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Jan 2012 Bookings/Gig Schedule
(not many live shows in Jan/Feb as Brown is in the studio working on multiple recording projects in these months)
Date / Time
Band
Idiom
Venue
City
Sun.
Jan 08
2012
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9:00pm
Toronto's Trane Studio
presents
GENERATION NEXT:
The Young Vanguard Series

his week featuring:
SAM DICKINSON TRIO
MySpace.com/SamDickinson123
[ NOTE: Brownman will NOT be performing, but will be hosting
the night.  He may join the band for a tune, if asked ]
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From Press Release:
GENERATION NEXT: 
The Young Vanguard Series
[ Curated & hosted by Brownman Ali ]

Featuring some of the hottest up and coming 20-something bandleaders in the Toronto jazz community, this 4-part Sunday night jazz series in January 2012 will showcase bandleaders handpicked by series curator, award-winning trumpeter / bandleader Brownman Ali. 

Known for often employing the city's younger generation of talent in the multitude of ensembles he leads Brownman states, "there's so much unrelenting skill & vision in the 20-somethings of Toronto's jazz world, but our scene is often stratified with the young playing with the young, and the older established guys sticking to their colleagues.  I wanted to point a finger at what the next generation is capable of." 

Original material and impassioned improvising from the next generation of the city's young visionaries will be showcased each Sunday, hosted by one of the nation's vanguards for the evolution of jazz in Canada.

Jazz Series
dedicated to
Toronto's next
generation of
bandleaders
Trane Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
(MAP)
$5

at the door
964 Bathurst St.
(north of Bloor
at Follis)
Toronto
Wed.
Jan 11
2012
----
7:00pm
to
Midnight
Delta Chelsea's Monorch Pub
presents
IRENE TORRES &
The SUGAR DEVILS

featuring
Irene's energized 9-piece band 
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From Press Release:
The Sugar Devils were molded together over a 2 year span to feature a hand select group of musicians. Their musical diversity, raw energy, and love for southern music makes them an equally unique group to hear and watch. Drawing from all genres, they share a common theme, a southern swamp sound. If you could mesh the past, present, and future of lousiana music, you'd get The Sugar Devils
New Orleans,
Street Beat,
Gumbo,
Second Line
Jazz
Monarchs Pub
( in the Delta Chelsea Inn)
Info:
416-595-1975
(MAP)
$FREE
33 Gerrard St. W.
Toronto
Sun.
Jan 15
2012
----
8:00pm
Toronto's Trane Studio
presents
GENERATION NEXT:
The Young Vanguard Series

his week featuring:
METCALFE BROTHERS
MySpace.com/ScottMetcalfeMusic
[ NOTE: Brownman will NOT be performing, but will be hosting
the night.  He may join the band for a tune, if asked ]
----
From Press Release:
GENERATION NEXT: 
The Young Vanguard Series
[ Curated & hosted by Brownman Ali ]

Featuring some of the hottest up and coming 20-something bandleaders in the Toronto jazz community, this 4-part Sunday night jazz series in January 2012 will showcase bandleaders handpicked by series curator, award-winning trumpeter / bandleader Brownman Ali. 

Known for often employing the city's younger generation of talent in the multitude of ensembles he leads Brownman states, "there's so much unrelenting skill & vision in the 20-somethings of Toronto's jazz world, but our scene is often stratified with the young playing with the young, and the older established guys sticking to their colleagues.  I wanted to point a finger at what the next generation is capable of." 

Original material and impassioned improvising from the next generation of the city's young visionaries will be showcased each Sunday, hosted by one of the nation's vanguards for the evolution of jazz in Canada.

Jazz Series
dedicated to
Toronto's next
generation of
bandleaders
Trane Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
(MAP)
$5

at the door
964 Bathurst St.
(north of Bloor
at Follis)
Toronto
Thr.
Jan 19
2012
----
8:00pm
Delta Chelsea's Monorchs Pub
presents
IRENE TORRES &
The SUGAR DEVILS

featuring
Irene's energized 9-piece band 
----
From Press Release:
The Sugar Devils were molded together over a 2 year span to feature a hand select group of musicians. Their musical diversity, raw energy, and love for southern music makes them an equally unique group to hear and watch. Drawing from all genres, they share a common theme, a southern swamp sound. If you could mesh the past, present, and future of lousiana music, you'd get The Sugar Devils
New Orleans,
Street Beat,
Gumbo,
Second Line
Jazz
Lou Dawgs
Info:
(647) 347-329
(MAP)

$10
at the door
589 King St. W.
Toronto
Sun.
Jan 22
2012
----
8:00pm
Toronto's Trane Studio
presents
GENERATION NEXT:
The Young Vanguard Series

his week featuring:
PAUL MORRISON QUINTET
MySpace.com/PaulMorrisonJazz
[ NOTE: Brownman will NOT be performing, but will be hosting
the night.  He may join the band for a tune, if asked ]
----
From Press Release:
GENERATION NEXT: 
The Young Vanguard Series
[ Curated & hosted by Brownman Ali ]

Featuring some of the hottest up and coming 20-something bandleaders in the Toronto jazz community, this 4-part Sunday night jazz series in January 2012 will showcase bandleaders handpicked by series curator, award-winning trumpeter / bandleader Brownman Ali. 

