Wed-Jun-03,
08pm: OGGUERE
@
Lula Lounge
$15 / $10
Sat-Jun-06, 08pm: BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO @ Private Party (not open to public) Sat-Jun-13, 08pm: Dave Schulz (GooGoo Dolls) & C.O. JONES @ DBGBs., Buffalo $10 Mon-Jun-15, 09pm: JOHN CHEESMAN JAZZ ORCH @ The Rex, Toronto $9 :: TD TORONTO JAZZ FEST BEGINS :: Thr-Jun-18, 08pm: TRIBUTE TO COLE PORTER feat. ORI DAGAN @ Mây Cafe $10 Fri-Jun-19, 09pm: CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ TRIO @ Poetry Jazz Cafe $10 Sat-Jun-20, 09pm: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO "Panthalassa" @ Mây Cafe $15 / $10 Sun-Jun-21, 09pm: BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO @ Gate 403 $PWYC Mon-Jun-22, 04pm: BROWNMAN + 2 feat. Dave Restivo (piano) & Nick Maclean (synth) @ Musideum $20 / $10 Mon-Jun-22, 08pm: sitting in w/ JORDANA TALSKY @ Mây Cafe $10 Tue-Jun-23, 06pm: SOCIALIST NIGHT SCHOOL @ Nathan Philips Square (main stage) $FREE Tue-Jun-23, 08pm: SNAGGLE feat. Brownman @ Mây Cafe $10 Wed-Jun-24, 07pm: ARECIBO @ Monarchs Pub (in the Eaton Chelsea Hotel) $FREE Thr-Jun-25, 08pm: JASON WILSON REGGAE-JAZZ QUARTET @ Mây Cafe $10 Fri-Jun-26, 09pm: LADY SON & ARECIBO @ Mây Cafe $15 / $10 Sat-Jun-27, 09pm: TRIBUTE TO FREDDIE HUBBARD @ Mây Cafe $15 / $10 :: TD TORONTO JAZZ FEST ENDS :: . |
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Wed.
June 03 2015 ---- 8:00pm |
OGGUERE featuring : Ogguere - vocals Brownman Ali - trumpet / musical director Torrie Seager - guitar | Paco Luviano - bass Joaquin Nunez - drums | Reimundo Sosa - congas / bata |
---- Ogguere releases his third full-length album showcasing Toronto’s top Cuban and Canadian musicians, taking his unique hybrid of contemporary & folkloric Cuban music, North American and world music to the next level. “Ogguere is a master of rhythm and of the harmonics that are wrought from the expert dissection of the jazz metaphor and the clave of Cuban son.” ~ Raul da Gama. |
Info: 416-588-0307 (MAP) $20 at the door $15 advanced Show + 3-course Dinner package $49 Reservations @ 416.588.0307 |
Toronto |
Sat.
June 06 2015 ---- 7:00pm |
BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO featuring Brownman Ali - trumpet Julian Anderson-Bowes - upright bass Jeff Halischuk - drums |
Jazz ---- Miles, Duke, Coltrane, Bird, etc... ---- "Standards played non-standardishly" |
(Not open to public) |
(Not open to public) Toronto |
Fri.
June 12 2015 ---- 10:30pm to 1:00am |
DAVE SCHULZ & BROWNMAN ALI (keyboard + trumpet duo) |
---- L.A. keyboardist & vocalist Dave Schulz (Goo Goo Dolls) joins forces with Toronto/Brooklyn trumpet player (Guru's Jazzmatazz) for an evening of 2-man funkifications. |
Hound Info: 716-845-9173 (MAP) $FREE!!! |
Park Cove Buffalo |
Sat.
June 13 2015 ---- 9:00pm |
DAVE SCHULZ & C.O. JONES featuring Dave Schulz - vox, keys, M.D. | Gretchen Schulz - vox, guitar Brownman Ali - trumpet | Zuri Appleby - bass Kenny Hawkins - guitar | Rob Lynch - drums |
---- Dave Schulz (born Buffalo, New York) is an American keyboardist, songwriter, producer and recording artist well known for his world tours in the late 90s with his fellow Buffalonians The Goo Goo Dolls. C.O. JONES is his soul/r'n'b project featuring some of Buffalo's legendary musical all-stars, and newest addition Brownman Ali. |
Info: 716-240-9359 (MAP) $10 at the door |
Buffalo |
Mon.
