June
2014 Bookings/Gig Schedule - detailed
|
Date
/ Time
|
Band
|
Idiom
|
Venue
/ $
|
Address
|
Fri.
June 06
2014
----
7:00pm |
Lula
Lounge presents
YAMI
&
JOAO FRADE
featuring
:
Yami
- bass
Joao
Frade - accordion
Marito
Marques - drums
SPECIAL
GUEST : Brownman Ali - trumpet
|
World Music
----
From Press
Release:
Celebrated
for his work with Fado star Mariza, Angolan-born bassist Yami has made
Lisbon his home more than three decades. He began his training in classical
guitar at a young age but fell in love with electric bass while attending
the School of Jazz in Lisbon’s famous Hot Club. Yami is the perfect example
of the cultural hybrid that Lisbon has become in recent years. Mixing elements
from Angolan semba, Antillian zouk, Brazilian samba and chorinho, Cape
Verdian forms, jazz and pop, Yami sings in both Portuguese and Kimbundo.
For his Lulaworld debut he is joined the multi-award winning accordionist
Joao Frade, also visiting from Portugal, and the stellar Toronto drummer
Marito Marques. |
Lula
Lounge
Info:
416-588-0307
(MAP)
$20
at
the door
$15
advanced
Show +
3-course
Dinner
package
$49
Reservations @ 416.588.0307
|
1585 Dundas St. W.
Toronto
|
Sat.
June 07
2014
----
9:00pm |
May
Cafe presents
MODUS
FACTOR
featuring
:
Brownman
- electric trumpet
Ian
De Souza - bass
Chris
Lesso - drums
|
Electro-ambient
Improvisational
Bedlam
----
From Press
Release:
"MODUS
FACTOR is a Toronto based trio that emphasizes real-time creation &
in the moment improvisation while colliding world music traditions and
modern electronic music. Each performance is always unique and etched in
real-time, bringing together band and audience into a singular shared intense
musical experience." |
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$15
at
the door
$10
advanced
email andrew@brownman.com to get on the Adv.
List
|
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
Sun.
June 08
2014
----
8:00pm |
May
Cafe presents
YAMI
featuring
:
Yami
- bass
Marito
Marques - drums
Brownman
Ali - trumpet
TBA
- keyboards
|
World Music
----
From Press
Release:
Celebrated
for his work with Fado star Mariza, Angolan-born bassist Yami has made
Lisbon his home more than three decades. He began his training in classical
guitar at a young age but fell in love with electric bass while attending
the School of Jazz in Lisbon’s famous Hot Club. Yami is the perfect example
of the cultural hybrid that Lisbon has become in recent years. Mixing elements
from Angolan semba, Antillian zouk, Brazilian samba and chorinho, Cape
Verdian forms, jazz and pop, Yami sings in both Portuguese and Kimbundo. |
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$10
at
the door
|
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
Sat.
June 14
2014
----
6:00pm
to
8:00pm |
MILES DAVIS
TRIBUTE
KIND
OF BLUE
- THE ROAD TO
AND FROM -
featuring
:
Brownman
Ali - trumpet (www.Brownman.com)
Ryan
Oliver - tenor sax (www.RyanOliver.ca)
Patrick
Hewan - piano (www.PatrickHewan.com)
Ross
MacIntyre - bass (www.RossMacIntyre.com)
Ernesto
Cervini - drums (www.ErnestoCervini.com)
----
From Press
Release:
A
re-creation and retrospective on the record that "heralded the arrival
of a revolutionary new american music, a post-bebop modal jazz structured
around simple scales and melodic improvisation". Kind Of Blue has
been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and
Miles Davis' masterpiece. The album's influence on music, including
jazz, rock and clasisical music, has led music writers to acknowledge it
as one of the most influential albums ever made. In 2002, it was
one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the library of Congress to be
added to the National Recording Registry. In 2003, the album was
ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums
of all time. |
Jazz Tribute
Concert to
Miles Davis
----
From Press
Release:
"This
all star quintet under the leadership of acclaimed National Jazz Award
winning trumpet player Brownman Ali, will play a few tunes from the eras
of Miles Davis' career leading up to Kind Of Blue, perform the entire Kind
Of Blue recording in it's entirety, then a few tunes from the eras that
lead out of Kind Of Blue." |
Barrie
Jazz
Fest
For
info
email:
bjbfest@
bconnex.net
(MAP)
$FREE
|
Main Stage
Heritage Park
Barrie
|
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Thr.
