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July 2008 Bookings/Gig Schedule
Yes, yes... I know it's ghetto looking for now... but it'll get pretty again soon, promise
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Thr Jul 03 - GOD MADE ME FUNKY
Nu Funk soldiers bring the funk!
@ Palaise Royale, Toronto (private function) (6pm)

Fri Jul 04 - SERAFIN - $free!
"The incredible voice of Serafin will dazzle you every time" - NOW magazine
@ Gate 403, Toronto (9pm)

Sat Jul 05 - DAVE WARD BAND - $10
"Dave Ward is like Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson & Jon Mayer all rolled into one" - PopWorld.com
@ C'est What, Toronto (9pm)

Sun Jul 06 - SHAD (as a special guest) - $free!
"One of the great new hip-hop voices out of Canada" - hiphopworld.com
@ Harbourfront - main stage, Toronto (6pm)

July 07 - 16 - GURU's JAZZMATAZZ BRAZIL TOUR
Guru (of Gangstarr fame) and his legendary NYC jazz-hip-hop group head to Brazil!
@ various venues in Brazil (Sao Paulo, Porto Alegre)

Sat Jul 19 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO - $free!
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" burn down Scarberia.
@ Younited Festival, Scarborough (4pm)

Sun Jul 20 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO - $free!
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" burn down SW Ontario
@ Burlington Jazz Fest - main stage, Burlington (5pm)

Mon Jul 21 - JOHN CHEESMAN BIG BAND - $10
Drummer/composer John Cheesman's electrified and eclectic big band featuring an
all-star cast and John's unique original compositions.
@ The Rex, Toronto (8pm)

Thur Jul 24 - BROWNMAN's BRAZILIAN ELECTRYC TRIO - $10
Celebrating his recent return from touring Brazil, Brownman morphs his 2007 National
Jazz Award wining Electryc Trio into an all-Brazilian electric jazz trio.  With special
guest Max Senitt on drumset (from Hilario Duran's trio) alongside Brownman (trumpet)
and Brownman Electryc Trio regular Tyler Emond (electric bass).
@ Trane Studio, Toronto (9:30pm)

Fri Jul 25 - JASON WILSON & TABARRUK (as a special guest) - $free!
@ Beaches Jazz Fest - streetfest, Toronto (6pm)

Sat Jul 26 - JAMAICA TO TORONTO - $free!
@ Beaches Jazz Fest - mainstage, Toronto (5pm)

Sun Jul 27 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO (USA touring band) - $free!
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" burn down New York state
@ Masten Jazz Fest - main stage, Buffalo (7pm)

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UPCOMING
Sat Aug 02 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" burn down Northern Ontario.
@ Muskokabana Summer Music Fest - main stage, Gravenhurst (10pm)

Sun Aug 03 - SERAFIN
"The incredible voice of Serafin will dazzle you every time" - NOW magazine
@ the Pilot, Toronto (3:30pm)

Mon Aug 04 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"
@ Burlington Jazz Fest, Burlington (TBC)

Wed Aug 06 - ART OF THE TRIO Series
.............Part 1/3 - acoustic trio
Brownman brings his Art of the Trio Series back to the Trane studio... featuring 3 different trios, over 3 wednesdays, in 3 different styles of jazz.
@ Trane Studio, Toronto (9pm)

Fri Aug 08 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"
@ Atma Rising Fest, New York (9pm)

Sat Aug 09 - BROWNMAN Hosts
             The ATMA RISING FEST
@ Atma Rising Fest, New York (all day)

Sun Aug 10 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO (6pm)
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"
@ private party, Toronto

Wed Aug 13 - ART OF THE TRIO Series
.............Part 2/3 - electric trio
Brownman brings his Art of the Trio Series back to the Trane studio... featuring 3 different trios, over 3 wednesdays, in 3 different styles of jazz.
@ Trane Studio, Toronto (9pm)

Mon Aug 18 - JOSH GOODMAN QUINTET
"A newcomer to the Toronto scene, Josh brings his original spirited compositions to the fore tthe city's finest" - NOW magazine.  See a YouTube video of Josh Goodman Quartet feat. Brownman at Gate 403, Toronto (Apr 2008)
@ The Rex, Toronto (8pm)

Wed Aug 20 - ART OF THE TRIO Series
.............Part 3/3 - latin trio
Brownman brings his Art of the Trio Series back to the Trane studio... featuring 3 different trios, over 3 wednesdays, in 3 different styles of jazz.
@ Trane Studio, Toronto (9pm)

