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Dec 2 2007 -- Brown's Birthday! |
7:00pm ---- Show 8:00pm to 11:00pm |
A TRIBUTE TO MILES DAVIS (in Hamilton, Ontario) produced and directed by Brownman executive producer Andrew Amoah Celebrate Brownman's birthday with a Miles Davis Tribute of grand magnitude. Those that missed out on Nov's month long production of FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES still have one last chance to see "Canada's preeminient jazz trumpet player" pay homage to the greatest figure in history, one last time before the New Year. -- This specially produced concert will feature all 5 eras of Miles Davis' career compressed into a single explosive concert production you won't want to miss! From bebop to hiphop - it'll all be covered by Brownman and an all-star cast of some of the finest jazz musician in the country. -- Includes a Question & Answer period w/ Brownman between sets, about his recent world touring experiences and the life of Miles Davis. -- featuring Nick "Brownman" Ali - trumpet / musical director Jeff King - tenor / soprano saxophone Adrean Farrugia - piano / keyboards Tyler Emond - electric & upright basses Colin Kingsmore - drums -- POSTER (115 kb, 8.5x11, PDF file) |
A Tribute to Miles Davis -- All 5 eras of Miles' career in a single night! |
Info: 905-928-3865 (MAP) $20 at the door ---- $15 advance ---- Email BiggySounds to get on the advance guest list |
Hamilton |
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Dec 06 2007 |
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GURU's JAZZMATAZZ From Press Release: With a career that spans over a decade and one that is now eleven-LP’s deep, Guru has been able to stay relevant when many of his counterparts have faded into the background. Now with a new musical and business partnership in full motion with Solar, Guru feels even more reinvigorated. When asked how he has been able stay such a viable force in the music industry Guru states matter of factly “be honest with yourself, be original, be open to criticism and don’t be afraid to reinvent and recreate oneself". -- Brownman is currently the featured soloist with Guru's Jazzmatazz. |
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Show Bar Info: (514) 875-5757 (MAP) |
Montreal |
Sat.
Dec 08 2007 |
9:00pm -- show 10:00pm |
GURU's JAZZMATAZZ From Press Release: "With a career that spans over a decade and one that is now eleven-LP’s deep, Guru has been able to stay relevant when many of his counterparts have faded into the background. Now with a new musical and business partnership in full motion with Solar, Guru feels even more reinvigorated. When asked how he has been able stay such a viable force in the music industry Guru states matter of factly “be honest with yourself, be original, be open to criticism and don’t be afraid to reinvent and recreate oneself". -- Brownman is currently the featured soloist with Guru's Jazzmatazz. |
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Music Hall Info: (613) 233-0307 (MAP) $30 advance ---- Buy Tickets on TicketWeb |
Ottawa |
Mon
Dec 31 2007 -- Happy New Year's! |
6:30pm -- dinner 7:00pm -- band 9:30pm -- $40 adv $45 door $85 package |
An Ellington New Year's with the BROWNMAN QUARTET NewYearsEve.brownman.com ----- "Bring in the New Year with nationally acclaimed jazz trumpeter BROWNMAN performing a night of music from the Duke Ellington / Billy Strayhorn Songbook. The ensemble will start with swing classics and slowly, over the course of the night, start to interpret them in the contemporary jazz fashion Brownman has become renowned for. By midnight - expect it to be a full on jazz-funk New Year Year's party you won't want to miss!" ----- featuring Brownman - trumpet / flugelhorn / percussion Mark Pellizzer - guitar / keyboards Mark Cashion - acoustic bass Terry Clarke - drums / breakbeats ----- See the of history
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Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $40 in advance ---- $45 at the door ---- $85 dinner/show package ---- Email Trane Studio to get on advance guest list or make dinner reservations. |
(north of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
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COMING in 2008 Fri Jan 11, 2008, 8:00pm BRECKER & BROWNMAN! RANDY BRECKER in concert with the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO 2 trumpet giants, 2 distinct countries, 2 innovative styles of playing - 1 night, 1 stage Grammy Award winning legendary trumpeter RANDY BRECKER joins his former prodigal student, now Canadian jazz trumpet icon BROWNMAN on stage for a night of uber-modern electrified trumpet madness you won't want to miss! @Lula Lounge, Toronto, Canada -- Email tracy@lula.ca for ticket/reservation info
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BROWN NEWS (by publicist Andrew McIntosh) : Brownman named 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. http://www.Coda1958.com -- After being nominated in 5 categories at the 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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BROS "mythological" Canada Day performance:
Interview
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