June 19
2014
----
8:00pm |
Toronto's
May Cafe presents
A
TRIBUTE TO FREDDIE HUBBARD
feat.
BROWNMAN
AKOUSTIC QUARTET
featuring
Brownman
Ali - trumpet / musical director
Paul
Morrison - piano & rhodes
Jesse
Dietschi - acoustic & electric basses
Ernesto
Cervini - drums |
Modern Jazz
Tribute show
----
From Press
Release:
"The
death of jazz legend Freddie Hubbard rocked the world of jazz. Brownman,
one of the thousands of trumpeters world-wide to be profoundly affected
by the sound of Freddie Hubbard's horn over the years, pays tribute to
the Hubbard legacy on Thr Jun 19 at Toronto's May Cafe. Recently
returning to Toronto after touring with the legendary Paul Simon, the Trinidadian-born
multi-award winning jazz trumpeter - will once again take on the sombering
task of paying musical tribute to one of his personal heros and one of
the greatest jazz trumpet players in the history of the artform." |
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$10
at the
door |
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
Fri.
June 20
2014
----
9:00pm |
Toronto's
May Cafe presents
NIGHT & DAY
A
TRIBUTE TO COLE PORTER
feat.
ORI
DAGAN & BROWNMAN ALI
featuring
Ori
Dagan - vocals
Brownman
Ali - trumpet / musical director
Patrick
Hewan - piano
Scott
Kemp - bass
Ian
Wright - drums
|
Modern Jazz
Tribute show
----
From Press
Release:
"NOW
Magazine's 2013 Male Vocalist of the Year ORI DAGAN joins forces with National
Jazz Award winning trumpet icon BROWNMAN ALI to pay tribute to one of the
most important composers in jazz history - COLE PORTER.
This
all-star ensemble will explore beloved Porter classics, re-inventing and
re-working them in modern interpretive jazz fashion with Dagan's versatile
voice at the helm, supported by Ali's strength as a Musical Director &
soloist. Expect to hear tunes like "All of You", "Love For Sale", "What
Is This Thing Called Love", "I've Got You Under My Skin", and the perennial
"Night & Day". Some will swing, some will groove, some will sound like
Brazil - but they will all celebrate Cole Porter's compositional genius."
----
Click
here to
see
the poster |
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$15
at
the door
$10
advanced
email andrew@brownman.com to get on the Adv.
List
|
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
Gig
1 of 2
----
Sat.
June 21
2014
----
5:00pm
to
6:30pm |
Donald
Quan's Musideum Special Jazz Fest presentation
BROWNMAN
+ 1
feat.
DAVE
RESTIVO
featuring
:
Brownman
Ali - trumpet
Dave
Restivo - piano
----
A message
from Donald Quan, Musideum owner/operator:
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to encourage
everyone attending the jazz festival to come check out this amazing pairing
of trumpet & piano talents at the Musideum this Saturday and Sunday.
Acclaimed jazz trumpet player Brownman Ali and I have recently become good
friends, enjoying sharing music, movies and meals together. Though we have
both been aware of each other's musical work for years, we officially met
at a Musideum event a few months ago and started socializing. He LOVED
the Musideum, but felt his assortment of bands (he leads 7 of his own!)
would be too much for the space. So I suggested perhaps he could use Musideum
to feature lesser known aspects of his playing. He's well known for his
virtuosic and energized playing style, but rarely is he showcased for the
warmness of his tone & the subtleties and nuances he's capable of.
He was delighted by the idea, and suggested only doing duets. We dubbed
the series BROWNMAN+1, and once a month this National Jazz Award winner
will appear at Musideum accompanied by a mystery musician. It could be
a piano player. It could be a bass player. It might even be a turntablist
from NY (that's coming later in the summer!). But what the BROWNMAN+1 series
offers each month, is a unique look at this artist in unique couplings" |
Jazz
----
From Press
Release:
"Multi-award-winning
jazz trumpet player Brownman Ali, best known for his creatively bombastic
& energized playing style, strips down to a bare bones configuration
in this new Musideum "+1" series. During the Jazz Festival Brownman will
be appearing with acclaimed jazz pianist DAVE RESTIVO , 5x National Jazz
Award winner for "piano player of the year". Both artists represent
2 different generations of Toronto's top-shelf jazz piano players, and
both have long histories as musical colleagues in a variety of ensembles."
--
The
BROWNMAN+1 series continues throughout the year at Musideum, each month
Brown appearing with 1 other mystery musician -- could be piano, could
be bass, could even turntables - who knows! Each duet showcasing Brownman's
lesser known introspective & self-reflective playing approach accompanied
by a mystery +1 each month. |
Musideum
Info:
416-599-7323
(MAP)
$20
adults
$10
artitsts,
students,
seniors
|
401
Richmond W.
