January 2003 Gig Schedule

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**January 2003 Bookings/Gig Schedule**
Date	Time	Band	Idiom	Venue	City
Sat., Jan 4 2003	3:30pm	The Rex Afternoon Jazz Matinee with MARRÓN LATIN TRIO featuring Marrón - trumpet, Marc Rogers (from GRUVASYLUM) - electric bass Luisito Orbegoso (from CRUZAO) - drumset with special guest MC enlight (rapper from GRUVASYLUM)	Latin-hip-hop	The Rex (MAP) Info: 416-598-2475	194 Queen St. W. (just W of University) Toronto
Sat., Jan 4 2003	10:00pm $5	London's Bacchus Lounge presents Brownman & GRUVASYLUM featuring enlight (rapper) featuring Brownman - electric trumpet SPECIAL GUESTS FROM THE POCKET DWELLERS Gord "Jupiter" Shields - electric bass Marco "Red Funk" Raposo - drums	Jazz-Hip-Hop	Bacchus Lounge Info: (519) 432-8881	545 1/2 Richmond St. London
Fri., Jan 10 2003	Doors at 7:30pm 1st set CRUZAO 10:00pm ------------ 2nd set w/ Brecker 11:30pm $10.00	Toronto's top latin club LULA LOUNGE proudly presents Nick Ali & CRUZAO with special guest legendary NYC grammy-award winning trumpeter RANDY BRECKER featuring Brownman - trumpet, Randy Brecker - trumpet Marcus Ali - alto sax Luisito Orbegoso - congas, Chendy Leon - drums Paco Luviano - 6-string electric bass with addtional special guests: Quincin Nachoff - tenor sax, MC enlight - microphone Press Release: "In the early 90's a young Nick Ali went to New York City to study with his trumpet playing idol Randy Brecker. Now, years later, Randy will perform with Brownman's latin-jazz unit CRUZAO giving Toronto a taste of modern trumpet madness as it's never seen before." See the official POSTER See pictures from the evening!	Latin-Jazz-Funk	Lula Lounge Info: 416-588-0307 (MAP) Admission $10.00 Dinner Reservations @ 416.588.0307 InfoLine @ 416.538.7405	1585 Dundas W. Toronto
Sat., Jan 11 2003	Midnight! till 4:30pm Then we go for breakfast!	Loraine's After Hours presents The ALI BROS. featuring Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet, Marcus Ali - alto sax Marc Rogers - 7-string electric bass, Luisito Orbegoso - drums	A little latin A little jazz A little groove	Loraine's After Hours (MAP)	29 Stafford St. Toronto
Thrs., Jan 23 2003	3:30pm to 6:00pm	NICK ALI TRIO featuring Brownman - trumpet, Michael Herring - bass, Jesse Baird - drums	Jazz Workshop discussions of modern jazz improvisational techniques	Meadowvale Secondary School	6700 Edenwood Dr. Mississauga
Sat., Jan 25 2003	10:00pm	Rare Groove meets Live House FUNKY HI-LIFE featuring Al Witz - drums / leader, Frank Medvad - bass, Jason Kenemy - rhodes, Niikki Lawrence - vocals Brownman - trumpet, Marcus Ali - tenor	Rare Groove meets Live House	Bar Italia Info: 416-535-3621	582 College St. Toronto
Sat., Jan 25 2003	Midnight	Afro-Caribbean groove in a Techno setting Christian Newhook & PANTiKi Sound System featuring Christian Newhook - DJ / laptop / Drums machine Mark Mosco - steel pans, Brown - trumpet Luis Guerra - piano, Rob Brown - electric bass Chendy Leon - timbales, Ruben Esguerra - congas	Afro-Caribbean grooves in a Techno setting	Una Mas	422 Adelaide St. W. Toronto

Jan 10, 2003 - The gig of my life...
I went to NYC in the early 90's to study with my hero - the legendary trumpet player Randy Brecker
Now... years later... on Jan 10th - he's going to guest with CRUZAO. A dream come true.
(click on the image to see the full-sized poster)

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