June 15 2019 ---- 9:00pm |
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) Paul Tarrusov, Will Carn, Bob Hamper (trombones) Ted Quinlin (guitar) | Adrean Farrugia (piano) | Russ Boswell (bass) -- See them live on YouTube! |
Progressive Big Band ---- 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. |
Info: 416-598-2475 (MAP) $9 at the door |
(W. of University) Toronto |
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Thr.
June 18 2015 ---- 8:00pm |
NIGHT & DAY A TRIBUTE TO COLE PORTER feat. ORI DAGAN & BROWNMAN ALI featuring Ori Dagan - vocals Brownman Ali - trumpet / musical director Patrick Hewan - piano Hayden Farrar - bass John Cheesman - drums |
Tribute show ---- "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. 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." |
Info: 647-607-2032 (MAP) $10 |
(Dundas & Manning between Ossington & Bathurst) |
Fri.
June 19 2015 ---- 9:00pm |
CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ TRIO featuring Brownman Ali – trumpet (Trinidad) Roberto Riveron – bass (Cuba) Joaquin Nunez – drums (Cuba) |
Trio ---- "3 members of Trinidadian-born NYC-schooled, iconic Toronto-based trumpet player Brownman's latin-jazz supergroup CRUZAO. They are the winners of the Montreal Jazz Fest's coveted "Grand Prix du Jazz" award, the CBC Galaxie Rising Star award, a 4-time nominee at the National Jazz Awards, and a 3-time Independent Music Award nominee -- this group, in it's full 5-man configuration, has been called "Canada's premiere latin-jazz ensemble" by the Toronto Star. CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ TRIO is a compact, stripped down version of that award- winning ensemble at 3-man large and sports a modified reportoire written specifically for this smaller permutation the trio" |
Jazz Cafe Info: 416-599-5299 (MAP) $10 at the door |
(this place has no sign - look for the giant painting of Miles Davis' hands on the entrance!) Toronto |
Sat.
June 20 2015 ---- 9:00pm |
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO plays the music of Miles Davis' "PANTHALASSA" with the B.E.T. CANADA permutation: Brownman - electric trumpet Brad Cheeseman - 6-string electric bass Geoff Bruce - drums ---- with acclaimed visual artist STEPHANIE SCHIRM painting live! JazzOnline
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Groove Jazz ---- Toronto Music Award winners for "Jazz Group of the Year" NOW MAGAZINE writes: "It's incredible the energy output these three men can generate... with only a trio on stage my ears would swear they were hearing a whole electrified orchestra" |
Info: 647-607-2032 (MAP) $15 at the door $10 advanced email andrew@brownman.com to get on the Adv. List |
(Dundas & Manning between Ossington & Bathurst) Toronto |
Sun.
