Nick Maclean Quartet

NICK MACLEAN QUARTET feat. BROWNMAN ALI -- JUNO Nominated Jazz (Matinee) SUN-JUN-30 doors @ 3:30pm | show @ 4pm @ CONTXT | www.ContxtByTrane.com 254 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto, ON M6H 3X9 $15 advance, $20 door Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/912062853547 Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1000560441410439 ---- "I was a great fan of Herbie Hancock’s 60’s music. Nick Maclean Quartet is very solid. « Convergence » is one of the best canadian albums of 2023 and should have chances to get a Juno." - Denys Lelièvre, CKRL (Quebec City, Canada) ---- This June, the NICK MACLEAN QUARTET feat. BROWNMAN ALI performs music from their newly JUNO NOMINATED sophomore album CONVERGENCE. Led by fast-rising piano star NICK MACLEAN -- a 10x Global Music Award winner and one of the most in-demand young jazz piano players in Toronto -- this contemplative yet thrilling quartet delivers jazz between the two poles of thoughtful introspection and powerhouse conveyance, taking influences from Herbie Hancock's primordial 1960's Blue Note era recordings. Maclean's quartet heavily features one of Canada's most provocative improvising trumpet players -- BROWNMAN ALI -- an internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning jazz iconoclast who has been heralded as "Canada's preeminent jazz trumpet player" by New York City's Village Voice and is best known globally as the last trumpet player to play in the legendary jazz-hip-hop group GURU's JAZZMATAZZ. For this show, Ali & Maclean stand shoulder-to-shoulder with 2 of Canada's top-tier 20-somethings: BENNETT YOUNG on upright bass, and MICHAEL FILION on drums (in for Jacob Wutzke). ***Copies of CONVERGENCE will be available for purchase at the show (physical and digital)*** Come witness these four in full flight, this performance will feature deeply exploratory, hard-swinging modern-jazz audiences will not want to miss. ---- :: Nick Maclean - piano :: Brownman Ali - trumpet :: Bennett Young - bass :: Michaël Filion - drums (in for Jacob Wutzke) ---- PURCHASE your copy (digital or physical) of CONVERGENCE now! Maclean.Browntasauras.com "Convergence" released Oct 27 (Can) & Nov 24 (Int) on Browntasauras Records ---- WATCH Nick Maclean Quartet perform the Maclean original 'ROAD WARRIOR', a single from CONVERGENCE https://youtu.be/qfOno29FcXM WATCH Nick Maclean Quartet perform the Hancock classic 'DOLPHIN DANCE', a single from CONVERGENCE https://youtu.be/61856iZ__0c WATCH Nick Maclean Quartet perform the Maclean original 'VERBOTEN', a single from CONVERGENCE https://youtu.be/lexWg8YLXDQ WATCH Nick Maclean Quartet perform the Brownman original 'WISDOM OF AURELIUS', a single from CONVERGENCE https://youtu.be/-cPAbdH6qkM ---- For more info: www.NicholasMaclean.com www.Brownman.com www.Browntasauras.com =================================== About CONTXT Jazz Fest 2024 www.ContxtFest.Browntasauras.com ---- The CONTXT Jazz Festival is a 5-day celebration of musical diversity, where the boundaries of jazz are redefined, expanded & explored. This vibrant event features an eclectic mix of jazz genres, showcasing artists both in traditional jazz & modern jazz flavours, a tribute to reggae-jazz legends, award-winning electric-jazz dynamos & multiple JUNO nominees. As these Artists push the envelope of the jazz artform, this festival is a testament to the rich and evolving nature of this music. Music lovers : join us for an unforgettable journey through the many facets of jazz at the CONTXT Jazz Festival. ---- 5 jazz events, 5 jazz parties, 5 unforgettable experiences! ---- Wed-Jun-26 : JAZZ Film "Be Known" (Jazz movie night) Thr-Jun-27 : PHIL JIMENEZ TRIO (Classic jazz) Fri-Jun-28 : TRIBUTE to ERNEST RANGLIN & DON DRUMMOND (Reggae jazz) Sat-Jun-29 : ALI BROS feat. Brownman & Marcus Ali (Electric-jazz) Sun-Jun-30 : NICK MACLEAN QUARTET (Modern jazz) ---- All events at 254 Lansdowne Ave., Toronto, Canada ---- Presented by Caliban Arts Theatre, CONTXT & Browntasauras Records