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March 2007 Bookings/Gig Schedule
Date
Time
Band
Idiom
Venue
City
Fri
Mar 3
2007
7:00pm
to
10:00pm
10 North in Orangeville presents:
DUSTIN SHASKIN TRIO
featuring
Brownman (trumpet)
Dustin Shaskin (bass)
Scott Metcalfe (piano)
Jazz trio
10 North
Orangeville
Tues
Mar 6
2007
doors
7:00pm
--
show
8:30pm
Jaymz Bee (of JAZZ.FM91)
& The Robert Mondavi Jazz Series present:
A special presentation of:
BROWNMAN QUINTET

featuring
Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet & flugelhorn
Perry White - tenor & soprano saxophones
Adrean Farrugia - piano & keyboards
Marc Rogers - electric & upright basses
Larnell Lewis - drumset
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From press release:
"On Tuesday March 6, Brownman steps back - smack into his jazz heritage with the BROWNMAN QUINTET bringing this breed of hard-swinging, Village Vanguard style ultra modern jazz to Toronto's Lula Lounge.  The group features an all-star cast of Canada's finest acoustic and electric jazzmen and performs unique originals and eclectic arrangements of classic standards penned by this National Jazz Award winner for Composer of the Year (2002)."
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Energized and introspective modern jazz from one of the most outstanding and versatile modern trumpet players residing in Canada today & presented by noted Jazz FM host Jaymz Bee.
Jazz
- in all it's forms -
Lula Lounge
Info:
416-588-0307
(MAP)
Show only

$10
Show +  3-course

Dinner package
$49
Reservations:

416-588-0307
1585 Dundas St. W.
Toronto
Sat
Mar 10
2007
9:00pm
NU JAZZ hosted by Jaymz Bee from JAZZ.FM91
presents:
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO

featuring
Brownman - electric trumpet
Tyler Emond - 5-string electric bass
Colin Kingsmore - drums
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JazzOnline writes: 
"Nick "Brownman" Ali's powerful trio captures the essence of the later years in Miles Davis' life, his electric period, without imitation. Brownman's ELECTRYC TRIO is uniquely his own, yet echoes with the sounds of ‘Bitches Brew’ and ‘In a Silent Way’ right down to Miles’ use of electronics while still managing to stay grounded in the sounds of today, clearly paying apt tribute to Brownman's NYC mentor Randy Brecker. Impressive."
Modern Electric
Groove Jazz
Dominion
On Queen
Info:
416-368-6893
(MAP)

$8 @ door
500 Queen St. E
(just E of Dufferin)
Toronto
Sun
Mar 11
2007
7:00pm
--
early start!
--
2 sets
--
Fashion
show
--
open jam
at night's
end
Hearts Open Toronto presents
The H.O.T. Sunday Showcase featuring:
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO

featuring
Brownman - electric trumpet
Tyler Emond - 5-string electric bass
Paul DeLong - drums
--
JazzOnline writes: 
"Nick "Brownman" Ali's powerful trio captures the essence of the later years in Miles Davis' life, his electric period, without imitation. Brownman's ELECTRYC TRIO is uniquely his own, yet echoes with the sounds of ‘Bitches Brew’ and ‘In a Silent Way’ right down to Miles’ use of electronics while still managing to stay grounded in the sounds of today, clearly paying apt tribute to Brownman's NYC mentor Randy Brecker. Impressive."
Modern Electric
Groove Jazz
Rivoli
Info:
416-596-1908
(MAP)
$10@ door

($5 students)
334 Queen St. W
Toronto
Sat
Mar 17
2007
9:00pm
 Rum Runner's in London, Ontario presents:
GOD MADE ME FUNKY

From press release:
"God Made Me Funky (GMMF) is the Funky live ensemble, out of Toronto, Ontario, comprised of a diverse array of musicians ranging from classically trained Jazz artists to street schooled Hip-Hop & R&B vocalists, all of which share the common bond of moving crowds and bringing the Nu Funk in to the next millennium."
A pure
Nu Funk Party
Rum Runners
Info:
519-432-1107 
(MAP)
176 Dundas St
London, ON
Wed
Mar 21
2007
9:00pm
The Trane Studio presents:
MIKE CELIA
& The Last True Gentleman

From press release:
Soulful, earnest and impassioned this singer/songwriter's sandpapery voice will captivate you as he sings of life and love and all that lie between. 
--
Special guest tonight on flugelhorn: Nick "Brownman" Ali
Singer/Songwriter
Trane Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
(MAP)
$8 adv by email

$10 door
964 Bathurst St.
(N. of Bloor at Follis)
Toronto
Thr
Mar 22
2007

- and-

Fri
Mar 23
2007

9:30pm
The Small World Jazz Series presents:
directly from Brooklyn, NY
BRYAN VARGAS &
¡YA ESTÁ! CANADA
A 2 night event!