Toronto
|
Gig
2 of 2
----
Sat.
June 21
2014
----
9:00pm |
A
TRIBUTE TO NEW ORLEANS
feat.
TED
PETERS & GUMBO YA-YA
featuring
Ted
Peters - Trombone / Vocals
Kyle
McGyle - Drums
Nabil
Amarshi - Bass
Lucian
Gray - Guitar
Elena
Kapeleris - Sax
SPECIAL
GUEST : Brownman Ali - trumpet
----
From
Press Release:
Led
by trombone dynamo Ted Peters, GUMBO YA-YA delivers Rock, Funk & Blues
with a unique New Orleans twist. Dazzling audiences with a healthy dose
of inspired original material mixed with classic Nola standards this ensemble
is a crowd favourite, guaranteed to feed souls and make feet move. Every
day's Mardi Gras with Gumba Ya-Ya! |
New Orleans
Jazz
----
Sounds
like:
Trombone
Shorty, Led Zeppelin, Maceo Parker, James Brown, Dr. John, The Crusaders,
The Neville Bros, Kermit Ruffins, Louis Armstrong, Rebirth Brass Band
|
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$15
at
the door
$10
advanced
email andrew@brownman.com to get on the Adv.
List
|
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
Sun.
June 22
2014
----
9:00pm |
Toronto's
Gate 403 presents
BROWNMAN
AKOUSTIC TRIO
featuring
Brownman
- trumpet
Julian
Anderson-Bowes - upright bass
Ian
Wright - drums
----
From
Press Release:
"Recently
returning to Toronto after a summer of juggling touring schedules between
the Brownman Electryc Trio and various US projects, the Toronto based Trinidadian-born
multi-award winning jazz trumpeter brings his acoustic trio to Gate 403
for a Sunday night of 50's & 60's jazz ala Miles Davis, John Coltrane,
Joe Henderson, Duke Ellington and the American jazz songbook." |
Mainstream
Jazz
----
like
Miles, Duke,
Coltrane,
Bird, etc...
Jazz
stardards played non-standardishly. Energized, yet introspective modern
jazz.
|
Gate
403
Info:
416-588-2930
(MAP)
$PWYC
|
403 Roncessvalles Ave.
Toronto
|
Mon.
June 23
2014
----
8:00pm |
Toronto's
May Cafe presents
LUANDA
JONES
solo
concert
BRAZILIAN-JAZZ
featuring:
Luanda
Jones - voice / guitar / compositions
SPECIAL
GUEST : Brownman - trumpet
----
From Press
Release:
"Acclaimed Brazilian vocalist
Luanda Jones cross-pollinates New York electric-jazz and modern Brazilian
style, playing a combination of classics and inspired originals."
--
Brownman & Luanda have
collaborated in the past – he appearing as a guest soloist with her regular
quartet, her often sitting in with the Electryc Trio. Their unique
combination of sounds always prove infectious to audiences. Both
are masterful with their respective instruments, both deliver passionate
performances as leaders. |
Brazilian-jazz
----
Born
in Rio, Luanda Jones is a master of seductive Brazilian rhythm and melody.
|
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$10
at
the door
|
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
Tues.
June 24
2014
----
9:00pm |
Toronto's
Poetry Jazz Cafe presents
CRUZAO
LATIN-JAZZ TRIO
featuring
Brownman
Ali – trumpet (Trinidad)
Paco
Luviano – bass (Mexico)
Amhed
Mitchel – drums (Cuba)
----
From
Press Release:
"3 members of Trinidadian-born
NYC-schooled, iconic Toronto-based trumpet player Brownman's latin-jazz
supergroup CRUZAO. They are the winners of the Montreal Jazz Fest's coveted
"Grand Prix du Jazz" award, the CBC Galaxie Rising Star award, a 4-time
nominee at the National Jazz Awards, and a 3-time Independent Music Award
nominee -- this group, in it's full 5-man configuration, has been called
"Canada's premiere latin-jazz ensemble" by the Toronto Star. CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ
TRIO is a compact, stripped down version of that award-winning ensemble
at 3-man large. Sporting a modified reportoire written specifically for
this smaller permutation the trio features the talents of Paco Luviano
on bass (from Mexico), Amhed Mitchel on drums (from Cuba), under the leadership
of trumpet player Brownman Ali (from Trinidad) heralded as "Canada's preeminent
jazz trumpet player" by New York City's Village Voice magazine." |
Latin-jazz
Trio
----
3
members of Latin-jazz supergroup CRUZAO playing seductive Cuban & Brazilian
grooves.
|
Poetry
Jazz
Cafe
Info:
416-599-5299
(MAP)
$5
|
224
Augusta Ave
(this
place has no sign - look for the giant painting of Miles Davis' hands on
the entrance!)
