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Thr-May-0 7: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO -- West Coast Tour
Tix: https://gotothecoda.com/show/6072e118-0c00-4777-8465-cd5b444a9dd2
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The Coda & Browntasauras Records proudly presents 2x National Jazz Award winners for "electric jazz group of the year", the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO -- up from Brooklyn, NY, on tour on the West Coast, Canada in May, and whom NPR (National Public Radio) in New York City has called "the new standard in electric-jazz".
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"Colliding Black American Music traditions (hip-hop, soul, funk, r'n'b) with blazing virtuosic jazz improvising, this unique trio sounds relevant in today’s musical paradigm, while still speaking to the history of the jazz tradition ... this is the kind of music Miles Davis would be making today"
-- AllAboutJazz
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:: Brownman Ali - electric trumpet (Brooklyn, NY)
:: Colin Sankey - 6-string electric bass (Surrey, BC)
:: Jordy McIntosh - drums (Vancouver, BC)
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Thr-May-07 -- VICTORIA, BC
@ The Coda
751 View St. (above Hermann's Jazz)
www.GoToTheCoda.com
6:00pm - doors
7:00pm - show
$20
Tickets: https://gotothecoda.com/show/6072e118-0c00-4777-8465-cd5b444a9dd2
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“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, on the recent slew of awards Brownman Electryc Trio had amassed
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About BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO | www.ElectrycTrio.Brownman.com
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In recent years, when not touring the globe the Brooklyn based multi-award-winning Trinidadian-born trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI -- the last trumpet player for iconic jazz-hip-hop group Guru's Jazzmatazz -- spends much of his artistic time in the exploration of modern “chordless” jazz -> music produced without a chordal instrument (guitar or keyboard). He had previously explored this tonal quality for a decade with his highly lauded latin-jazz group CRUZAO, and more recently with his heavily decorated & now internationally acclaimed Miles Davis influenced BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO. Taking a similar trajectory as the acclaimed 2009 debut release "Juggernaut", this highly energized bombastic trio’s 2013 sophomore release “Gravitation: A Study In Freefall” -- on Brownman’s own label Browntasauras Records -- shot to number 4 on the iTunes USA jazz charts and was declared “the new standard in electric-jazz” by National Public Radio (NPR) in New York City. Among a long list of awards & accolades, the trio would win an International Independent Music Award for "Jazz-Funk Album of the Year", 3 Toronto Independent Music Awards for "Jazz Group of the Year" and a National Jazz Award for "electric jazz group of the year".
“The trio folds aspects of Black American Music into a chordless jazz framework”, states Brownman. “When we’re not playing originals, we often take classic standards from the 30s through the 50s and re-imagine them as if they were written today and being produced by, say, DJ Premier. The end result is something that hopefully sounds relevant in today’s musical paradigm, but still resonates with the history and lineage of the jazz tradition. And yeah - you’ll hear a lot of Miles Davis’ influence in that resulting sound”.
The ensemble itself is aptly described by CODA magazine: “Brownman’s powerful electrified 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, they are a truly impressive and energized modern jazz outfit.”
Visit www.ElectrycTrio.Brownman.com for more info (including legacy videos!)
Hear them on Spotify or YouTube Music: www.Spotify.Browntasauras.com or www.YouTube.Browntasauras.com
“Brownman’s powerful electrified 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, they are a truly impressive and energized modern jazz outfit.”
-- CODA magazine
"Brownman's Electryc Trio is lively, entertaining and hip ... the atmosphere is seriously funky ... the music's muscular and quick, much of it thrilling..."
-- Whole Note Magazine
"Brownman is the real deal... this abundantly talented young musician was handpicked by the late MC Guru to blow the sinewy lines that made his Jazzmatazz project such a groundbreaking hybrid of jazz and hip-hop... with each appearance the buzz surrounding the bold and electric Brownman style has grown in amplitude."
-- Art Voice Magazine
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About BROWNMAN ALI | www.Brownman.com
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"One of the next great voices in the new generation of jazz improvisers”
-- Randy Brecker, legendary 14x Grammy winning trumpet icon
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. Now splitting his time between Toronto, ON and Brooklyn, NY, he tirelessly leads 8 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 a recent JUNO Award nomination for "Jazz Album Of The Year", 2 National Jazz Awards (with 11 nominations over the years), 10 Global Music Awards, the 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", Toronto Independent Music Award for "jazz artist of the year" (13 nominations & 7 TIMAs in total), a Black Canadian Award nomination for "Jazz Musician of the Year", a Black IMPACT Award for "Artist of the Year", a Caribbean Arts & Entertainment Award nomination 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", and was once listed by Air Canada's In-Flight magazine as "one of the Top 10 reasons to visit Toronto".
