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March 2014 Bookings/Gig Schedule
Date / Time
Band
Idiom
Venue / $
Address
Sun.
Mar 09
2014
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Jazz
Matinee
2:00pm
to
5:00pm
Barrie's Fitzy's Crabshack Afternoon Jazz Series presents
BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO

featuring
Brownman Ali - trumpet
Julian Anderson-Bowes - upright bass
Jeff Halischuk - drums
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From Press Release:
Recently returning to Toronto after a 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 Barrie a Sunday afternoon of 50's & 60's jazz ala Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Duke Ellington and the American jazz songbook.
Mainstream
Jazz
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Miles, Duke, 
Coltrane, Bird, etc...
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"Standards played non-standardishly"
Fitzy's Crabshack
Info:
705-721-9913
(MAP)
$FREE
Click to

See poster
143 Dunlop St E,
L4M 1A6
Barrie
Night 1 of 2
Fri.
Mar 14
2014
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8:00pm
Doors
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9:00pm
Show
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
Adrean Farrugia - piano
Julian Anderson-Bowes - bass
Ian Wright - drums
Modern Jazz
Tribute show
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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.

Over 2 nights, 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.
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Click here to
see the poster

May Cafe
Info:
416-568-5510
(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
Night 2 of 2
Sat.
Mar 15
2014
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8:00pm
Doors
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9:00pm
Show
Sun.
Mar 16
2014
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9:00pm
to
Midnight
Gate 403 presents
BROWN-TALSKY 5
with Jordana Talsky & Brownman Ali

featuring
Jordana Talsky - vocals
Brownman Ali - trumpet
TBA - piano
TBA - bass
TBA - drums
Mainstream
Vocal Jazz
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From Press Release:
“Award-winning trumpet player Brownman Ali joins forces with a rising star on the jazz vocal scene who’s turning heads – Jordana Talsky. playing unique & exciting cross-pollinations of jazz genres from slow jams, to jazz-funk, to modern takes on old classic standards.”
Gate 403
Info:
416-588-2930
(MAP)
$PWYC
403 Roncesvalles Ave.
(south of Bloor)
Toronto
Gig 1 of 2
Sun.
Mar 23
2014
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5:00pm
to
9:00pm
Toronto's Legends presents
BOBBY NIOSI
Vocal Jazz
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Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, Count Basie, Nelso Riddle, etc...
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From Press Release:
On March 23rd, Legends on the Queensway presents BOBBY NOISI with an awesome 8-piece horn band, and guest vocalist Mary MacKay.  If you like dancing to the classic sounds of Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle, Count Basie & Paul Anka, this is the gig for you!  Bobby is inspired by his uncle Bert Noisi, who was Canada's "King of Swing" from the 1940's until the 1960's"
Legends
On The
Queensway
Info:
416-251-0288
(MAP)
$FREE
1184 The Queensway
(between Kipling and Islington)
Toronto
Gig 2 of 2
Sun.
Mar 23
2014
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10:00pm
Show
Toronto's La Brisas Nightclub presents
TITO SWING

backed by members of
HEAVY MAMBO
Merengue
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From Press Release:
Dominican merengue superstar comes to Toronto backed by the city's most energized merengue band Heavy Mambo.
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"Although salsa and merengue began to decline in popularity in the early 2000's, merengue would have new life injected thanks to the subgenre known as, "merengue de calle" (or street merengue). Beginning in 2004, this subgenre combining elements of merengue, rap, and reggaeton would be popularized by Dominican acts such as Omega, Silvio Mora, El Sujeto, and Tito Swing."
La Brisas
Nightclub
Info:
416-741-0500
(MAP)
$15

at the door
24 Rivalda Rd.
North York
Toronto
(N. of Sheppard,
W. of Torbram)
Toronto
Mon.
Mar 24
2014
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9:00pm
Show
Toronto's The Rex Jazz Bar presents
JOHN CHEESMAN
JAZZ ORCHESTRA

featuring:
John Cheesman (drums & compositions)
Jason Logue, Sandy Barter, Brownman Ali, Bruce Cassidy
(trumpets)
Andy Ballyntyne, Colleen Allen, Don Englert
(saxes)
RJ, Will Carn, Bob Hamper
(trombones)
Ted Quinlin (guitar)   |   Adrean Farrugia (piano)
Russ Boswell (bass)
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See them live on YouTube!
Modern
Progressive
Big Band
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From Press Release:
One of the most unique and eclectic big bands in the country, sporting an all-original repertoire from composer/drummer John Cheesman and featuring some of the city's most acclaimed jazz artists populating this one-of-a-kind big band.
The Rex
Info:
416-598-2475
(MAP)
$9

