April 2008 Gig Schedule

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**April 2008 Bookings/Gig Schedule**
Date	Time	Band	Idiom	Venue	City
Thur Apr 03 2008 - to - Tues Apr 08 2008	10:00pm most nights	Brownman guests with various groups for the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Season 4 Premiere BSG-Cast parties	Jazz (featured w/ various groups)	Golden Nugget Casino	Las Vegas
Wed Apr 09 2008	5:00pm - to - 8:00pm	Toronto's Gate 403 proudly presents JOSHUA GOODMAN QUARTET featuring Joshua Goodman - piano Brownman - trumpet Brandi Disterheft - bass Jeff Halischuk - drums -- From Press Release: A newcomer to the Toronto scene, Josh brings his original spirited compositions to the fore accompanied by some of the city's finest in Jazz.	Jazz -- See YouTube video of Josh Goodman Quartet feat. Brownman at Gate 403, Toronto (Apr 2008)	Gate 403 FREE!!	403 Roncessvalles Toronto
Thr. Apr 10 2008 - to - Thr. Apr 17 2008	see schedule -->	JAPAN Billboard Live dates with NYC hip-hop legend (of Gangstarr fame) GURU's JAZZMATAZZ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GURU'S JAZZMATAZZ in Japan - start ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thr-Apr-10 : travel day (Toronto -> Tokyo, Japan) Fri-Apr-11 : all-day rehearsals, Tokyo, Japan Sat-Apr-12, 6:00pm : Billboard Live, Tokyo, Japan Sat-Apr-12, 9:00pm : Billboard Live, Tokyo, Japan Sun-Apr-13 : 6:00pm : Billboard Live, Tokyo, Japan Sun-Apr-13 : 9:00pm : Billboard Live, Tokyo, Japan Mon-Apr-14, 6:30pm : Billboard Live, Osaka, Japan Mon-Apr-14, 9:30pm : Billboard Live, Osaka, Japan Tues-Apr-15, 6:30pm : Billboard Live,Osaka, Japan Tues-Apr-15, 9:30pm : Billboard Live, Osaka, Japan Tue-Apr-16 : travel day (Osaka, Japan -> USA) Wed-Apr-17 : travel day (USA -> Toronto) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GURU'S JAZZMATAZZ in Japan - end ------------------------------------------------------------------------	Jazz Hip-hop	Billboard Live Club	Tokyo & Osaka JAPAN
Thr. Apr 17 2008	noon	Ruben "Bennie" Esguerra & Brownman give a LATIN-JAZZ WORKSHOP	Latin-jazz Workshop	T.B.A.	Muskoka
Sun. Apr 20 2008	3:00pm - to - 8:00pm	Toronto's Chick'n'Deli proudly presents REX MANN CD RELEASE PARTY! with special guests Brownman Ali - trumpet Michael Herring - bass and a bevy of others...	Folk	Chick'n'Deli Info: 416-489-3363 (MAP)	744 Mount Pleasant Rd Toronto
Wed. Apr 23 2008 -- Night 1	9:30pm	Toronto's Trane Studio proudly presents from NEW YORK: AARON STAEBELL QUARTET Night 1 featuring Aaron Staebell - drums Dave Restivo - keyboards Brownman - trumpet Tyler Emond - bass -- Check out Aaron's MYSPACE page! -- JazzOnline writes: Currently located in Rochester, NY, Aaron Staebell blends elements of his diverse musical background to create a style that demands a second listen. Aaron graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2005, and has since continued an active playing schedule in and around upstate New York. He is a member of the US Touring version of the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO, and the Bill Tiberio Group and Paradigm Shift, out of Rochester. He leads his own group and continues to write and play, working to expand his reach to a larger audience.	Modern NYC Jazz	Trane Studio Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $15 at the door ---- $10 advance ---- Email Andrew McIntosh to get on the advance guest list	964 Bathurst St. Toronto
Thur. Apr 24 2008 -- Night 2	9:30pm	Toronto's Trane Studio proudly presents from NEW YORK: AARON STAEBELL QUARTET Night 2 featuring Aaron Staebell - drums Dave Restivo - keyboards Brownman - trumpet Tyler Emond - bass -- Check out Aaron's MYSPACE page! -- JazzOnline writes: Currently located in Rochester, NY, Aaron Staebell blends elements of his diverse musical background to create a style that demands a second listen. Aaron graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2005, and has since continued an active playing schedule in and around upstate New York. He is a member of the US Touring version of the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO, and the Bill Tiberio Group and Paradigm Shift, out of Rochester. He leads his own group and continues to write and play, working to expand his reach to a larger audience.	Modern NYC Jazz	Trane Studio Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $15 at the door ---- $10 advance ---- Email Andrew McIntosh to get on the advance guest list	964 Bathurst St. Toronto
Fri. Apr 25 2008	10:30pm	Buffalo's Allan St. Hardware Cafe presents: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO featuring Brownman - electric trumpet Tyler Emond - 6-string electric bass Aaron Staebell - 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 -- 2007 Canadian National Jazz Award winner for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"	Allen Street Hardware Cafe Info: 716-882-8843 (MAP) FREE!!	245 Allen St. Buffalo, New York

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COMING in 2008

May 01 to May 31
GURU's JAZZMATAZZ
EUROPEAN TOUR

Brown is focused heavily
on recording sessions:
He was, or is, currently locked in
studio with the following artists:
Guru (hip-hop)
Trey Mills (singer/songwriter)
Rex Mann (folk)
Sheldon Barkley (Calypso)
Fernando Maar (jazz-rock)
Tia Brazda (singer/songwriter)
Jued (hip-hop)
Professor D (hip-hop)
Third Word (hip-hop)
Rikoshay (hip-hop)
Brownman Electryc Trio (electric jazz)
Jason Wilson (progressive reggae)
CRUZAO (latin-jazz-urbania)
Chiva (Colombian latin-jazz)

**Released Summer 2007
Brownman is currently the touring trumpet players with with legendary rapper GURU of Gangstarr & Jazzmatazz fame. He'll be on tour for most of the Summer with Guru.

Brownman & Guru
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. The chemistry between Brown and Guru was evident, Guru even dragging him to the front of the stage to solo while the hip-hop legend held a mic in front of his bell. This single performance would lead to a phone call from Guru's producer Solar a month later asking Brown if he was available to make an appearance on the upcoming 2007 release of 'Jazzmatazz Vol. 4' due out in stores nationwide in April 2007, 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 he was again contacted by Solar - who was thrilled by Brown's work on the track and ask him to tour America for the release of JAZZMATAZZ VOL. 4. Brownman will be touring with GURU throughout 2007 and is honoured to be Guru's featured trumpet soloist.

BROWN NEWS
(by publicist Andrew McIntosh) :

Brownman nonimated for a 2008
National Jazz Award w/ the
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
for
Electric Jazz Group of the 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.
http://www.Coda1958.com

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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)
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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...
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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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