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Dec 2010 Bookings/Gig Schedule
Date / Time
Band
Idiom
Venue
City
Sun.
Dec 05
2010
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3:00pm
TorontoVoiceLessons.com
presents
OWN YOUR OWN VOICE
ORCHESTRAL WORKSHOP
See the poster
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Press Release: 
"Once a year students of Ryan Luchuck's innovative OWN YOUR OWN VOICE vocal program have an opportunity to perform songs of their choice in front of an audience of up to 100 fellow students and friends accompanied by a professional orchestra.  Instead of  a "recital" this is instead a low-pressure chance to get real-world live experience."
Orchestral
Recital 
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students of the Own Your Own Voice vocal programme perform accompanied by a live orchestra stacked with some of Toronto's best session players
Glen Gould
Studio
$20
250 Front St.
Toronto
Fri.
Dec 10
2010
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8:00pm
Buffalo's hippest club
presents
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
See the poster
featuring the B.E.T. USA permutation:
Brownman - electric trumpet
Rodney Appleby - 6-string electric bass
Aaron Staebell - drums
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JazzOnline writes: 
"Brownman Ali's powerful trio captures the essence of the later years in Miles Davis' life, his electric period, without imitation. Brownman's ELECTRYC TRIO is uniquely his own, yet echoes with the sounds of ‘Bitches Brew’ and ‘In a Silent Way’ right down to Miles’ use of electronics while still managing to stay grounded in the sounds of today, clearly paying apt tribute to Brownman's NYC mentor Randy Brecker. Impressive."
Modern Electric
Groove Jazz
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2007 Canadian
National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz
Group of the Year"
Allen Street
Hardware
Cafe
Info:
716-882-8843
(MAP)
FREE!!
245 Allen St.
Buffalo,
New York
Sat.
Dec 11
2010
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8:00pm
The Bend on Allen
presents
DJ CUTLER & BROWNMAN
A night of DJ + horn

featuring:
DJ Cutler - turntables
Brownman - electric trumpet
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from Press Release:
"Internationally acclaimed and heralded as Canada's preeminent jazz trumpet player, BROWNMAN - the featured soloist for Guru's Jazzmatazz for the last 3 years - comes to Buffalo's The Bend On Allen for ARTFEST to collaborate with Bufflalo's own local legend DJ CUTLER (of Fat Beat Records fame) for an evening of DJ+HORN madness you will not want to miss!"
DJ + HORN
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breakbeats and DJ mixes under an award-winning improvising jazz musician
The Bend
On Allen
Info:
716-884-1030
(MAP)
FREE!!
256 Allen St.
Buffalo,
New York
Sun.
Dec 12
2010
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6:00pm
Recording
Session
Recording session with
presents
PSEUDO INTELLECTUALS
FEAT. BROWNMAN

featuring :
Dj Cutler - turntables
Tone Atlas - MPC
Nick Zero - rapper
Brownman - electric trumpet
VJ Brown - guitar
Art Voice, Buffalo writes: 
"The Pseudo Intellectuals are a collective of some of upstate New York's finest urban music creators, comprised of local mix masters Tone Atlas, DJ Cutler, and Nick Zero, their sets always shift the crowd into a body-moving state"
Modern
conscious
progressive
hip-hop
Tone Atlas
Studio
Recording Session

Not open to public
Buffalo,
New York
Tue.
Dec 14
2010
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10:00am
All Day
Recording
Session
Recording Session with
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
See the poster
featuring :
Brownman - electric trumpet
Tyler Emond - 6-string electric bass
Colin Kingsmorel - drums
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JazzOnline writes: 
"Brownman Ali's powerful trio captures the essence of the later years in Miles Davis' life, his electric period, without imitation. Brownman's ELECTRYC TRIO is uniquely his own, yet echoes with the sounds of ‘Bitches Brew’ and ‘In a Silent Way’ right down to Miles’ use of electronics while still managing to stay grounded in the sounds of today, clearly paying apt tribute to Brownman's NYC mentor Randy Brecker. Impressive."
Modern Electric
Groove Jazz
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2007 Canadian
National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz
Group of the Year"
Euphonic
Sound
Studios
Recording Session

Not open to public
2238 Dundas St.W.
Building B104
Toronto
Wed.
Dec 15
2010
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10:00am
All Day
Recording
Session
Sat.
Dec 18
2010
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6:00pm
Private Party
Private party booked by
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
See the poster
featuring :
Brownman - electric trumpet
Private Party
Venetian
Banquet Hall
Private Party

Not open to public
219 Romina Dr.
Concord
Sun.
Dec 19
2010
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5:00pm
to
8:00pm
Recording
Session
3-horn Recording Session with producer Nick Name for
SHYANN
See the poster
featuring :
Brownman - trumpet
Marcus Ali - saxophones
Phil Gray - trombone
Neo-soul
Metalworks
Studios
Recording Session

Not open to public
3611 Mavis Road
Toronto
Fri
Dec 31
2010
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6:00pm
open for dinner
8:00pm
show
New Year's Eve Concert Party
Live from NYC: 
VICTOR JONES & CULTUREVERSY

