Toronto's Trane Studio
presents
LUANDA JONES - BROWNMAN 
ELECTRYC 4'TET

featuring:
Luanda Jones - voice / guitar / compositions
Brownman - electric trumpet
Ben Miller - 6-string electric bass
Anthony Michelli - drums
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Brownman & Luanda have collaborated in the past – he appearing as a guest soloist with her regular quartet, her often sitting in with the Electryc Trio.  Their unique combination of sounds always prove infectious to audiences.  Both are masterful with their respective instruments, both deliver passionate performances as leaders. Having them co-lead an ensemble is recipe for musical wonderment.

Toronto's Trane Studio
presents
STRANGE ATTRACTORS

featuring
Brownman Ali - trumpet
Ryan Oliver - tenor sax
Dave Restivo - piano
Mark Cashion - bass
Ernesto Cervini - drums
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Bill Watson of CKLN Radio's "Jazz Bungee" on 88.1 FM writes
"I had the opportunity to see Strange Attractors at the Trane Studio in March and this is one impressive new band in the city!  The level of musicianship from all 5 members is outstanding and each brings their own unique compositional skills to the table.  Utilizing the classic small jazz group instrumentation of trumpet, sax, piano, bass and drums, they bring a sound that reminds you of early Bluenote or CTI recordings but all wrapped around very contemporary original compositions. Great tunes, fantastic improvisers and burning sounds… this is a band to watch out for." 

A Blue Note New Year's
with the BROWNMAN QUARTET
www.brownman.com / MySpace.com/BrownmanMusic

From Press Release:
"Bring in the New Year with nationally acclaimed, multi-award winning jazz  trumpet player Brownmanperforming a night of hard-swinging  tunes from the classic Blue Note Era and augmented by a succulent 3 course from the kitchens of the Trane Studio.  Music by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk,Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey,Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Grant Green, Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, and many many more...  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's party you won't want to miss!" 

FEATURING 
The BROWNMAN QUARTET 
www.brownman.com / MySpace.com/BrownmanMusic
About Brownman - called "Canada's preeminent jazz trumpet player by New York City's Village Voice magazine, and widely regarded as a vanguard for the evolution of jazz in Canada, the dynamic Brownman has been chalking up the airmiles for the last year as the featured soloist with legendary Jazz-hip-hop outfit GURU's JAZZMATAZZ.  Globe-hopping hasn't made him forget his passport says Canada on the front and the Trane Studio is proud to have one of the country's jazz icons at the helm of a New Year's Eve party you won't soon forget!
featuring
:: Brownman - trumpet / electric trumpet / flugelhorn / percussion
:: Steve Cole - guitars
:: Mark Cashion - bass
:: Max Senitt - drums
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See a history of Blue Note Records at Wikipedia.

Show Only
$40 early bird (before dec15)
$55 advance (after dec15 - dec 30)
$65 at the door

Dinner Package (only 60 will be sold)
$85 early bird (before dec15)
$95 advance (after dec 15 - dec 30)
$115 at the door (unlikely this will be available at the door)

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Package reservations and payment via credit card
must be done by phone (in order to ensure priority seating)
416-913-8197
(leave message, you'll be called back to confirm)
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Questions? Need more info? tranestudio@gmail.com
All info: NewYearsEve.Brownman.com
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Call before Dec 15 & take advantage of discounted prices
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6:30pm : doors
7:00pm : dinner (gorgeous 3-course meal)
9:30pm - 10:20pm : Cool set 1
     (expect to hear Miles Davis' "Blue in Green")
10:40pm - 11:15pm : Bop set 2
     (expect to hear John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice")
11:45pm - the sun rises : Groove set 3
     (expect to hear Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island")

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UPCOMING

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More Brownman Electryc Trio
tour dates in support of
the release of Juggernaut
on Browntasauras Records

Please grab a copy at
Browntasauras.Brownman.com

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Brown is focused heavily
on recording sessions:
He was, or is laying tracks in
studios with the following artists:
Nelly Furtado (pop)
Brownman Electryc Trio (electric jazz)
Shifty (hip-hop)
Shyann (neo-soul)
Strange Attractors (modern jazz)
Chiva (Colombian latin-jazz)
Josh Goodman (jazz)
Gerardo Brizuela (Latin house / electronica)
Trey Mills (singer/songwriter)
Rex Mann (folk)
Sheldon Barkley (Calypso)
Fernando Maar (jazz-rock)
Tia Brazda (singer/songwriter)
Jued (hip-hop)
John Eccelston (singer/songwriter)
Professor D (hip-hop)
Third Word (hip-hop)
Rikoshay (hip-hop)
Jason Wilson (progressive reggae)
CRUZAO (latin-jazz-urbania)
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R.I.P. GURU
On Apr 19th, 2010 Keith "Guru" Elam died after a long battle with cancer.  Since 2006, Brownman has been touring as the featured soloist with Guru's Jazzmatazz, and appeared on Jazzmatazz Vol. 4

Visit the Guru & Brownman memorial page:
Guru.Brownman.com

Guru & Brownman
- a brief history -

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.  This could have been just another 'backing band for out-of-town act' session for the often called Trinidadian trumpeter, but the chemistry between Brown and Guru was evident even back then on their first meeting.  During that show Guru would push him out of his regular horn position to the front of the stage to solo while the hip-hop legend held a mic in front of his horn's bell.  This single performance would lead to a phone call from Guru's team a month later asking Brown if he was available to make an appearance on the upcoming 2007 release of 'Jazzmatazz Vol. 4', 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 '07 he was again contacted by Guru's people, impressed by Brown's work on the track, to ask him to tour America for the release of JAZZMATAZZ VOL. 4.

Since then Brownman has been touring the world as the featured soloist with GURU's JAZZMATAZZ as they brought their unique breed of jazz-hip-hop through The United States, Europe, Japan & South America. 

See extensive YouTube archive of tour footage.

Update:
In Jan 2010, Both Brownman & DJ DooWop left Jazzmatazz together, their exit precipitated by the often reported meglomaniacal ways of Solar - Guru's producer.  Guru had, over time, had slowly given up control of all affairs to Solar who, in turn, continued to abuse and manipulate the entire team, from Guru himself through the organization's entire infra-structure.

On Apr 19th, 2010 Keith "Guru" Elam died after a long battle with cancer.

For more on the fiasco behind Solar's dominance over Guru visit :  FuckSolar.com - a fan driven website dedicated to documenting Solar's downfall.

See Brownman's unabridged 3000 word interview with the Boston Phoenix, reprinted with permission by FuckSolar.com, where he details all he saw while with Jazzmatazz.