Sun Sept 07 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" burn down the Junction!
@ Junction Arts Festival, Toronto

Wed Sept 17 - AARON STAEBELL QUARTET (NYC)
Acclaimed NYC drummer comes to Toronto!
@ Trane Studio, Toronto, ON (9pm)

Thr Sept 18 - AARON STAEBELL QUARTET (NYC)
Acclaimed NYC drummer comes to Toronto!
@ Trane Studio, Toronto, ON (9pm)

Fri Sept 19 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" burn down NY state!
@ Hardware Cafe, Buffalo, NY (10:30pm)

Sat Sept 20 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" burn down NY state again!
@ private function, Buffalo, NY (6pm)

Sun Sept 21 - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
2007 National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" bur down NY state even more!
@ T.B.A., Rochester, NY (tba)

Oct 16 & 17 - HENDRIK MEURKENS TOUR
Legendary Brazilian harmonica player returns to Toronto, featuring Brownman on flugelhorn exclusively.
@ The Rex (16th) & Lula Lounge (17th), Toronto

Brown is focused heavily
on recording sessions:
He was, or is, currently locked in
studio with the following artists:
Guru (hip-hop)
Trey Mills (singer/songwriter)
Rex Mann (folk)
Sheldon Barkley (Calypso)
Fernando Maar (jazz-rock)
Tia Brazda (singer/songwriter)
Jued (hip-hop)
Professor D (hip-hop)
Third Word (hip-hop)
Rikoshay (hip-hop)
Brownman Electryc Trio (electric jazz)
Jason Wilson (progressive reggae)
CRUZAO (latin-jazz-urbania)
Chiva (Colombian latin-jazz)
Gerardo Brizuela (Latin house / electronica)


**Released Summer 2007
Brownman is currently the touring trumpet players with with legendary rapper GURU of Gangstarr & Jazzmatazz fame.  He'll be on tour for most of the Summer with Guru.

Brownman & Guru
2006 ended for Brownman with the explosive "Jazz By Genre" presentation of legendary rapper of Jazzmatazz and Gangstarr fame - GURU, held in Toronto's revered Mod Club.  The chemistry between Brown and Guru was evident, Guru even dragging him to the front of the stage to solo while the hip-hop legend held a mic in front of his bell.  This single performance would lead to a phone call from Guru's producer Solar a month later asking Brown if he was available to make an appearance on the upcoming 2007 release of 'Jazzmatazz Vol. 4' due out in stores nationwide in April 2007, replacing the luminious Donald Byrd as the featured trumpet soloist.  Brown, accepting immediately, would write a special horn arrangement of "Universal Struggle" and solo throughout the tune.  In early Feb he was again contacted by Solar - who was thrilled by Brown's work on the track and ask him to tour America for the release of JAZZMATAZZ VOL. 4.  Brownman will be touring with GURU throughout 2007 and is honoured to be Guru's featured trumpet soloist.
BROWN NEWS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :

Brownman nonimated for a 2008
National Jazz Award w/ the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
for
Electric Jazz Group of the Year
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Brownman named Toronto's 
NOW Magazine's
2007 Toronto Jazz Trumpeter of the Year
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Featured cover story for the Oct/Nov 2007 issue of
CODA magazine, Canada's most acclaimed jazz publication
since 1958. 
http://www.Coda1958.com

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After being nominated in 5 categories at the 2007 Canadian National Jazz Awards, the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO was honoured to have been awarded the 2007 National Jazz Award for Electric Jazz Group of the Year.  Thanks to all that voted!
Brownman was nominated for :
- Canadian National Jazz Composer of the Year
- Canadian National Jazz Musician of the Year
- Canadian National Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year
- Canadian National Latin-jazz Artist of the Year
- Canadian National Electric Group of the Year
    (w/ Brownman Electryc Trio)
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Brownman asked to tour with legendary NYC hip-hop rapper Guru (of Gangstarr and Jazzmatazz fame).  After replacing the unavailable Roy Hargrove on Guru's Jazzmatazz Vol. 4 recording session (hits the store in June), Brownman was asked to tour America.  He departs June 9th for Zurich, Switzerland for 3 days of rehearsals before embarking on a blistering tour European tour before the U.S.A. tour dates being July 15.  Check out the tour dates:
http://www.brownman.com/GigSchedule/2007-06-sched.htm
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Brownman was 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!
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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...
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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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