4 trumpet legends, 4 tribute shows, 4 unique jazz parties!
Fri-Mar-07, 7:30pm - DIZZY GILLESPIE TRIB...TIX
Fri-Mar-14, 7:30pm - CLARK TERRY TRIB    ...TIX
Fri-Mar-21, 7:30pm - FREDDIE HUBBARD TRIB...TIX
Fri-Mar-28, 7:30pm - MILES DAVIS TRIB.......TIX

-> All 4 shows package - TIX  (only until March.7)

CONTXT by Trane, 254 Landsdowne Ave, Toronto (MAP)
Doors at 6:30pm   |  Concert at 7:30pm
$25 Advance (per show)  |  $35 Door (per show)
$80 for all 4 shows (package available until March. 7, 2025)
Limited tickets available for this project. Please purchase early. 
We have a new "fresh" dinner menu as well. Menu here.
Ticket holders may arrive earlier for table and dinner service.
Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/3324757344339174
TIX & INFO:www.Trumpets.Brownman.com

DIZZY GILLESPIE TRIBUTE - Part 1 of 4
Fri-Mar-07
:: Brownman Ali - trumpet & percussion
:: Nick Maclean - piano
:: Bennett Young - upright bass
:: Justin McHugh - drums
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From his time with Charlie Parker as one of the leaders in bebop, to his solo explorations, through to his later years delving into World music, Dizzy Gillespie has always been a force of nature as a jazz trumpet player.  But his place in history was assured through a combination of musicianship, showmanship and wit -- traits shared by Trinidadian-born elite trumpet player Brownman Ali, who will spend a night examining compositions both written by and made famous by the great Dizzy Gillespie.  You'll be sure to hear "Manteca", "A Night In Tunisia", "Hot House", "Groovin' High" and many more Dizzy classics.
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Dizzy Facebook Event.
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CLARK TERRY TRIBUTE - Part 2 of 4
Fri-Mar-14
:: Brownman Ali - flugelhorn
:: Nick Maclean - piano
:: Bennett Young - upright bass
:: Frank Botos - drums
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Clark Terry's exuberant swing and pioneering flugelhorn mastery have left an indelible mark on jazz history. Honoring this legacy, 10x Global Music Award winner Brownman Ali will lead a hand-picked ensemble through a heartfelt tribute to Terry's illustrious career. Through two dynamic sets Ali will celebrate Terry's influential tenure with the Duke Ellington Orchestra from 1951 to 1959, and highlighting his innovative contributions to bebop in an evening that pays homage to one of jazz's most cherished trumpet & flugelhorn virtuosos.  In recognition of Clark's ground-breaking work on flugelhorn, Brownman will play flugelhorn all night.
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Clark Facebook Event.
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FREDDIE HUBBARD TRIBUTE - Part 3 of 4
Fri-Mar-21
:: Brownman Ali - trumpet & effects
:: Nick Maclean - piano & synth
:: Jake Moodie - acoustic & electric basses
:: Adam Mansfield - drums
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Freddie Hubbard's iconicly powerful approach and energized style have profoundly shaped the evolution of many, including 2x National Jazz Award winner Brownman Ali who will take on the sobering task of paying musical tribute to one of the greatest jazz trumpet players in the history of the artform. Ali and an all-star hand-picked ensemble will bound through 2 sets Freddie Hubbard's inspired compositions - the 1st set from Freddie's acoustic period ("Ready for Freddie", "Open Sesame", etc) and the 2nd set showcasing his later electric period on the CTI label ("Red Clay", "Skydive", etc).
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Freddie Facebook Event.
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MILES DAVIS TRIBUTE - Part 4 of 4
Fri-Mar-28
:: Brownman Ali - trumpet & effects (2x National Jazz & 10x Global Music Award winner)
:: Nick Maclean - piano & synth (10x Global Music Award winner & JUNO nominee)
:: Ross MacIntyre - acoustic & electric basses (JUNO winner)
:: Jacob Wutzke - drums (JUNO winner)
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In one spectacular evening, spanning 2 unique sets, multi-award winning jazz trumpet iconoclast Brownman Ali -- heralded by the Hamilton Spec as "one of the greatest interpreters of Miles Davis' work in Canada" -- will lead an all-star quintet through the many different musical eras of Miles Davis'always evolving career; from bebop to cool, Coltrane to Shorter, electric-jazz to hip-hop.  This show is a single night version of Brownman's heavily lauded month-long FIVE WEEKS FOR MILES series, compressed down into a single night expansive deep-dive into Miles' music.
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Miles Facebook Event.
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Heralded as “Canada’s preeminent Jazz trumpeter” by NYC’s Village Voice, Brownman Ali - born on the small Caribbean island of Trinidad, & schooled in NYC - is a multiple award-winning NYC-schooled protégé to his teacher, Grammy-winning trumpet legend, Randy Brecker. Splitting his time between Toronto and New York, he tirelessly leads 7 unique ensembles of his own including the internationally acclaimed Miles Davis influenced BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO, and the award-winning CRUZAO latin-jazz quintet. All these ensembles record under Brownman's own much lauded BROWNTASAURAS RECORDS label, established in 2009. In high demand in the studio world with over 300 CD appearances to date, Brownman delivers stylistically authentic horn playing over a wide range of styles from bebop to hiphop having worked with the likes of Guru's Jazzmatazz (replacing Donald Byrd in that primordial ensemble), Mos Def, KRS-1, Quincy Jones, Paul Simon, Jay-z, Missy Elliot, Mingus Dynasty Big Band, Gary Bartz, Chucho Valdes & far too many more to name here. He is considered to be one of the most unique and provocative improvising trumpet players in the nation today and is widely regarded as a vanguard for the evolution of Jazz in Canada.

A highly decorated player, Brownman's awards & accolades include 2 National Jazz Awards (with 11 nominations over the years), Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix Du Jazz" award, a CBC Galaxie Rising Star award, a SOCAN composers award, an International Independent Music Award for "Album of the Year", multiple JUNO Award nominations & wins, 7 Toronto Independent Music Award "jazz artist of the year" (11 nominations), 10 Global Music Awards, 1st place at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC), a Black Canadian Award nomination for "Jazz Musician of the Year", a Caribbean Music & Entertainment Award for "Jazz Artist Of The Year", an induction into the WHO'S WHO IN BLACK CANADA, a BRAVO! channel documentary on his life, NOW magazine naming him "Toronto's Best Jazz Musician", CBC Radio Canada named him "one of the most recorded trumpet players in Canadian history", NPR in New York calls him "the new standard in electric jazz", the Trinidad & Tobago Consulate General awarded him with a citation for being a "Distinguished National of Trinidad", is listed by Air Canada as one of the "Top 10 reasons to visit Toronto".

“Awards are nice, naturally, but to dig what Brownman is doing, you’ve got to see him live. I had a chance to do just that over the summer when Brownman fronted his killer trio ... I came away with a blown mind. This guy’s got chops galore, soul to match, and a sense of phrasing that recalls many of the greats, but suggests itself to be his own.”
-- Buffalo News 

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Hear 9+ hours of selected tracks across Brownman Ali's entire career, both as leader and sideman in a wide range of styles and genres, via this "Featuring Brownman" SPOTIFY PLAYLIST :
www.Spotify.Brownman.com

Watch video from around the globe via this YouTube Archive :
www.YouTube.Brownman.com

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