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LINKS
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Official Brownman Website: www.Brownman.com
Gig Schedule: www.Gigs.Brownman.com
Browntasauras Records (label): www.Browntasauras.com
Facebook: www.FB.Brownman.com
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/BrownmanMusic
Instagram: www.Instagram.com/BrownmanMusic
BandsInTown: www.BandsInTown/Brownman
Spotify: www.Spotify.Browntasauras.com (entire B.R. catalog)
YouTube Music: www.YouTube.Browntasauras.com (entire B.R. catalog)
YouTube Videos: www.YouTube.Brownman.com
MySpace: www.MySpace.com/BrownmanMusic
LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/in/Brownman
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Brownman Ali Biography
Born on the small Caribbean island of Trinidad, schooled in New York City under Randy Brecker's watchful eye and now heralded as "Canada's preeminent jazz trumpeter" by New York City's Village Voice magazine, the ever dynamic Brownman tirelessly leading no less than 8 highly respected ensembles of his own spanning genres from be-bop to hip-hop. He is best known for his work as the leader of Canada's premiere latin-jazz ensemble CRUZAO (winners of the 2001 Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix du Jazz award" & 5-time nominee at the National Jazz Awards for "Electric Group of the Year") and his electrified Miles Davis' influenced BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO (2007 National Jazz Award winner for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year" are amongst the many other accolades the group has received). He has garnered 11 nominations over the years at the National Jazz Awards (including 2 wins); Toronto's leading independent weekly NOW Magazine featured him as the cover story in 2003, naming him "Toronto's Best Jazz Musician" in 2006 and "Toronto's Jazz Trumpet Player of the Year" in 2007. Despite the demands of leading 7 ensembles & international touring he is still one of the most called upon trumpet players in the studio scene; his long list of recording credits, more than 300 to date over a staggering range of styles, make him "one of the most recorded trumpet players in Canadian history", according to CBC Radio Canada.
From 2006 to 2010, Brownman was the featured soloist with the legendary New York City jazz-hip-hop artist Guru (of Gangstarr fame) for his Jazzmatazz ensemble (replacing Donald Byrd in that group) and catalyzing his appearing on the cover of CODA magazine, Canada's most acclaimed jazz publication. In December 2009 Brownman launched his own independent record label Browntasauras Records, with Brownman Electryc Trio's debut recording of Juggernaut as its flagship release, along with re-issues of his entire back-catalog from other groups he leads.
Known for his incredibly hectic schedule and diversity in addition to his playing prowess, Brownman leads a variety of other ensembles besides Brownman Electryc Trio including: Cruzao (Canada's premiere latin-jazz ensemble, Cruzao Grupo Monstruoso (15-man latin-jazz urban orchestra), Gruvasylum (hip-hop quartet with a jazz ideology), Marron Matizado (12-man salsa band) and the Brownman Akoustic Trio (mainstream jazz a la Miles, Coltrane, Duke & Basie).
He is also called upon frequently to serve as musical director with international touring bands including Chiva (Colombian latin-jazz), Permutacaos (Brazilian-jazz), Hendrik Muerkens (Brazilian-jazz), Strange Attractors (all-star collective of award-winning jazz composers) and Ali Bros (jazz-funk group co-led by Brownman's brother Marcus Ali). Additionally, Brownman has been mounting several large scale productions in recent years including his much lauded Five Weeks For Miles Tribute Show (now in it's 7th year) - a month-long extravaganza whereby Brownman, over 5 fridays, leads 5 different bands through 5 different eras of Miles Davis luminous career.
As evidenced by almost 700,000 visits to his website, Brownman has evolved from Canadian jazz icon to worldwide phenomenon -- catapulted by 3.5 years of touring the globe as the featured soloist with the legendary rapper Guru and his seminal jazz-hiphop band Jazzmatazz (until the great man’s tragic passing in April 2010). Driven by the desire to push and expand the boundaries of jazz composition and musicianship -- and the perceptions people have of what jazz music is and can be -- Brownman is a proud torchbearer to the tradition of fearless exploration represented by immortals such as Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, his own mentor Randy Brecker, John Coltrane, and Wayne Shorter.
