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Oct 01 2011 ---- Week 1 ---- 6:00pm Open for Dinner ---- 8:00pm Show |
FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES miles.brownman.com produced and directed by Brownman executive producer Frank Francis 
For 5 saturdays in Oct, Brownman will lead 5 different all-star ensembles through 5 historic eras of jazz which Miles Davis catalyzed & immortalized with his presence. -- Week 1 "YOUNG MILES" The BIRD YEARS At 17 years of age Miles would travel across the river from his home in East St. Louis, Illinois to St. Louis, Missouri to hear well-known jazz musicians play in clubs. Mesmerized by their talent and style, he would listen to their all night jam sessions until Charlie "Bird" Parker arrived in St. Louis with the Billy Eckstine Band in 1944. Bird was the creative force behind a new form of jazz later to be dubbed "bebop" and the young Miles would become fascinated with it's complex melodic and harmonic structure leading Miles to follow Bird across the country until he was allowed to substitute for his trumpet player at the time - Dizzy Gillespie. His tenure as Bird's sideman would most exemplify this hard-swinging period of his life. featuring Brownman - trumpet (National Jazz Award winner) Nick Morgan - alto sax (Grand Prix Du Jazz nominee) Gary Williamson - piano (UofT faculty / Dave Young) Brendan Davis - upright bass (Norman Marshall Villeneuve) Bob McLaren - drums (Canadian jazz legend / Sam Noto) |
- JAZZ - A Tribute to Miles Davis
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the lovers of be-bop, this is the show for you.
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Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $20 at the door ---- $15 advance list ---- $60 Full Fest Pass (1 price, all 5 shows) ---- Email us to get on the advance guest list |
(north of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
| Fri.
Oct 07 2011 ---- 8:00pm |
presents: Kaleidoscope Brown Pearl's new monthly concert series featuring a different ensemble featuring Brownman Ali each month. "We are calling it the Kaleidoscope Brown Jazz Series! “Kaleidoscope” because of the startling diversity this artist always displays as evidenced by the breadth of music making he’s always a part of." ---- This month: BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO 
featuring Brownman - trumpet Soren Nissen - upright bass Eric West - drums ---- "Recently returning to Toronto after a summer of juggling touring schedules between the Brownman Electryc Trio and various US projects, the Toronto based Trinidadian-born multi-award winning jazz trumpeter brings his acoustic trio to Gate 403 for a Sunday night of 50's & 60's jazz ala Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Duke Ellington and the American jazz songbook." |
Jazz -- like Miles, Duke, Coltrane, Bird, etc... |
Arts Facility Info: 905-524-0606 (MAP) $15 door |
Hamilton |
| Sat.
Oct 08 2011 ---- Week 2 ---- 6:00pm Open for Dinner ---- 8:00pm Show |
FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES miles.brownman.com produced and directed by Brownman executive producer Frank Francis 
For 5 saturdays in Oct, Brownman will lead 5 different all-star ensembles through 5 historic eras of jazz which Miles Davis catalyzed & immortalized with his presence. -- Week 2 "BIRTH OF THE COOL & KIND OF BLUE" Post-bop Miles The term "cool" came to particular prominence in the 1950s to describe a more cerebral, less impassioned way of playing jazz. It's generally supposed that these sessions were part of the inspiration for the 'cool school' of jazz which flourished, particularly on the West Coast, in the 50s. Miles would confound the public's expectations by departing the bop world of Charlie Parker and embracing this new order of jazz as heard on "Birth Of The Cool" (Capitol Records, '50). This 'cooler' form of expression would lead to the modal approaches of "Kind Of Blue" (Columbia, '64) free of fixed harmony and the now legendary collaboration with the then rising tenor saxophone icon John Coltrane. featuring Brownman - trumpet (National Jazz Award winner) Jeff King - tenor sax (Juno Award winner) Robi Botos - piano (Juno Award winner) Ross McIntyre - upright bass (Matt Dusk) Anthony Michelli - drums (William Carn) |
- JAZZ - A Tribute to Miles Davis
The
first set will focus on the "Birth Of The Cool" beginnings of this era...
the second set will emphasize the "Kind Of Blue" approaches
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Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $20 at the door ---- $15 advance list ---- $60 Full Fest Pass (1 price, all 5 shows) ---- Email us to get on the advance guest list |
(north of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
| Wed.