Please join us for the Trane Studio’s 7th Annual New Years Eve Bash featuring live from New York one of the world’s greatest drummers Victor Jones (Dizzy Gillespie, Chaka Chan, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz)  and his group Cultureversy
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:: Victor Jones - drums   www.Cultureversy.com
:: Janetza - vocals
:: Anne Lieberwirth - bass   MySpace.com/AnneLieberwirth
:: Steve Hall - saxaphone   MySpace.com/SteveHallMusic
:: Alan Gerber - piano
:: Brownman - trumpet  www.Brownman.com
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Cover: show only: $50 Advanced  |  $70 Door
$115 Dinner Package - 4 course dinner, 3 sets, champagne & after party (rises to $135 after Dec 28)
See NewYearsEve.TraneStudio.com for full information including pricing, menu, player biographies, etc...
Modern
NYC
jazz
Trane Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
(MAP)
$50 Advanced

$70 Door
$115 Dinner Package
964 Bathurst St.
(north of Bloor
at Follis)
Toronto
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UPCOMING

More Brownman Electryc Trio
tour dates in support of
the release of Juggernaut
on Browntasauras Records

Please grab a copy at
Browntasauras.Brownman.com

Mar/Apr 2011 - National tour dates for the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
Cities to include:
Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Orillia,
Bracebridge, Huntsville, Sault Ste. Marie,
Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Yorkton,
Regina, Swift Current, Saskatoon,
Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary,
Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon,
Chilliwack, Vancouver, Naniamo, 
Victoria and more...


Brown is focused heavily
on recording sessions:
He was, or is, currently locked in
studios with the following artists:
Shyann (neo-soul)
Strange Attractors (modern jazz)
Chiva (Colombian latin-jazz)
Nelly Furtado (pop)
Brownman Electryc Trio (electric jazz)
Josh Goodman (jazz)
Gerardo Brizuela (Latin house / electronica)
Trey Mills (singer/songwriter)
Rex Mann (folk)
Sheldon Barkley (Calypso)
Fernando Maar (jazz-rock)
Tia Brazda (singer/songwriter)
Jued (hip-hop)
John Eccelston (singer/songwriter)
Professor D (hip-hop)
Third Word (hip-hop)
Rikoshay (hip-hop)
Jason Wilson (progressive reggae)
CRUZAO (latin-jazz-urbania)
Guru (hip-hop)
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R.I.P. GURU
On Apr 19th, 2010 Keith "Guru" Elam died after a long battle with cancer.  Since 2006, Brownman has been touring as the featured soloist with Guru's Jazzmatazz, and appeared on Jazzmatazz Vol. 4

Visit the Guru & Brownman memorial page:
Guru.Brownman.com

Guru & Brownman
- a brief history -

Guru and Brownman - Belgium

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.  This could have been just another 'backing band for out-of-town act' session for the often called Trinidadian trumpeter, but the chemistry between Brown and Guru was evident even back then on their first meeting.  During that show Guru would push him out of his regular horn position to the front of the stage to solo while the hip-hop legend held a mic in front of his horn's bell.  This single performance would lead to a phone call from Guru's team a month later asking Brown if he was available to make an appearance on the upcoming 2007 release of 'Jazzmatazz Vol. 4', 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 '07 he was again contacted by Guru's people, impressed by Brown's work on the track, to ask him to tour America for the release of JAZZMATAZZ VOL. 4.

Brownman soloing hard - Portugal (photo: Alexandre Vaz)

Since then Brownman has been touring the world as the featured soloist with GURU's JAZZMATAZZ as they brought their unique breed of jazz-hip-hop through The United States, Europe, Japan & South America. 

See extensive YouTube archive of tour footage.

Update:
In Jan 2010, Both Brownman & DJ DooWop left Jazzmatazz together, their exit precipitated by the often reported meglomaniacal ways of Solar - Guru's producer.  Guru had, over time, had slowly given up control of all affairs to Solar who, in turn, continued to abuse and manipulate the entire team, from Guru himself through the organization's entire infra-structure.

On Apr 19th, 2010 Keith "Guru" Elam died after a long battle with cancer.

For more on the fiasco behind Solar's dominance over Guru visit :  FuckSolar.com - a fan driven website dedicated to documenting Solar's downfall.

See Brownman's unabridged 3000 word interview with the Boston Phoenix, reprinted with permission by FuckSolar.com, where he details all he saw while with Jazzmatazz.

Guru and Brownman - Brazil


BROWN NEWS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :

On Nov 22nd, 2010 Brownman Ali was inducted into the WHOS WHO IN BLACK CANADA - the famous comprehensive national biographical directory & website of outstanding Black-Canadian achievers - alongside jazz legend Oliver Jones and former Governor General Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean.  This rather impressive look at this life, includes an interview, and embedded video from the BRAVO! Channel documentary on his life entitled "the life and times of Brown":
www.WhosWhoInBlackCanada.com/2010/11/22/brownman-ali
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Artvoice magazine nominates
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2010 Jazz Act of the Year
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Brownman nonimated for a 2010
Toronto Independant Music Award w/ the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2010 Toronto Jazz Group of the Year
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Brownman named
2009 Favourite Touring Soloist
(w/ Jazzmatazz) 
by London, UK's Jazz After Dark 
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Brownman nonimated for a 2008
Toronto Independant Music Award w/ the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2008 Toronto Jazz Group of the Year
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Brownman nonimated for a 2008
National Jazz Award w/ the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2008 Electric Jazz Group of the Year
(the group won in this category last 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. 

Read the whole article
here (2.3meg PDF file)
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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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