at the door
194 Queen St. West
(W. of University)
Toronto
Thr.
Mar 27
2014
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10:00am
(all day)
Toronto's Hodgson School presents
JAZZ WORKSHOP
with Brownman Ali
Jazz
Workshop
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From Press Release:
Acclaimed jazz trumpet player and composer Brownman Ali will join the kids at Hodgson Public School for a day of mentorship and tutoring on many aspects of modern jazz ensemble playing, improvising, big band chart reading, band leading, and much more...
Hodgson
Senior Public
School
Info:
416-393-0390
(MAP)
$FREE
282 Davisville Ave.
Toronto
Sun.
Mar 30
2014
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8:00pm
Show
Donald Quan's Musideum presents
BROWNMAN + 1
(featuring Adrean Farrugia)

featuring :
Brownman Ali - trumpet
Adrean Farrugia - piano
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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 Musideum's "+1" series, now in it's 2nd year"
A message from Donald Quan, Musideum owner/operator:
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to encourage everyone to check out this amazing series -- now in it's second year, hosted here at the Musideum every month.  Acclaimed jazz trumpet player Brownman Ali and I became good friends about 2 years ago, enjoying sharing music, movies and meals together. Though we have both been aware of each other's musical work for years, it wasn't until then that we officially met right here at a Musideum event. He LOVED the room, 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
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From Press Release:
Sun-Mar-30 will feature the Juno nominated piano dynamo Adrean Farrugia as Brown's +1.  Adrean and Brown share over a decade of professional performance experiences, often called together in a multitude of ensembles in Toronto.

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
students / artists/ seniors
401 Richmond W.
(just E. of Spadina)
Toronto
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UPCOMING

Brown is focused heavily
on recording sessions:
He was, or is laying tracks in
studios with the following artists:
Omega Men (hip-hop)
Game, Set, Trap (hip-hop)
Nelly Furtado (pop)
Brownman Akoustic Trio (jazz)
Arecibo (latin-jazz)
Jason Wilson (progressive reggae)
CRUZAO (latin-jazz-urbania)
Stephen King (indie-pop, 
and not the guy who wrote Carrie)
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)
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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 Nicholson) :

BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
NEW CD released!
GRAVITATION is now available
on iTunes & CDBaby

Please grab a copy at
Browntasauras.Brownman.com
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After 4 years of being nominated, the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO win an Independent
Music Award for 2012 Best Jazz Artist of the Year

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BROWNMAN T-SHIRTS ARE NOW IN!
Official Brownman t-shirts have just arrived and are available at all live shows (or email andrew@brownman.com to order by mail).  Sizes are XL, L, M, S. Limited quantities per size.  $20 each.  Kittens, rappers and girls not included.
[ Thanks to additional poses from singer Irene Torres (from the Sugar Devils), monster rapper Mad Dukez from Gruvasylum and Kiwi-3 ]

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Resonancity.com names Brownman
2012 Artist To Watch
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The SUGAR DEVILS win the 2012 
Toronto Blues Society Talent Search
for 2012 Blues Band of the Year
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Brownman receives a distinguished citation
from the Consulate General for the Republic 
of Trinidad & Tobago, which includes appearing in
the High Commission and Consulate General
50th Independence Anniversary publication 
“Distinguished Nationals of 
Trinidad and Tobago in Canada”
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Brownman included in noted UK
photographer's new book.
Kingsley Davis, an acclaimed UK music photographer,
has a new book out called FLIP THE SCRIPT 
- A PHOTOGRAPHER'S MUSIC DIARY 
BY KINGSLEY DAVIS, which documents luminous 
urban music acts on stage in the UK over the 
years, shot through Kingsley's lens. Featured 
artists include Pharell Williams, KRS-One, 
Q-tip, Omar, Flying Lotus, John Legend, 
Ms Dyamite, DJ Doowop, Guru... and Brownman!
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BRAVO! channel documentary on Brownman now on Vimeo
"The Life & Times of Brown" -- In 2007 the BRAVO! channel, in conjunction with Leda Serene Films aired this 1/2 hour documentary on the life of award-winning Trinidadian born jazz trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI -- now available for free viewing in it's entirity on Vimeo.  It is an insightful and in-depth look at one of the most acclaimed jazz artists in the nation, diving deeply into his personal history, growing up in a racial charged environment, his time in New York City with Randy Brecker & clearly illustrating why he is now widely considered a vanguard for the evolution of jazz in Canada. EDITOR'S NOTE: This documentary was filmed in 2006 just *before* he was asked to join the legendary GURU's JAZZMATAZZ, replacing Donald Byrd in that seminal jazz-hip-hop group, and is thus a fascinating look at his pre-Jazzmatazz career.
www.Vimeo.com/16725046
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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
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Artvoice magazine nominates
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2010 Jazz Act of the Year
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Brownman nonimated for a 2010
Toronto Independant Music Award w/ the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2010 Toronto Jazz Group of the Year
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Brownman named
2009 Favourite Touring Soloist
(w/ Jazzmatazz) 
by London, UK's Jazz After Dark 
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Brownman nonimated for a 2008
Toronto Independant Music Award w/ the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO for
2008 Toronto Jazz Group of the Year
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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
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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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