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Nick Maclean's SNAGGLE feat the ALI BROS: An Asimov-inspired Jazz-Funk journey (Kingston)
RCHA Brigade Association
193 Ontario St

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Nick Maclean's SNAGGLE feat the ALI BROS: An Asimov-inspired Jazz-Funk journey (Kingston)
THR-NOV-20
doors @ 6:30pm | show @ 7pm
@ RCHA Club | www.RCHAClub.com
193 Ontario St, Kingston, ON K7L 2Y7
$20 adv, $25 door
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1711780263849
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/749183334655548
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"Totally original... Funky as all hell... this ain’t any Kenny G oatmeal for folks with no teeth."
- Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite (New York, USA)
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Under the leadership of JUNO-nominated and 10x Global Music Award–winning jazz pianist NICK MACLEAN, SNAGGLE feat the ALI BROS launches into a daring new chapter: a suite of electrifying works inspired by the science fiction grandmaster ISAAC ASIMOV and his legendary FOUNDATION saga. Often described as “Canada’s answer to Snarky Puppy”, the band goes interstellar using their fearless sound, likened to a cross between electric-era Miles Davis and Rage Against the Machine, to map the rise and fall of galactic empires.
Front and center are the ALI BROS, the near-telepathic horn duo of BROWNMAN ALI (Guru, Jay-Z, Randy Brecker) on trumpet and MARCUS ALI (Matt Dusk, Jason Wilson, Mr Something Something) on saxophone. Like Asimov’s psychohistorians, they shape the future with every phrase, weaving complex probabilities into sonic reality. Joining them on this voyage are some of Toronto’s finest electric-jazz explorers: JAY YOO on guitar, MATT GRUEBNER on bass, and ADAM MANSFIELD on drums.
With performances swinging from Seldon–like moments of quiet, calculated clarity to cataclysmic bursts of energy worthy of a crumbling empire... Snaggle’s new repertoire doesn’t just pay homage to ASIMOV, it channels the spirit of his storytelling: daring, complex, and endlessly imaginative. For fans of Jazz, Science Fiction, and the BOUNDLESS possibilities that emerge when the two intertwine... this is a voyage not to be missed!
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:: Nick Maclean - keys/synth
:: Brownman Ali - electric trumpet
:: Marcus Ali - tenor sax
:: Jay Yoo - guitar
:: Matt Gruebner - bass
:: Adam Mansfield - drums
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WATCH Snaggle perform at the 2022 TU Jazz Festival
https://youtu.be/ggp8lHRB_RA?si=iu0j9NZ2hIB_7fbo
LISTEN to Snaggle's uptempo burner 'THEORUM', from THE LONG SLOG
https://youtu.be/YlHVbRgPYNk?si=bq_CkJUweRj81s_Y
LISTEN to Snaggle's twisted odyssey 'SAW', from THE LONG SLOG
https://youtu.be/ai2sYhw-SYc?si=EafC2ZIsd3RxYZP6
LISTEN to Snaggle's eclectic holiday single 'CHRISTMAS TUNE'
https://youtu.be/RRf8U8cETZc?si=wfAZbOj3a5HPCd1l
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For more info:
www.NickMacleanJazz.com
www.Maclean.Browntasauras.com
www.Brownman.com
www.Browntasauras.com
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ALL TOUR DATES
Wed-Nov-19 @ George Whiskey Lounge, Newmarket
Thr-Nov-20 @ RCHA Club, Kingston
Fri-Nov-21 @ Wheel Club, Montreal
Sat-Nov-22 @ Night Oat, Ottawa
Sun-Nov-23 @ Keene Centre for the Arts, Keene
Tue-Nov-25 @ Storm Stayed Brewing, London
Wed-Nov-26 @ Farm League Brewing, Cambridge
Thr-Nov-27 @ My House, Toronto
Fri-Nov-28 @ The Atria, Oshawa
Sat-Nov-29 @ The Doors Pub, Hamilton
All Tickets Available @ www.Maclean.Browntasauras.com
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Snaggle Biography
Based in Toronto, SNAGGLE, under the leadership of in-demand 25 year old jazz pianist Nick Maclean, is a 6-piece electric-jazz-funk ensemble often described by media as “Canada’s answer to Snarky Puppy”. Sporting an all-original repertoire the group has a fearless and muscular yet introspective sound likened to a cross between electric-era Miles Davis and Rage Against the Machine. Taking elements from a wide variety of musical sources including jazz, funk, rock, and metal, SNAGGLE contextualizes them within the improvisational and spontaneous elements of the jazz ideology. Their uniquely brash and infectious brand of jazz-funk is a melodically driven sound which incorporates primal groove qualities more commonly associated with pop and rock, swinging their live show from quietly contemplative all the way to explosively fierce, sometimes all within the same tune. The line-up of players in SNAGGLE includes some of the hottest twenty-somethings on the Toronto scene, representing the next generation of irreverent, boundary pushing Canadian players standing side-by-side internationally acclaimed veteran trumpet iconoclast Brownman Ali. SNAGGLE has been in high demand in the Canadian jazz festival circuit, and has been performing regularly in and around the Toronto area since 2013. Most recently the band was honoured to be the recipient of a Gold-standard Global Music Award for their recent album "THE LONG SLOG". Both "THE LONG SLOG" and their recent Christmas single "CHRISTMAS TUNE" have been seeing much international critical acclaim since their release (both releases on Browntasauras Records).
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