Brownman also holds a degree in physics and a minor in philosophy, writes the brass column for Canadian Musician Magazine and is an often called upon lecturer and clinician internationally on such topics as Advanced Jazz Harmony, Hip-hop and the Modern Jazz Improviser & Latin Rhythms for the Jazz Improviser.
Please visit http://www.Brownman.com for more information on this critically acclaimed young artist.
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AWARDS:
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2010 Toronto Independent Music Award nominee for "Jazz Group of the Year"
2010 Artvoice Magazine's "Jazz Artists of the Year" nominee
2009 Named "favourite touring soloist" by London, UK's Jazz After Dark
2008 National Jazz Award nominee for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"
2007 NOW Magazine's "Toronto Jazz Trumpet Player of the Year"
2007 National Jazz Award winner for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"
2007 A staggering 5 nominations at the National Jazz Awards
2006 National Jazz Award nominee for "Latin-jazz artist of the Year"
2005 NOW Magazine's "Toronto Jazz Artist of the Year".
2004 Brownman & CRUZAO - Independant Music Award nominee
2003 MARRON MATIZADO - "Best Toronto Salsa Band" (SalsaSPOT)
2002 Canadian "Jazz Composer of the Year" (National Jazz Award)
2002 National Jazz Award nominee for "Jazz Trumpet Player of the Year"
2001 winner of the Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix Du Jazz Award".
2001 CRUZAO awarded the CBC Galaxie "Rising Star" Award
3 time nominee for "Jazz Trumpet Player of the Year" (NJA).
CRUZAO - 3 time nominee for "Electric Group of the Year" (NJA).
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QUOTES:
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"Canada's preeminent jazz trumpet player"
- NYC's Village Voice
"... the most versatile hornman in Canada"
- Chicago Tribune
"... virtuostic, energized and in the spirit of Miles Davis"
- Toronto's NOW Magazine.
"One of the next great voices in the new generation of jazz improvisers"
- Randy Brecker, multi-grammy winning legendary trumpeter
"Brownman... Remarkable writing and burning energy"
- John Scofield, jazz guitar giant
"... a truly gifted improviser with an original creative voice..."
- Gary Bartz, saxophonist with Miles Davis
"... uniquely creative and fearless - like a young Miles Davis"
- Guru, legendary hip-hop icon from Gangstarr/Jazzmatazz fame
"Brownman & CRUZAO... deliciously quirky & invigorating... seethes with energy, particularly showing off the skills of trumpeter Brownman Ali and his brother Marcus on alto sax".
- Toronto Star
"Brownman & CRUZAO... the finest latin-jazz group Canada's ever produced"
- LatinJazzNet.com
"Brownman & CRUZAO breaks down the boundaries between latin, jazz and urban music in the most innovative way I've seen yet. We may be looking at the evolution of latin-jazz here."
- Memo Acevedo, NY University professor of Latin-jazz
"Brownman Ali... a warm, personable soloist displaying an engaging mix of quirks and lyricism."
- Toronto's Globe and Mail
"Brownman... Ali... Marrón... this young trumpet player has as many names as he has skills"
- Canada Picante Xpress Latin Magazine
"Energy is never in short supply in Brownman Ali's world. This Toronto/Trinidadian trumpeter loves skipping from style to style almost as much as he digs mixing it up with the jazz elite"
- CBC Radio Canada
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Please visit the Browntasauras Records
www.Browntasauras.com
Read MoreFrom 2006 to 2010, Brownman was the featured soloist with the legendary New York City jazz-hip-hop artist Guru (of Gangstarr fame) for his Jazzmatazz ensemble (replacing Donald Byrd in that group) and catalyzing his appearing on the cover of CODA magazine, Canada's most acclaimed jazz publication. In December 2009 Brownman launched his own independent record label Browntasauras Records, with Brownman Electryc Trio's debut recording of Juggernaut as its flagship release, along with re-issues of his entire back-catalog from other groups he leads.
Known for his incredibly hectic schedule and diversity in addition to his playing prowess, Brownman leads a variety of other ensembles besides Brownman Electryc Trio including: Cruzao (Canada's premiere latin-jazz ensemble, Cruzao Grupo Monstruoso (15-man latin-jazz urban orchestra), Gruvasylum (hip-hop quartet with a jazz ideology), Marron Matizado (12-man salsa band) and the Brownman Akoustic Trio (mainstream jazz a la Miles, Coltrane, Duke & Basie).