Oct 12 2011 ---- 8:00pm |
in support of the Children's Peace Theatre presents: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO 
with the B.E.T. Canadian permutation: Brownman - electric trumpet Ben Miller - 6-string electric bass Colin Kingsmore - drums ---- - BOBBY JONES & FRIENDS - BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO - TIM BOVACONTI with PAT ALCOCK - Featuring DJ Danny Dwyer, Silent Auction & door prizes JazzOnline
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Groove Jazz -- 2007 Canadian National Jazz Award winners for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" -- Fund-raiser for the Toronto Children's Peace Theatre |
Info: 416-782-1550 (MAP) $20 at the door ---- $15 advance ---- 100% of box office to Children’s Peace Theatre |
(just south of College) Toronto |
| Sat.
Oct 15 2011 ---- Week 3 ---- 6:00pm Open for Dinner ---- 8:00pm Show |
FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES miles.brownman.com produced and directed by Brownman executive producer Frank Francis 
For 5 saturdays in Oct, Brownman will lead 5 different all-star ensembles through 5 historic eras of jazz which Miles Davis catalyzed & immortalized with his presence. -- Week 3 "PLUGGED NICKEL" The Shorter Years Two quintets in particular featuring 2 tenor saxophone giants dominated Miles' musical life almost exclusively from the mid 50's, right up until the 70's, one featuring John Coltrane and the other featuring Wayne Shorter. This period would feature an assortment of quintets and sextets all pushing the boundaries of improvisation within a simple modal framework, but the two teamings that would leave the world breathless would be those of Coltrane and Shorter. Of those two teamings it would be the Miles-Shorter pairing that would result in some of the most explosively creative & exploratory jazz in Miles' history. "Live at the Plugged Nickel" (Columbia / Legacy '65) continues to be a paramount recording in the great Miles lineage and considered by many to be some of the most ground-breaking jazz in history. Brownman - trumpet (National Jazz Award winner) Ryan Oliver - tenor sax (just back from NYC!) Dave Restivo - piano (National Jazz Award winner) Mark Cashion - upright bass (Shufle Demons) Morgan Childs - drums (hot young player!) |
- JAZZ - A Tribute to Miles Davis
The
tune list will be choosen from the tunes performed by the 1965 Live At
The Plugged Nickel band
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Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $20 at the door ---- $15 advance list ---- $60 Full Fest Pass (1 price, all 5 shows) ---- Email us to get on the advance guest list |
(north of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
| Fri.
Oct 21 2011 ---- 9:00pm |
presents CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ TRIO 
(see the poster) featuring Brownman Ali - trumpet (Trinidad) Paco Luvianor - bass (Mexico) Amhed Mitchel - drums (Cuba) -- From press release: "3 members of the award-winning latin-jazz supergroup CRUZAO come together in rare trio format to delight Poetry Jazz Cafe audiences with their energized Brazilian and Cuban vibes." |
Trio |
Jazz Cafe Info: 416-599-5299 (MAP) $5 |
(this place has no sign - look for the giant painting of Miles Davis' hands on the entrance!) Toronto |
| Sat.
Oct 22 2011 ---- Week 4 ---- 6:00pm Open for Dinner ---- 8:00pm Show |
FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES miles.brownman.com produced and directed by Brownman executive producer Frank Francis 
For 5 saturdays in Oct, Brownman will lead 5 different all-star ensembles through 5 historic eras of jazz which Miles Davis catalyzed & immortalized with his presence. -- Week 4 "From BITCHES BREW to TUTU" Electric Miles Legendary as a kind of line in the sand challenging jazz fans during the ascendance of electric, psychedelic rock, "In a Silent Way" (Colombia Records, 1969) hinted at the repetitive polyrhythms Davis would employ throughout the early '70s. It also partook generously of electric piano and bass tonal colourings previously explored in acoustic settings, but "In a Silent Way" and the subsequent "Bitches Brew" and "Live Evil" recordings remains a clearly electric jazz record, part ambient color exploration, part rock-inflected energy and vibe, and part outright maverick creativity. Long, breathy solos would be a feature of this era, glistening against his new groups' strange admixture of musical moods. Miles would stay on this "electric" path right in to the '80's, continually exploring these textures with newer and younger generations of musicians. Brownman - electric trumpet (National Jazz Award winner) Ted Quinlan - electric guitar (Juno winner / Humber faculty) Adrean Farrugia - rhodes & synths (Juno nominee / Mohawk faculty) Pat Kilbride - 6-string electric bass (Juno nominee / Humber faculty) Chris Lamont - drums (Ali Bros / Kevin Clark) |
- JAZZ - A Tribute to Miles Davis
The
first set tonight will focus on the "Bitches Brew" 70's era... the second
set will emphasize the "Tutu" 80's ideologies.
