Brownman's TD Toronto Jazz Festival Schedule @ Various Locations, Toronto, ON - Tues Jun 28th - Sun Jul 3rd!

Tue-Jun-28, 08pm: SNAGGLE w/ special guest Brownman
........................@ May Cafe $10 Jazz-funk
Tue-Jun-28, 11pm: MODUS FACTOR
........................@ Club 120 (upstairs) $15/$10 Electro-ambient Jazz
Wed-Jun-29, 08pm: sitting in w/ WORST POP BAND EVER
........................@ May Cafe $10 Modern Jazz
Thr-Jun-30, 08pm: TRIBUTE TO HERBIE HANCOCK feat. Nick Maclean
........................@ May $15/$10 Modern Jazz
Fri-Jul-01, 07pm: BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO
........................@ Second Cup stage $FREE Classic Jazz
Fri-Jul-01, 09pm: JASON WILSON & DIVISION ONE
........................@ May Cafe $15/$10 Reggae-jazz
Sat-Jul-02, 09pm: MILES DAVIS’ "Panthalassa" w ELECTRYC TRIO
........................@ May $20/$15 Electric-jazz
Sun-Jul-03, 08pm: TRIBUTE TO COLE PORTER feat. ORI DAGAN
........................@ May Cafe $15/$10 Classic Jazz

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Tue-June-28,11pm:
MODUS FACTOR
@ Club 120 (upstairs), 120 Church St. www.Club120.ca
:: Electro-ambient improvsational bedlam, $15 door / $10 adv list
MODUS FACTOR is a Toronto based trio that emphasizes real-time creation & in the moment improvisation while colliding world music traditions and modern electronic music. Uniquely exploratory improvisations set the table for an engaging expedition into modern music that resonates with sounds ranging from Miles Davis to Frank Zappa to Antonio Carlos Jobim.
feat. Chris Lesso (drums), Brownman Ali (elecric trumpet), Ian de Souza (bass, effects)
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Wed-June-29, 8pm:
sitting in with WORST POP BAND EVER
@ Mây Cafe (main floor), 876 Dundas St. W www.MayToronto.com
:: Modern jazz, $10
With influences ranging from Wayne Shorter to Deerhoof to J Dilla, The Worst Pop Band Ever combines improvisational jazz and indie pop. Featuring some of Toronto’s most acclaimed jazz artists, including two Juno award winners, W.P.B.E. blends acoustic bass with turntables & analog synths with saxophone, twisting both originals and covers, straddling genres and confounding expectations. Often compared to Medeski Martin Wood or the Bad Plus, the W.P.B.E. like to think of themselves as the ugly love child of Radiohead and Miles Davis.
feat. Tim Shia (drums), Adrean Farrugia (piano), Chris Gale (saxophone), Drew Birston (bass), LEO37 (turntables)
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Thr-June-30, 8pm:
TRIBUTE TO HERBIE HANCOCK feat. Nick Maclean
@ Mây Cafe (main floor), 876 Dundas St. W www.MayToronto.com
:: Classic & electric jazz, $15 door / $10 Adv List
(email andrew@brownman.com to get on advanced list)
Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock has long been considered one of the greatest visionaries in the history of jazz as both pianist and composer. As part of Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet, Hancock helped to redefine the role of the rhythm section in modern jazz art, was one of the primary architects of the “post-bop” sound, and was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace music synthesizers and funk music. Toronto’s fast rising 25 year old piano sensation Nick Maclean will pay Tribute to this master artist during this year’s Toronto jazz festival. His quartet will explore Hancock material over 2 sets: the first set featuring music from Hancock’s tenure with Miles and his time on Blue Note Records, while the second set delves into Herbie’s funkified sounds from his group Head Hunters.
feat. Nick Maclean (piano), Brownman Ali (trumpet), Julian Anderson-Bowes (basses), Geoff Bruce (drums)
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Fri-July-01, 7-9pm:
BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO
@ Second Cup stage (289 King St. W. -- King & John)
www.SecondCup.com
:: Mainstream jazz, $FREE!!!
