vibe" featuring Bennie - congas, bata, Colombian percussion Brownman - trumpet, electryc trumpet, percussion Eric Boucher - keybaords Ross "Maca" MacIntyre - 6-string electric bass Chris Lamont - drums |
latin-jazz meets urban vibe |
Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) |
(N. of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
Sun
Dec 31 2006 -- Happy New Year's! |
6:30pm -- dinner 7:00pm -- band 9:30pm -- $20 adv $25 door $60 package |
A Blue Note New Year's with the BROWNMAN QUARTET NewYearsEve.brownman.com ----- "Bring in the New Year with nationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter Nick 'Brownman' Ali performing a night of hard-swinging tunes from the classic Blue Note Era. Music by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk,Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey,Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Grant Green, Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, and many more..." ----- featuring Brownman - trumpet / flugelhorn / percussion Mark Pellizzer - guitar / keyboards Dustin Shaskin - electro-acoustic bass Max Roach - drums / breakbeats ----- See a history
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Blue Note Era Jazz |
Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) |
(N. of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
Jan - March '07 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)
Moses
Mayes.(funk
orchestra)
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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:
Sun
Dec 10
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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!
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.
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.
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:
ALI
BROS "mythological" Canada Day performance:
Interview
with View Magazine (in depth)
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