June 21 2015 ---- 9:00pm |
BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO featuring Brownman Ali - trumpet Julian Anderson-Bowes - upright bass Frank Botos - drums |
Jazz ---- "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 Gate 403 during the jazz fest for a Sunday afternoon of 50's & 60's jazz ala Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Duke Ellington and the American jazz songbook." |
Info: 416-588-2930 (MAP) $PWYC |
Toronto |
Gig
1 of 2
---- Mon. June 22 2015 ---- 4:00pm to 5:30pm |
BROWNMAN + 2 featuring DAVE RESTIVO (piano) & NICK MACLEAN (synth) featuring : Brownman Ali - trumpet Dave Restivo - piano / Nick Maclean - synth ---- Hi everyone, I just wanted to encourage everyone attending the jazz festival to come check out this amazing pairing of trumpet & 2 piano talents at the Musideum. Acclaimed jazz trumpet player Brownman Ali and I are good friends, long enjoying sharing music, movies and meals together. He LOVED the Musideum when he first saw the space, but felt his assortment of bands (he leads 7 of his own!) would be too much for the venue. 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 appears 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" |
---- "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 the Musideum "+1" series. -- During the Jazz Festival Brownman will be appearing in a "+2" format with acclaimed jazz pianist DAVE RESTIVO , 5x National Jazz Award winner for "piano player of the year" and NICK MACLEAN on synth, leader of Snaggle and in demand 20-something. All 3 artists represent 3 different generations of Toronto's top-shelf players, and all have long histories as musical colleagues in a variety of ensembles." |
Info: 416-599-7323 (MAP) $20 adults $10 artitsts, students, seniors |
Toronto |
Gig
2 of 2
---- Mon. June 22 2015 ---- 8:00pm |
JORDANA TALSKY Duo concert Vocal Jazz featuring: Jordana Talsky - voice Eric St. Laurent - guitar SPECIAL GUEST : Brownman Ali - trumpet |
---- "Vocalist/songwriter Jordana Talsky has been turning heads on the Toronto jazz terrain for the last three years, her sound -- described as “jazzy takes on pop songs and poppier takes on jazz songs" -- combines many music forms, rather than strictly adhering to a single genre. She was a finalist in the 2014 John Lennon Songwriting Competition (RnB category) ; a semi-finalist in the 2014 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition; and Runner Up for the Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Artists (CJSF Radio, Simon Fraser University). " |
Info: 647-607-2032 (MAP) $10 at the door |
(Dundas & Manning between Ossington & Bathurst) Toronto |
Gig
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---- Tues. June 23 2015 ---- 6:00pm |
Chelsea McBride's SOCIALIST NIGHT SCHOOL featuring: Chelsea McBride - conductor/composer/tenor sax Colleen Allen, Abigail Neale, Patrick Panus,Ben McCarroll-Butler, Anthony Rinaldi (saxophones) James Rhodes, Justin See, Tom Upjohn, Brownman Ali (trumpets) Paul Tarrusov, Aidan Sibley, Devin Chubb, Nicholas Sieber (trombones) Chris Bruder (piano), Dan Rougeau (guitar) Steven Falk (bass), Mark Ballyk (drums) |
Big Band ---- "Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School is a Toronto-based 18-piece big band that pushes the jazz tradition forward. Directed by multi-instrumentalist/composer Chelsea McBride, the band performs entirely original compositions and arrangements (both by Chelsea and members of the band) that are heavily influenced by socialism (of course), ECM-style jazz, pop music, and the mystery and majesty of nature." |
Phillips Square (main stage) (MAP) $FREE!!! (opening for Christian McBride Big Band) |
Phillips Square (main stage) Toronto |
Gig
2 of 2
--- Tues. June 23 2015 ---- 8:00pm |
SNAGGLE with special guest BROWNMAN featuring: Nick Maclean - synth Alex Purcell - guitar Emily Denison - trumpet Graeme Wallace - tenor sax Doug Moore - bass Tom Grosset - drums SPECIAL GUEST : Brownman Ali - trumpet |
---- "This energized ensemble is quickly establishing themselves as Canada's answer to Snarky Puppy and sports a dynamic repertoire of exciting, modern, entirely original electric-jazz-funk compositions. The 6-piece powerhouse is made up entirely of 20-something graduates from the Humber College School of Contemporary Music, all of whom have studied with many of Canada’s greatest jazz masters and represents the next generation of Canadian talent. This special jazz festival presentation will feature award-winning trumpet player Brownman on electric trumpet whom group leader Nick Maclean cites as one of SNAGGLE's major influences." |
Info: 647-607-2032 (MAP) $10 at the door |
(Dundas & Manning between Ossington & Bathurst) Toronto |
Wed.
June 24 2015 ---- 8:00pm |
ARECIBO (latin-jazz) featuring Brownman Ali - trumpet (Trinidad) Scott Metcalfe - piano (Canada) Paco Luviano - bass (Cuba) Joaquin Nunez - drums (Cuba) |
---- "A brand new latin-jazz outfit delving deeply into both Cuban and Brazilian modern jazz traditions in the New York latin-jazz spirit of Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band featuring some of the city’s most acclaimed jazz and latin music specialists. The group is named after the Arecibo radio telescope housed in Puerto Rico – the largest radio telescope in the world, responsible for the deepest exploration of space mankind has achieved to date." |
Pub Info: 416-595-1975 (MAP) $FREE !!! |
(in the Eaton Chelsea Hotel) Toronto |
Thrs.