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Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $20 at the door ---- $15 advance list ---- $60 Full Fest Pass (1 price, all 5 shows) ---- Email us to get on the advance guest list |
(north of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
| Mon.
Oct 24 2011 ---- 9:00pm |
presents JOHN CHEESMAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA 
"A unique and progressive big band under the direction of drummer/composer John Cheesman." featuring: John Cheesman (drums & compositions) Sandy Barter, Jason Logue, Brownman Ali, Bruce Cassidy (trumpets) Andy Ballyntyne, Colleen Allen, Don Englert (saxes) RJ, Will Carn, Bob Livingston (trombones) Ted Quinlin (guitar) Gary Williamson (piano) Scott Alexander (bass) |
Progressive Big Band |
Info: 416-598-2475 (MAP) $7 |
Toronto |
| Fri.
Oct 28 2011 ---- 10:30pm |
Brownman's HALLOWEEN THRILLER 
featuring Brownman - trumpet Ben Miller - electric bass Aaron Staebell - drums ---- For Halloween Brownman will lead the Brownman Electryc Trio through the music of MICHAEL JACKSON's seminal THRILLER record... and a ton of groovy danceable funk, soul and r'n'b, re-interpreted and reworked by the trio. Don't feel like you HAVE to dress up... but feel free to. Fri Oct 28 - Brownman's Halloween Thriller! Hope to see you there! |
Groove Party -- The Music of Michael Jackson's THRILLER -- Show will be recorded!! |
Info: 716-884-1030 (MAP) $5 |
Buffalo, New York |
| Sat.
Oct 29 2011 ---- Week 5 ---- 6:00pm Open for Dinner ---- 8:00pm Show |
FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES miles.brownman.com produced and directed by Brownman executive producer Frank Francis 
For 5 saturdays in Oct, Brownman will lead 5 different all-star ensembles through 5 historic eras of jazz which Miles Davis catalyzed & immortalized with his presence. -- Week 5 "DOO-BOP" Had He Lived... Towards the end of Miles' life he began an exploration of another sub-component of modern popular music - hip-hop. The "Doo-bop" recording (Warner,'92) would feature rappers and loops and would have marked the beginning of Miles' exploration or this artform. It is often harshly referred to by critics as his "worst" documented recording and as a "forgettable" era of his life, but it still stands strongly as a prime example of the Milesian ethic - his ability to recognize "what's next" and creatively move within and extend that artform. Brownman states "I believe it is extremely probable that Miles would have worked closely with the likes of Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, junglists, DJs, rappers, beat-makers alike... had he lived. Tonight will be a salute to what MIGHT have been." Brownman - electric trumpet (National Jazz Award winner) Mad Dukes - rapper (Gruvasylum Syndicate, NYC) DJ Cutler - turntables (Jeru The Damaja, NYC) Ben Miller - 6-string electric bass (God Made Me Funky) Mark Kelso - drums (Chaka Khan) |
- JAZZ - A Tribute to Miles Davis
All
night groove baby...
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Info: 416-913-8197 (MAP) $20 at the door ---- $15 advance list ---- $60 Full Fest Pass (1 price, all 5 shows) ---- Email us to get on the advance guest list |
(north of Bloor at Follis) Toronto |
| Matinee
---- Sun. Oct 30 2011 ---- 5:00pm to 8:00pm |
presents BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO
featuring Brownman - trumpet Mark Cashion - upright bass Eric West - drums ---- "Recently returning to Toronto after a summer of juggling touring schedules between the Brownman Electryc Trio and various US projects, the Toronto based Trinidadian-born multi-award winning jazz trumpeter brings his acoustic trio to Gate 403 for a Sunday night of 50's & 60's jazz ala Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Duke Ellington and the American jazz songbook." |
Jazz -- like Miles, Duke, Coltrane, Bird, etc... |
Info: 416-588-2930 (MAP) $PWYC |
Toronto |
