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Mar 3 2007 |
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DUSTIN SHASKIN TRIO featuring Brownman (trumpet) Dustin Shaskin (bass) Scott Metcalfe (piano) |
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Tues
Mar 6 2007 |
7:00pm -- show 8:30pm |
& The Robert Mondavi Jazz Series present: A special presentation of: BROWNMAN QUINTET featuring Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet & flugelhorn Perry White - tenor & soprano saxophones Adrean Farrugia - piano & keyboards Marc Rogers - electric & upright basses Larnell Lewis - drumset -- From press release: "On Tuesday March 6, Brownman steps back - smack into his jazz heritage with the BROWNMAN QUINTET bringing this breed of hard-swinging, Village Vanguard style ultra modern jazz to Toronto's Lula Lounge. The group features an all-star cast of Canada's finest acoustic and electric jazzmen and performs unique originals and eclectic arrangements of classic standards penned by this National Jazz Award winner for Composer of the Year (2002)." -- Energized and introspective modern jazz from one of the most outstanding and versatile modern trumpet players residing in Canada today & presented by noted Jazz FM host Jaymz Bee. |
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Info: 416-588-0307 (MAP) Show only $10 Show + 3-course Dinner package $49 Reservations: 416-588-0307 |
Toronto |
Sat
Mar 10 2007 |
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presents: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO 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." |
Groove Jazz |
On Queen Info: 416-368-6893 (MAP) $8 @ door |
(just E of Dufferin) Toronto |
Sun
Mar 11 2007 |
-- early start! -- 2 sets -- Fashion show -- open jam at night's end |
The H.O.T. Sunday Showcase featuring: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO featuring Brownman - electric trumpet Tyler Emond - 5-string electric bass Paul DeLong - 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." |
Groove Jazz |
Info: 416-596-1908 (MAP) $10@ door ($5 students) |
Toronto |
Sat
Mar 17 2007 |
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GOD MADE ME FUNKY From press release: "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." |
Nu Funk Party |
Info: 519-432-1107 (MAP) |
London, ON |
Wed
Mar 21 2007 |
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MIKE CELIA & The Last True Gentleman From press release: Soulful, earnest and impassioned this singer/songwriter's sandpapery voice will captivate you as he sings of life and love and all that lie between. -- Special guest tonight on flugelhorn: Nick "Brownman" Ali |
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Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $8 adv by email $10 door |
(N. of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
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directly from Brooklyn, NY BRYAN VARGAS & ¡YA ESTÁ! CANADA A 2 night event! From Press Release: "Bryan Vargas and Ya Esta invoke the spirits with the rumble of drums and the screams of distorted guitars. Rumba, Mambo and Son get electrified into a new school Latino groove. This band creates some serious party music, all while giving props to the Orishas. Playing a unique style of music they simply call "Afro Latino Soul", you can forget the pop stars, this is the REAL Latin music revolution. " featuring: Bryan Vargas - guitar (NYC) Matt Baranello - drums (NYC) Ruben Esguerra - congas (Colombia/Canada) Brownman - trumpet (Trinidad/Canada) Sundar - alto saxophone (Canada) Marc Rogers - bass (Canada) -- See the Poster |
Afro-Latino Soul |
Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $15 adv by email $20 door |
(N. of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
Sat
Mar 24 2007 |
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in conjunction with ComPosition Arts Ruben "Bennie" Esguerra & CHIVA "Afro-Columbian latin-jazz meets urban vibe" featuring Bennie - congas, bata, Colombian percussion Brownman - trumpet, electryc trumpet, percussion Eric Boucher - keybaords Tyler Emond - 6-string electric bass Chris Lamont - drums with special guests Bryan Vargas - guitar (NYC) Matt Baranello - drums (NYC) |
latin-jazz meets urban vibe |
Room Info: (416) 975-0845 (MAP) |
Toronto |
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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
Brownman leaves March 26 to tour with legendary rapper GURU of Gangstarr & Jazzmatazz fame. He'll be on tour all of Apr. '07 throughout the U.S.A. Tentative city tour dates: Tue-Mar-27 New York, NY Wed-Mar-28 Philadelphia, PA Thu-Mar-29 off Fri-Mar-30 Baltimore, MD Sat-Mar-31 Pittsburgh, PA Sun-Apr-01 Toronto, ON, Canada Mon-Apr-02 Cleveland, OH Tue-Apr-03 off Wed-Apr-04 Chicago, IL Thu-Apr-05 Minneapolis, MN Fri-Apr-06 Kansas City, MO Sat-Apr-07 Denver, CO Sun-Apr-08 Aspen, CO or Park City, UT Mon-Apr-09 off Tue-Apr-10 Vancouver, BC, Canada Wed-Apr-11 Seattle, WA Thu-Apr-12 Portland, OR Fri-Apr-13 Humbolt or Chica, CA Sat-Apr-14 San Francisco, CA Sun-Apr-15 Los Angeles, CA Mon-Apr-16 Orange Country or San Diego, CA Tue-Apr-17 off Wed-Apr-18 off Thu-Apr-19 Dallas or Austin, TX Fri-Apr-20 Little Rock, AR or Houston, TX Sat-Apr-21 New Orleans or Atlanta, GA Sun-Apr-22 Atlanta, GA Mon-Apr-23 off Tue-Apr-24 North Carolina Wed-Apr-25 off Thu-Apr-26 Washington, DC Fri-Apr-27 New Jersey, NY Sat-Apr-28 Boston, MA |
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!
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.
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.
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:
ALI
BROS "mythological" Canada Day performance:
Interview
with View Magazine (in depth)
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