June 25 2015 ---- 8:00pm |
JASON WILSON REGGAE-JAZZ QUARTET featuring : Jason Wilson - vocals / keyboards Brownman Ali - trumpet Brendan Davis - bass Iain Green - drums |
---- "A musical journey from Bob Marley to Miles Davis, dropping you somewhere in the middle. Acclaimed reggae artist JASON WILSON -- considered one of the most important figures in Canadian reggae history, twice nominated for Junos for "reggae recording of the year" and the winner of a Canadian Reggae music award -- brings his unique REGGAE-JAZZ QUARTET to this year's festival. This new project, described as a "Miles meets Marley reggae mashup" features Jason's mesmerizing voice joining forces with some of Toronto's most respected jazz musicians. Ali & Wilson have been collaborating for close to 15 years now, Brownman appearing on all of Wilson's award-winning records to date; and Wilson often appearing as a guest vocalist with the Browman Akoustic Trio." |
Info: 647-607-2032 (MAP) $10 at the door |
(Dundas & Manning between Ossington & Bathurst) Toronto |
Fri.
June 26 2015 ---- 9:00pm |
LADY SON & ARECIBO [ Cuban-jazz-funk ] featuring LADY SON - voice / rapper / congas (Cuba) Brownman - trumpet (Trinidad) Scott Metcalfe - bass (Mexico Paco Luviano - bass (Mexico) Joaquin Nunez - drums (Cuba) |
---- "Salsa songstress LADY SON is widely known for delivering high-energy Salsa shows, but what many don’t know is her deep penchant for funk and Latin-jazz grooves. On Fri-Jun-26, backed by Brownman’s award-winning Latin-jazz quartet ARECIBO, Lady Son will explore the depths of Cuban-jazz-funk in ways you’ve never seen her before - singing, rapping, improvising - you’ll see sides of this artist you never knew existed! This show represents the beginning of an exciting new collaboration between Lady Son & Brownman Ali and is sure to be both funkified and groovalicious! " |
Info: 647-607-2032 (MAP) $15 at the door $10 advance $5 students email andrew@brownman.com to get on the Adv. List |
(Dundas & Manning between Ossington & Bathurst) Toronto |
Sat.
June 27 2015 ---- 9:00pm |
A TRIBUTE TO FREDDIE HUBBARD feat. BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC QUARTET featuring Brownman Ali - trumpet / musical director Dave Restivo - piano & rhodes Julian Anderson-Bowes - acoustic & electric basses Geoff Bruce - drums |
Tribute show ---- "The death of jazz legend Freddie Hubbard rocked the world of jazz. Brownman, one of the thousands of trumpeters world-wide to be profoundly affected by the sound of Freddie Hubbard's horn over the years, pays tribute to the Hubbard legacy on Thr Jun 19 at Toronto's May Cafe. Recently returning to Toronto after touring with the legendary Paul Simon, the Trinidadian-born multi-award winning jazz trumpeter - will once again take on the sombering task of paying musical tribute to one of his personal heros and one of the greatest jazz trumpet players in the history of the artform." |
Info: 647-607-2032 (MAP) $15 at the door $10 advance $5 students email andrew@brownman.com to get on the Adv. List |
(Dundas & Manning between Ossington & Bathurst) 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: Modus Factor (electro-ambient) John Cheesman Jazz Orchestra (big band) Robert Ball (neo-soul) Snaggle (jazz-funk) 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) . R.I.P.
GURU
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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. 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:
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. |
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 -- After 4 years of being nominated, the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO win an Independent Music Award for 2012 Best Jazz Artist of the Year -- 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 ] -- Resonancity.com names Brownman 2012 Artist To Watch -- The SUGAR DEVILS win the 2012 Toronto Blues Society Talent Search for 2012 Blues Band of the Year -- 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” -- 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! -- 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 -- 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) -- 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) -- 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) -- 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 -- 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! -- 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:
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