Known for often employing the city's younger generation of talent in the multitude of ensembles he leads Brownman states, "there's so much unrelenting skill & vision in the 20-somethings of Toronto's jazz world, but our scene is often stratified with the young playing with the young, and the older established guys sticking to their colleagues.  I wanted to point a finger at what the next generation is capable of." 

Original material and impassioned improvising from the next generation of the city's young visionaries will be showcased each Sunday, hosted by one of the nation's vanguards for the evolution of jazz in Canada.

Jazz Series
dedicated to
Toronto's next
generation of
bandleaders
Trane Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
(MAP)
$5

at the door
964 Bathurst St.
(north of Bloor
at Follis)
Toronto
Sat.
Jan 28
2011
----
8:00pm
Hamilton's Pearl Company Arts Facility
presents:
KALEIDOSCOPE BROWN - Episode 6
Pearl's monthly concert series, launched in Aug '11, features a different ensemble featuring Brownman Ali each month. "We are calling it the Kaleidoscope Brown Jazz Series! “Kaleidoscope” because of the startling diversity this artist always displays as evidenced by the breadth of music making he’s always a part of", states Pearl Co. director Barbara Milne.
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This month:
BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO

featuring
Brownman - trumpet
Soren Nissen - upright bass
Eric West - 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...
Pearl Company
Arts Facility
Info:
905-524-0606
(MAP)
$15 door

$10 artists 
& students
16 Steven St.
Hamilton

 
 
 

Sun.
Jan 29
2012
----
Matinee
----
5:00pm
to
8:00pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(same
 day)
----
Night gig
----
8:00pm

Toronto's Gate 403
presents
BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO

featuring
Brownman - trumpet
Mark Cashion - upright bass
Eric West - drums
----
From Press Release:
"Recently returning to Toronto after 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 special Christmas concert featuring jazz interpretations of classic Xmas carols"
Mainstream
Jazz
--
like Miles, Duke, 
Coltrane, Bird, etc...
Gate 403
Info:
416-588-2930 
(MAP)
$PWYC
403 Roncessvalles Ave.
Toronto
Toronto's Trane Studio
presents
GENERATION NEXT:
The Young Vanguard Series

his week featuring:
ROB CHRISTIAN QUARTET
RobChristianJazz.ca
[ NOTE: Brownman will NOT be performing, but will be hosting
the night.  He may join the band for a tune, if asked ]
----
From Press Release:
GENERATION NEXT: 
The Young Vanguard Series
[ Curated & hosted by Brownman Ali ]

Featuring some of the hottest up and coming 20-something bandleaders in the Toronto jazz community, this 4-part Sunday night jazz series in January 2012 will showcase bandleaders handpicked by series curator, award-winning trumpeter / bandleader Brownman Ali. 

Known for often employing the city's younger generation of talent in the multitude of ensembles he leads Brownman states, "there's so much unrelenting skill & vision in the 20-somethings of Toronto's jazz world, but our scene is often stratified with the young playing with the young, and the older established guys sticking to their colleagues.  I wanted to point a finger at what the next generation is capable of." 

Original material and impassioned improvising from the next generation of the city's young visionaries will be showcased each Sunday, hosted by one of the nation's vanguards for the evolution of jazz in Canada.

Jazz Series
dedicated to
Toronto's next
generation of
bandleaders
Trane Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
(MAP)
$5

at the door
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

Brown is focused heavily
on recording sessions:
He was, or is laying tracks in
studios with the following artists:
Nelly Furtado (pop)
Brownman Electryc Trio (electric jazz)
Shifty (hip-hop)
Shyann (neo-soul)
Strange Attractors (modern jazz)
Chiva (Colombian latin-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)
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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
--
Artvoice magazine nominates
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2010 Jazz Act of the Year
--
Brownman nonimated for a 2010
Toronto Independant Music Award w/ the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2010 Toronto Jazz Group of the Year
--
Brownman named
2009 Favourite Touring Soloist
(w/ Jazzmatazz) 
by London, UK's Jazz After Dark 
--
Brownman nonimated for a 2008
Toronto Independant Music Award w/ the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2008 Toronto Jazz Group of the Year
--
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
--
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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