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Jan 2007 Bookings/Gig Schedule
Date
Time
Band
Idiom
Venue
City
Wed
Jan 10
2007
9:00pm
From NYC - today in Ottawa:
Pablo Mayer &
FOLKLORE URBANO
feat. Brownman
Canadian tour dates

Latinbeat magazine writes:
"Folklore Urbano's 12 members performing material that is authentic and refreshing, due in no small part to Mayor's amazing compositional ways of synthesizing jazz with Colombian folkloric music, taking Latin music to an entirely new dimension"
Colombian
Folklore
meets
hard-hitting
Latin-jazz
Zaphod Beeblebrox
Info:
613-562-1010
(MAP)
$10 adv

$12 door
27 York Street
Ottawa
Thur
Jan 11
2007
9:00pm
From NYC - today in Montreal:
Pablo Mayer &
FOLKLORE URBANO
feat. Brownman
Canadian tour dates

Latinbeat magazine writes:
"Folklore Urbano's 12 members performing material that is authentic and refreshing, due in no small part to Mayor's amazing compositional ways of synthesizing jazz with Colombian folkloric music, taking Latin music to an entirely new dimension"
Colombian
Folklore
meets
hard-hitting
Latin-jazz
Club Balattou
Info:
514-845-5447
(MAP)
$15 door
4372 boul. 
St. Laurent
(@ Marie-Anne)
Montreal
Fri
Jan 12
2007
doors
7:00pm
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Latin Dance
lesson
9:00pm
--
show
10:00pm

 

From NYC - today in Toronto:
Pablo Mayer &
FOLKLORE URBANO
feat. Brownman
Canadian tour dates

Latinbeat magazine writes:
"Folklore Urbano's 12 members performing material that is authentic and refreshing, due in no small part to Mayor's amazing compositional ways of synthesizing jazz with Colombian folkloric music, taking Latin music to an entirely new dimension"
Colombian
Folklore
meets
hard-hitting
Latin-jazz
Lula Lounge
Info:
416-588-0307
(MAP)
Show only

$15
Show +  3-course

Dinner package
$54
Reservations:

416-588-0307
1585 Dundas St. W.
Toronto
Sat
Dec 13
2007
9:00pm
Black Dog Pub presents:
CRUZAO TRIO
Brownman & 2 members of the acclaimed
latin-jazz group CRUZAO come to Bayfield, ON
for a special trio feature concert performance

Brownman - electric trumpet (Trinidad)
Paco Luviano - 6-string electric bass (Mexico)
Frank Duran - drums (Cuba)
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More info
Modern Latin-jazz
with an urban twist
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JazzOnline writes: 
"this hard hitting latin-jazz trio funkifies it's audiences with Brownman's original latin-funk compositions and high-energy virtuositic jazz soloists.  The amalgamation of authentic latin rhythm, jazz harmony and modern funk groove, the group began it's career as a musical experiment for Brownman in the tonal qualities of latin music composed in a chordless setting (no piano, no guitar)"
Black Dog
Village Pub
Info:
519-565-2326
(MAP)
$18
5 Main St.
Bayfield, ON
Sun
Dec 14
2007
noon
to
4:00pm
with
Masterclass
afterwards
A Special presentation of
BROWNMAN & MARK PELLIZZER
(Jazz brunch - trumpet/guitar duet)

"Rising star on both keyboards and guitar, the young Mark Pellizzer teams up with Brownman for an afternoon jazz duet"
Trumpet / Guitar
Jazz Duet
Black Dog
Village Pub
Info:
519-565-2326
(MAP)
$8
5 Main St.
Bayfield, ON
Fri
Jan 19
2007
9:00pm
Rum Runner's in London, Ontario presents:
GOD MADE ME FUNKY

"God Made Me Funky (GMMF) is the Funky live ensemble, out of Toronto, Ontario, comprised of a diverse array of musicians ranging from classically trained Jazz artists to street schooled Hip-Hop & R&B vocalists, all of which share the common bond of moving crowds and bringing the Nu Funk in to the next millennium."
A pure
Nu Funk Party
Rum Runners
Info:
519-432-1107 
(MAP)
176 Dundas St
London, ON
Thur
Jan 25
2007
9:00pm
ComPosition Arts presents 
The LIVE WIRE weekly series, this week featuring:
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
See the poster
featuring
Brownman - electric trumpet
Tyler Emond - 5-string electric bass
Colin Kingsmore - drums
--
JazzOnline writes: 
"Nick "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
Trane Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
(MAP)
$7 adv by email

$10 door
964 Bathurst St.
(N. of Bloor at Follis)
Toronto
Fri
Jan 26
2007
10:30pm
Buffalo's Allan St. Hardware Cafe presents:
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
See the poster
Brownman - electric trumpet
Greg Chudzik - 5-string electric bass
Aaron Staebell - drums
--
JazzOnline writes: 
"Nick "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
Allen Street
Hardware Cafe
Info:
716-882-8843
(MAP)
245 Allen St.
Buffalo,
New York

 
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BIG UPCOMING GIGS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :

Jan to Mar 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:
Professor D (hip-hop)
Third Word (hip-hop)
Rikoshay (hip-hop)
Jason Wilson (progressive reggae)
CRUZAO (latin-jazz-urbania)
Chiva (Colombian latin-jazz)


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! 
http://ElectrycTrio.brownman.com

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

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.
http://www.praguejazzopen.cz

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:
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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