Toronto
|
Wed.
June 25
2014
----
8:00pm |
Toronto's
May Cafe presents
ARECIBO
feat.
RUBEN VASQUEZ
(latin-jazz)
featuring
Brownman
Ali – trumpet (Trinidad)
Juan-Pablo
Dominguez – bass (Cuba)
Amhed
Mitchel – drums (Cuba)
SPECIAL
GUEST: Ruben Vasquez – piano (Cuba)
----
From
Press Release:
"A
brand new latin-jazz outfit delving deeply into both Cuban and Brazilian
modern jazz traditions in the New York latin-jazz spirit of Jerry Gonzalez
& The Fort Apache Band featuring some of the city’s most acclaimed
jazz and latin music specialists. The group is named after the Arecibo
radio telescope housed in Puerto Rico – the largest radio telescope in
the world, responsible for the deepest exploration of space mankind has
achieved to date." |
Latin-jazz
----
Deeply
exploratory modern NYC-flavoured latin-jazz band. Described
as "Wayne Shorter Quartet meets Fort Apache Band".
|
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$10
at
the door
|
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
Thrs.
June 26
2014
----
8:00pm |
Toronto's
May Cafe presents
DON
LAWS QUINTET
 
featuring
:
Don
Laws - vocals / trombone
Brownman
- electric trumpet
Andrew
Craig - piano
John
Yelland - bass
Daniel
Barnes - drums
----
From Press
Release:
"Best known for his work
as a top shelf session trombone player -- having appeared everyone from
the NOJO big band to salsa band CACHE -- Don Laws is also a highly regarded
vocalist."
--
See Don & Bobby McFerrin:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=g1_9jDSHQY4 |
Vocal Jazz
----
One
of the Toronto's top vocalists team up with Brownman.
|
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$10
at
the door
|
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
Fri.
June 27
2014
----
9:00pm |
Toronto's
May Cafe presents
OGGUERE
& CUARTETO
RUMBEROS
[ Cuban-jazz-hip-hop ]
featuring
Ogguere
- rapper (Cuba)
Brownman
- trumpet (Trinidad)
Paco
Luviano - bass (Mexico)
Marito
Marques - drums (Portugal)
|
Cuban-jazz-hip-hop
----
From
Press Release:
"Acclaimed
Afro-Cuban poet/rapper OGGUERE (from Orishas) joins forces with iconic
jazz-hip-hop trumpet player BROWNMAN (from Guru's Jazzmatazz) to form CUARTETO
RUMBERTO - a unique 4-man powerhouse of modern Cuban-jazz-hip-hop."
|
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$15
at
the door
$10
advance
$5
students
email andrew@brownman.com to get on the Adv.
List
|
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
Sat.
June 28
2014
----
9:00pm |
Toronto's
May Cafe presents
BROWNMAN
ELECTRYC TRIO
with acclaimed
visual artist
STEPHANIE
SCHIRM
painting live!
 
with
the B.E.T. CANADA permutation:
Brownman
- electric trumpet
Brad
Cheeseman - 6-string electric bass
Ian
Wright - drums
SPECIAL
GUEST : Stephanie
Schirm - canvas
----
 For
this special 2014 Jazz Fest presentation acclaimed visual artist STEPHANIE
SCHIRM will setup her easel and paint live
and in the moment as the band performs, letting the sounds of the ensemble
inspire her real-time creations. You don't want to miss this collision
of visual art and electric jazz!
JazzOnline
writes:
"Brownman
Ali's powerful award-winning 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
----
Canadian
National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"
Toronto
Music Award winners for "Jazz Group of the Year"
Randy
Brcker states: "Brownman's Gravitation... the new standard in electric
jazz".
NOW
MAGAZINE writes: "It's incredible the energy output these three men can
generate... with only a trio on stage my ears would swear they were hearing
a whole electrified orchestra"
|
May
Cafe
Info:
647-607-2032
(MAP)
$15
at
the door
$10
advance
$5
students
email andrew@brownman.com to get on the Adv.
List
|
876
Dundas St. W.
(Dundas
& Manning
between
Ossington
&
Bathurst)
Toronto
|
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