He is also called upon frequently to serve as musical director with international touring bands including Chiva (Colombian latin-jazz), Permutacaos (Brazilian-jazz), Hendrik Muerkens (Brazilian-jazz), Strange Attractors (all-star collective of award-winning jazz composers) and Ali Bros (jazz-funk group co-led by Brownman's brother Marcus Ali). Additionally, Brownman has been mounting several large scale productions in recent years including his much lauded Five Weeks For Miles Tribute Show (now in it's 7th year) - a month-long extravaganza whereby Brownman, over 5 fridays, leads 5 different bands through 5 different eras of Miles Davis luminous career.
As evidenced by almost 700,000 visits to his website, Brownman has evolved from Canadian jazz icon to worldwide phenomenon -- catapulted by 3.5 years of touring the globe as the featured soloist with the legendary rapper Guru and his seminal jazz-hiphop band Jazzmatazz (until the great man’s tragic passing in April 2010). Driven by the desire to push and expand the boundaries of jazz composition and musicianship -- and the perceptions people have of what jazz music is and can be -- Brownman is a proud torchbearer to the tradition of fearless exploration represented by immortals such as Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, his own mentor Randy Brecker, John Coltrane, and Wayne Shorter.
Brownman also holds a degree in physics and a minor in philosophy, writes the brass column for Canadian Musician Magazine and is an often called upon lecturer and clinician internationally on such topics as Advanced Jazz Harmony, Hip-hop and the Modern Jazz Improviser & Latin Rhythms for the Jazz Improviser.
Please visit http://www.Brownman.com for more information on this critically acclaimed young artist.
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AWARDS:
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2010 Toronto Independent Music Award nominee for "Jazz Group of the Year"
2010 Artvoice Magazine's "Jazz Artists of the Year" nominee
2009 Named "favourite touring soloist" by London, UK's Jazz After Dark
2008 National Jazz Award nominee for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"
2007 NOW Magazine's "Toronto Jazz Trumpet Player of the Year"
2007 National Jazz Award winner for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"
2007 A staggering 5 nominations at the National Jazz Awards
2006 National Jazz Award nominee for "Latin-jazz artist of the Year"
2005 NOW Magazine's "Toronto Jazz Artist of the Year".
2004 Brownman & CRUZAO - Independant Music Award nominee
2003 MARRON MATIZADO - "Best Toronto Salsa Band" (SalsaSPOT)
2002 Canadian "Jazz Composer of the Year" (National Jazz Award)
2002 National Jazz Award nominee for "Jazz Trumpet Player of the Year"
2001 winner of the Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix Du Jazz Award".
2001 CRUZAO awarded the CBC Galaxie "Rising Star" Award
3 time nominee for "Jazz Trumpet Player of the Year" (NJA).
CRUZAO - 3 time nominee for "Electric Group of the Year" (NJA).
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QUOTES:
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"Canada's preeminent jazz trumpet player"
- NYC's Village Voice
"... the most versatile hornman in Canada"
- Chicago Tribune
"... virtuostic, energized and in the spirit of Miles Davis"
- Toronto's NOW Magazine.
"One of the next great voices in the new generation of jazz improvisers"
- Randy Brecker, multi-grammy winning legendary trumpeter
"Brownman... Remarkable writing and burning energy"
- John Scofield, jazz guitar giant
"... a truly gifted improviser with an original creative voice..."
- Gary Bartz, saxophonist with Miles Davis
"... uniquely creative and fearless - like a young Miles Davis"
- Guru, legendary hip-hop icon from Gangstarr/Jazzmatazz fame
"Brownman & CRUZAO... deliciously quirky & invigorating... seethes with energy, particularly showing off the skills of trumpeter Brownman Ali and his brother Marcus on alto sax".
- Toronto Star
"Brownman & CRUZAO... the finest latin-jazz group Canada's ever produced"
- LatinJazzNet.com
"Brownman & CRUZAO breaks down the boundaries between latin, jazz and urban music in the most innovative way I've seen yet. We may be looking at the evolution of latin-jazz here."
- Memo Acevedo, NY University professor of Latin-jazz
"Brownman Ali... a warm, personable soloist displaying an engaging mix of quirks and lyricism."
- Toronto's Globe and Mail
"Brownman... Ali... Marrón... this young trumpet player has as many names as he has skills"
- Canada Picante Xpress Latin Magazine
"Energy is never in short supply in Brownman Ali's world. This Toronto/Trinidadian trumpeter loves skipping from style to style almost as much as he digs mixing it up with the jazz elite"
- CBC Radio Canada
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Please visit the Browntasauras Records
www.Browntasauras.com
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