Recently returning to Toronto after a juggling touring schedules between the Brownman Electryc Trio and various US projects, the Toronto based Trinidadian-born multi-award winning jazz trumpeter brings his acoustic trio to the new Second Cup stage during the jazz fest for 3 Canada Day sets of 50's & 60's jazz ala Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Duke Ellington and the American jazz songbook.
:: feat. Brownman Ali (trumpet), Julian Anderson-Bowes (upright bass), Tyler Goertzen (drums)
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Fri-July-01, 9pm:
JASON WILSON & DIVISION ONE
@ Mây Cafe (main floor), 876 Dundas St. W www.MayToronto.com
:: Reggae-Jazz, $15 door / $10 Adv List
(email andrew@brownman.com to get on advanced list)
This quartet is a musical journey that will take you all the way from Bob Marley through Thelonius Monk to Miles Davis and drop you somewhere in the middle. Acclaimed reggae artist JASON WILSON — considered one of the most important figures in Canadian reggae history, twice nominated for Junos for “reggae recording of the year” and the winner of a Canadian Reggae music award — brings his new band DIVISION ONE to this year’s festival. This new project, described as a “Marley meets Monk meets Miles reggae mashup” features Jason’s mesmerizing voice joining forces with some of Toronto’s most respected jazz musicians including multi-award winning Trinidadian trumpet player Brownman Ali. Ali & Wilson have been collaborating for close to 15 years now, Brownman appearing on all of Wilson’s award-winning records to date; and Wilson often appearing as a guest vocalist with the Brownman Akoustic Trio.
feat. Jason Wilson (vocals/keys), Brownman Ali (trumpet), Brendan Davis (bass), Iain Green - drums
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Sat-July-02, 9pm:
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO – plays Miles Davis’ “Panthalassa”
@ Mây Cafe (main floor), 876 Dundas St. W www.MayToronto.com
:: Electric-jazz, $20 door / $15 Adv List
(email andrew@brownman.com to get on advanced list)
Returning to the festival by popular demand, this special TD Toronto jazz fest special presentation will first feature a set investigating Miles Davis’ electric period from 1969-1974 as documented by the release “Panthalassa” before turning to tunes from the trio’s latest CD “Gravitation”, which reached number 4 on the iTunes USA jazz charts upon it’s release and was called “the new standard in electric-jazz” by Grammy winning trumpet player Randy Brecker.
ABOUT ELECTRYC TRIO: Fronted by the iconic Trinidadian-born, multi-award winning trumpeter BROWNMAN (best known for his work with hip-hop legends Guru’s Jazzmatazz & rapper Jay-z), this high-octane modern electric-jazz trio has won a National Jazz Award, a Socan composition award, 2 Toronto Independent Music Awards & an Internatinoal Independent Music Award amidst a long list of accolades.
feat. Brownman (electric trumpet), Brad Cheeseman (bass), Geoff Bruce (drums)
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Sun-July-03, 9pm:
TRIBUTE TO COLE PORTER feat. ORI DAGAN
@ Mây Cafe (main floor), 876 Dundas St. W www.MayToronto.com
:: Mainstream jazz, $15 door / $10 Adv List
(email andrew@brownman.com to get on advanced list)
This year’s jazz fest closes with NOW Magazine’s 2013 Male Vocalist of the Year Ori Dagan & an all-star ensemble exploring beloved Cole Porter classics, re-inventing and re-working them in modern interpretive jazz fashion with Dagan’s versatile voice at the helm, supported by trumpeter Brownman Ali’s strengths as a Musical Director & soloist. From the perennial “Night & Day” to the classic “Love For Sale”, some will swing, some will groove – but all will celebrate Cole Porter’s compositional genius.
feat. Ori Dagan (vocals), Brownman Ali (trumpet), Nick Maclean (piano), Jesse Dietschi (bass), Tyler Goertzen (drums)
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Brownman's TD Toronto Jazz Festival Schedule @ Various Locations, Toronto, ON - Fri Jun 24th - Mon Jun 27th!

