March 2006 Gig Schedule

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**March 2006 Bookings/Gig Schedule**
Date	Time	Band	Idiom	Venue	City
Fri Mar 03 2005	10:00pm to 12:30am	Trane Studio presents: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO Brownman - electric trumpet Rob "Bubba" Brown - 6-string electric bass Richard Brisco - drums	Highly Improvised Modern Electric Groove Jazz	Trane Studio Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP)	964 Bathurst St. (north of Bloor at Follis) Toronto
Thr Mar 09 2006	7:00pm	Chinguacousy Secondary School present: JAZZ NITE featuring The compositions of CRUZAO From Peel Board of Education press release: Chinguacousy Secondary School will welcome Nick "Brownman" Ali, internationally recognized jazz trumpeter, as a featured guest at the school's annual Jazz Nite on Mar. 9. Brownman will perform with the school's jazz band. "Having Brownman visit our school and play with the students will be an experience they will never forget," says Mark Vining, music teacher at Chinguacousy. "It is a privilege for our students to play with a professional musician of Brownman's caliber. We hope he will inspire the students to continue to participate in music and improve their skills." See press release	Highschool Jazz Night (Spring Concert)	Chinguacousy Secondary School $10 tix 905-791-2400 ext. 232	1370 Williams Parkway Brampton
Fri Mar 10 2006	11:00pm to 3:00am	Buffalo's Allan St. Hardware Cafe presents: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO Brownman - electric trumpet Greg Chudzik - 5-string electric bass Aaron Staebell - drums Part of a new Jazz Residency The trio appears at the Cafe every other week SEE PRESS RELEASE	Highly Improvised Modern Electric Groove Jazz	Allen Street Hardware Cafe (MAP)	245 Allen St. Buffalo, New York
Sat Mar 18 2006	1st set 9:00pm -- 2nd set 10:30pm	Ruben "Bennie" Esguerra & The CHIVA TRIO "Atlantic coast Afro-Columbian rhythms, mixed with latin-jazz against an urban backdrop" featuring Bennie - congas, bata, Colombian percussion Brownman - flugelhorn, percussion Ross MacIntyre - upright bass	Atlantic coast Afro-Colombian rhythms, mixed with latin-jazz against an urban backdrop (a scaled down version of CHIVA)	Red Guitar Info: 416-913-4586 (MAP)	603 Markham St. Toronto
Thr Mar 23 2006	8:00pm	Guelph, Ontario welcomes: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO Brownman - electric trumpet Dane Wedderburn - 6-string electric bass Richard Brisco - drums	Highly Improvised Modern Electric Groove Jazz	Manhatten's Info: 519-767-2440 (MAP)	951 Gordon St. Guelph
Fri Mar 24 2006	11:00pm to 3:00am	Buffalo's Allan St. Hardware Cafe presents: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO Brownman - electric trumpet Greg Chudzik - 5-string electric bass Aaron Staebell - drums Part of a new Jazz Residency The trio appears at the Cafe every other week SEE PRESS RELEASE	Highly Improvised Modern Electric Groove Jazz	Allen Street Hardware Cafe (MAP)	245 Allen St. Buffalo, New York
Wed Mar 29 2006	Electryc Trio 10:00pm to 11:00pm BLOWFLY 11:30pm	Brownman & The ELECTRYC TRIO Brownman - electric trumpet Dane Wedderburn - 6-string electric bass Rich Brisco - drums OPENING FOR BLOWFLY The original dirty rapper	Highly Improvised Modern Electric Groove Jazz	Lula Lounge Info: 416-588-0307 (MAP) Reservations @ 416.588.0307	1585 Dundas St. W. Toronto
Wed Mar 29 2006	11:00pm	Toronto's newest funkified sound: METHODOLOGY "Imagine Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder & Prince all rolled into one fantastically melodic groove band" *Note from Brown: Yo - I can't say enough of these guys... they ARE the new sound and have to be checked out.	Soul-funk	Rivoli Info: 416-596-1501	334 Queen Street W. Toronto
Thur Mar 30 2006	10:00pm	Toronto's newest funkified sound: METHODOLOGY "Imagine Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder & Prince all rolled into one fantastically melodic groove band" *Note from Brown: Yo - I can't say enough of these guys... they ARE the new sound and have to be checked out. Opening band: MELISSA BATHORY	Soul-funk	Century Room Info: 416-203-2226	580 King St. W Toronto
Fri Mar 31 2006	dinner served at 6:00pm -- dance lesson 8:00pm -- show 9:00pm -- 3 45-minute sets	SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY THE OLD MILL: Nick "Brownman" Ali & MARRÓN MATIZADO featuring ELIANA CUEVAS 10-piece All-star salsa unit MARRÓN MATIZADO tackles modern progressive salsa in a way that this country has never seen before. Bringing elements of funk, jazz, and hip-hop to the table the unit creates a high-energy whirlwind of modern salsa. Called "Toronto's Salsa Dream-team" by Picante Latin Xpress magazine. ....Eliana Cuevas - vocals (Venezuela) featured vocalist ....Luisito Orbegoso - vocals (Peru) ....Juan Carlos Cardenasl - vocals (Cuba) ....Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet / flugelhorn (Trinidad) ....Marcus Ali - alto sax / flute (Trinidad) ....Paco Luviano - bass (Mexico) ....Luis Guerra - piano(Cuba) ....Ruben Esguerra - congas (Colombia) ....Daniel Stone - timbales / snare (Peru)	Hard-hitting Salsa 8-piece Edition	Historic Old Mill Reservations: 1-866-653-6455 Show + 3-course Dinner package $69.00 See dinner menu	21 Old Mill Rd., Toronto

