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July 2006 Bookings/Gig Schedule
Yeah yeah, I know it's ghetto lookin' - but I'm on tour damn it! The Gig Schedule will return to it's regular appearance shortly.  Thanks for your understanding.  :)
Fri June 30, 12:00 noon - CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO
                                    @ Nathan Philips Square (FREE! don't miss it!)
Sat July 01, 09:30pm - GRUVASYLUM feat. DJ J-Tec
                                 @ Trane Studio ($15)
TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL ENDS

Fri July 07, 09:00pm - CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO
                                 @ Montreal Jazz Fest, Contact Stage
Sat July 08, 08:00pm - MARRON MATIZADO SALSA SUPERBAND
                                 @ Toronto Street Fest, Dundas Square
 (same day), 09:30pm - TUMBAO INC. feat. Ali Bros.
                                 @ Toronto Street Fest, Dundas Square
Sun July 09, 05:00pm - TRINIDAD BACCHANAL ALL-STARS
                                 @ Toronto Street Fest, Dundas Square
Fri July 14, 10:00pm - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
                                 @ Hardware Cafe, Buffalo
Sat July 15, 08:00pm - "JAMAICA TO TORONTO: 1967-1974"
                                 @ Harbourfront Centre Concert stage
Sun July 16, 02:00pm - ROOTS: REMIX FESTIVAL -
                                 panel discussion on jazz, it's origins, African influences,
                                 where it is & where it's going.  Harbourfront, Toronto
Mon July 17, 9:00pm - JOHN CHEESMAN BIG BAND
                                 @ The Rex, Toronto, Ontario
Fri July 21, 08:00pm - BROWNMAN & CRUZAO
                                 @ Burlington Jazz Fest, Burlington, main stage
 (same day), 11:00pm - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
                                 @ Burlington Jazz Fest after-party
Sat July 22, 08:00pm - Ruben Esguerra & CHIVA
                                 @ Centre for the Arts, Dundas, Ontario
                                                    See the poster  |   See a map
Sun July 23, 07:00pm - Ruben Esguerra & CHIVA
                                 @ Colombian Indep. Day Celebration, Earlscourt Park (Caledonia & St. Clair), Toronto
                                    See Google map
Fri July 28, 10:00pm - CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO
                                 @ Jazz By Genre's Latin/Brazilian Night - at The Mod Club, Toronto
Aug 07- 20 - BEYOND EDEN California Tour U.S.A.
                                 @ various California venues
Thr Aug 31, 09:00pm - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
                                 @ Stone's Place, Toronto

Coming in Sept - the Return of FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES!

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BIG UPCOMING GIGS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :
May 19 - June 15

BROWNMAN to headline the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival!!
Departing May 21, returning to Toronto June 15 in time to perform for
the Toronto Jazz Festival (no less than 8 times over the fest!)

Sat July 1, 9pm
Celebrate Canada Day (July 1st) with
GRUVASYLUM featuring ENLIGHT with special guest J-Tec
at Toronto's Trane Studio as part of the Toronto Jazz Fest.
http://gruvasylum.brownman.com

June 30 / July 07 / July 28
CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO - the 15-man latin-jazz-urban orchestra: Brown's large permutation of the award-winning latin-jazz-urban flagship ensemble CRUZAO - is gearing up for summer festival dates.  Watch Brownman.com for more info.
Fri June 30, noon: Toronto Jazz Festival, Nathan Philips Square
Fri July 07, 8pm - Montreal Jazz Festival, CONTACT Stage
Fri July 28, 10pm - Jazz By Genre Fest, Mod Club, Toronto
http://Monster.brownman.com

Sat July 08, 8pm & Sun July 09, 5pm - Toronto Street Fest!
Speaking of big Brown groups:
The Toronto Street Festival's Dundas Square stage is presenting 2 large ensemble performances July 8 and 9:
--> Sat July 8, 8pm: MARRON MATIZADO is being presenting in a "SALSA SUPERBAND" format - 16-guys big featuring a 6 man horn section, 4 singers and more percussionists than you can shake a stick at!  A real Matizado Matizado Salsa Superband!
http://Matizado.brownman.com
--> Sun July 9, 5pm: TRINIDAD BACCHANAL ALL-STARS returns to Toronto to devastate Dundas Square with they island soulful sounds, this time featuring lead vocalist from "Kink in my Hair", the Trinidadian born Amina Alfred on vocals with an all-star cast of the city's finest Trinidadian and island musicians on stage that day.  Bring yuh flag tuh wave an ting!
http://Bacchanal.brownman.com

Fri July 21, 8pm
CRUZAO proper - the original 5-man ensemble will headline the 2nd annual Burlington Jazz'n'Blues Festival on Fri July 21, 8pm on the main stage.  See the original award-winning ensemble as they prep for the release of their new CD.
http://Cruzao.brownman.com
http://www.burlingtonjazzbluesfestival.com/home.html

Fri July 28, 10pm
Jazz by Genre presents:
Latin/Brazilian jazz night featuring 3 bands:
PERMUTACAOS (Brazilian)
Luis Mario Ochoa & CIMMARON (Cuban)
Nick "Brownman" Ali & CRUZAO GRUPO MONSTRUOSO
(Latin-jazz-urban bigband)
http://monster.brownman.com


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!

Brownman to tour 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 - arriving back in Toronto just in time to perform 8 times for the Toronto Jazz Festival.  More Argentine info as it comes in...

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

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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