From Press Release: 
"Bryan Vargas and Ya Esta invoke the spirits with the rumble of drums and the screams of distorted guitars. Rumba, Mambo and Son get electrified into a new school Latino groove. This band creates some serious party music, all while giving props to the Orishas. Playing a unique style of music they simply call "Afro Latino Soul", you can forget the pop stars, this is the REAL Latin music revolution. "
featuring:
Bryan Vargas - guitar (NYC)
Matt Baranello - drums (NYC)
Ruben Esguerra - congas (Colombia/Canada)
Brownman - trumpet (Trinidad/Canada)
Sundar - alto saxophone (Canada)
Marc Rogers - bass (Canada)
--
See the Poster
New York
Afro-Latino
Soul
Trane Studio
Info:
416-913-8197
(MAP)
$15 adv by email

$20 door
964 Bathurst St.
(N. of Bloor at Follis)
Toronto
Sat
Mar 24
2007
9:30pm
The Small World Jazz Series presents:
in conjunction with ComPosition Arts
Ruben "Bennie" Esguerra &
CHIVA

"Afro-Columbian latin-jazz meets urban vibe"
featuring
Bennie - congas, bata, Colombian percussion
Brownman - trumpet, electryc trumpet, percussion
Eric Boucher - keybaords
Tyler Emond - 6-string electric bass
Chris Lamont - drums
with special guests
Bryan Vargas - guitar (NYC)
Matt Baranello - drums (NYC)
Afro-Colombian
latin-jazz meets
urban vibe
Savannah
Room
Info:
(416) 975-0845
(MAP)
294 College St.
Toronto

 
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BIG UPCOMING GIGS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :
Jan to Mar will see Brown focused heavily on recording

sessions and not performing live as much as in the summer.

He is currently locked in
studio with the following artists:
Professor D (hip-hop)
Third Word (hip-hop)
Rikoshay (hip-hop)
Jason Wilson (progressive reggae)
CRUZAO (latin-jazz-urbania)
Chiva (Colombian latin-jazz)



Brownman leaves March 26 to tour with legendary rapper GURU of Gangstarr & Jazzmatazz fame.  He'll be on tour all of Apr. '07 throughout the U.S.A.
Tentative city tour dates:
Tue-Mar-27 New York, NY
Wed-Mar-28 Philadelphia, PA
Thu-Mar-29 off
Fri-Mar-30 Baltimore, MD
Sat-Mar-31 Pittsburgh, PA
Sun-Apr-01 Toronto, ON, Canada
Mon-Apr-02 Cleveland, OH 
Tue-Apr-03 off
Wed-Apr-04 Chicago, IL
Thu-Apr-05 Minneapolis, MN
Fri-Apr-06 Kansas City, MO 
Sat-Apr-07 Denver, CO 
Sun-Apr-08 Aspen, CO or Park City, UT
Mon-Apr-09 off
Tue-Apr-10 Vancouver, BC, Canada
Wed-Apr-11 Seattle, WA
Thu-Apr-12 Portland, OR
Fri-Apr-13 Humbolt or Chica, CA 
Sat-Apr-14 San Francisco, CA
Sun-Apr-15 Los Angeles, CA 
Mon-Apr-16 Orange Country or San Diego, CA
Tue-Apr-17 off
Wed-Apr-18 off
Thu-Apr-19 Dallas or Austin, TX
Fri-Apr-20 Little Rock, AR or Houston, TX
Sat-Apr-21 New Orleans or Atlanta, GA
Sun-Apr-22 Atlanta, GA
Mon-Apr-23 off
Tue-Apr-24 North Carolina
Wed-Apr-25 off
Thu-Apr-26 Washington, DC
Fri-Apr-27 New Jersey, NY
Sat-Apr-28 Boston, MA

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!

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:
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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