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BROWN NEWS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :

Brownman nominated for a 2006 Canadian National Jazz Award for
"Latin-jazz Artist of the Year". Some fanatastic contenders in the
nominee list in this brand new category, so your brown vote of support
would be very welcomed and appreciated:
www.nationaljazzawards.com/vote/vote.php

Brownman recently returned to Toronto after a hugely successful 2-month
odyssey through Latin America; which began at the Havana Jazz Festival
in Nov '05 and continued though Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala,
Nicaragua, and back through Belize, Mexico and Cuba where he recorded
with Cuban timba legends CHISPA Y LOS COMPLICES before returning to
Canada in mid-Jan '06. His in-studio performances will appear on the
next release from the group, due out in Europe , the U.S. and Latin
America this summer.

Back on Jan 28 Brownman & CRUZAO, featuring Panamanian reggaethon
sensation FITO BLANKO, tore up Nathan Phillips Square for the WinterCity
Festival's "Sizzling Hot" series. Look forward to more collaborations
between Brown and Fito under the guidance of noted producer El Sensei.
Brown will appear on the upcoming El Sensei release featuring Fito,
Brownman & Tef. CRUZAO is currently in the midst of recording their
highly anticipated second release. Watch for it!
cruzao.brownman.com and FitoBlanko.com

Shortly after returning from the South American tour the BROWNMAN
ELECTRYC TRIO began a new jazz residency at Buffalo's ultra hip Allen
St. Hardware Cafe, appearing every second friday in the month. All of
upstate NY is invited to join the party!
ElectrycTrio.brownman.com

Jazz guitarist STEVE COLE prepares to release his latest STEVE COLE
QUINTET disc, on which Brownman appears alongside some of Toronto's
finest jazz artists - Adrean Farrugia, Kelly Jefferson, Marc Rogers &
Kevin Brow.
ThermalMusic.com

CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO - the 15-man version of Brown's award-winning
latin-jazz-urban flagship ensemble CRUZAO - is gearing up for summer
festival dates. Watch Brownman.com for more info.
monster.brownman.com

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.
www.praguejazzopen.cz

Fri March 31 - MARRON MATIZADO will mount an exclusive salsa concert
presentation at the Old Mill on Fri March 31 featuring Venezuelan World
Music vocal Diva ELIANA CUEVAS. Brown will be writing salsa
orchestrations of her own material for this unique collaboration.
matizado.brownman.com and ElianaCuevas.com

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