Fri-Jun-24, 09pm: TRIBUTE TO FREDDIE HUBBARD
........................@ Mây Cafe (upstairs) $15/$10 Hard-bop / funk
Fri-Jun-24, 11pm: GAME.SET.TRAP
........................@ Mây Cafe (downstairs) $5 Trap-jazz / hip-hop
Sat-Jun-25, 09pm: CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ TRIO
........................@ Poetry Jazz Cafe $10 Modern Latin-jazz
Sun-Jun-26, 08pm: SOCIALIST NIGHT SCHOOL
........................@ Club 120 (upstairs) $20/$15 Big Band
Mon-Jun-27, 06pm: speaking engagement: commencement address
........................@ E.A.S.T. $FREE
Mon-Jun-27, 08pm: sitting in w/ JORDANA TALSKY (duo)
........................@ May Cafe $10 Vocal-jazz
Mon-Jun-27, 11pm: BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO
........................@ 120 Diner (downstairs) $15/$10 Classic Jazz
Tue-Jun-28, 08pm: SNAGGLE w/ special guest Brownman
........................@ May Cafe $10 Jazz-funk
Tue-Jun-28, 11pm: MODUS FACTOR
........................@ Club 120 (upstairs) $15/$10 Electro-ambient Jazz
Wed-Jun-29, 08pm: sitting in w/ WORST POP BAND EVER
........................@ May Cafe $10 Modern Jazz
Thr-Jun-30, 08pm: TRIBUTE TO HERBIE HANCOCK feat. Nick Maclean
........................@ May $15/$10 Modern Jazz
Fri-Jul-01, 07pm: BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO
........................@ Second Cup stage $FREE Classic Jazz
Fri-Jul-01, 09pm: JASON WILSON & DIVISION ONE
........................@ May Cafe $15/$10 Reggae-jazz
Sat-Jul-02, 09pm: MILES DAVIS’ "Panthalassa" w ELECTRYC TRIO
........................@ May $20/$15 Electric-jazz
Sun-Jul-03, 08pm: TRIBUTE TO COLE PORTER feat. ORI DAGAN
........................@ May Cafe $15/$10 Classic Jazz

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DETAILED SHOW INFO BELOW
Or visit here under JUNE
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Fri-June-24, 9pm:
TRIBUTE TO FREDDIE HUBBARD
@ Mây Cafe (main floor), 876 Dundas St. W Website
:: Set 1: Classic Bluenote, Set 2: Electric CTI, $15 door / $10 adv
(email andrew@brownman.com to get on advanced list)
This year’s festival begins with multi-award winning Trinidadian-born trumpeter Brownman Ali paying tribute to legendary trumpet player Freddie Hubbard. This show features a set investigating Hubbard’s acoustic material from the Blue Note record label, followed by a set exploring his electric output on the CTI label. Brownman Ali is heralded by the New York Village Voice as “Canada’s preeminent jazz trumpet player”, has won several National Jazz Awards, is considered a vanguard for the evolution of jazz in Canada — and, like most jazz trumpet pros, has always been one of Freddie Hubbard’s greatest admirers.
feat. Brownman Ali (trumpet) Nick Maclean (piano), Jesse Dietschi (bass), Tyler Goertzen (drums)
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Fri-June-24, 11pm:
GAME.SET.TRAP
@ Mây Cafe (downstairs), 876 Dundas St. W Website
:: Trap-jazz / hip-hop, $5 at the door
GAME.SET.TRAP shows are an intimate perspective into a modern approach to hip-hop influenced jazz. With a revolving door of special guests, upcoming and established on Toronto, Canadian, and international circuits, this innovative, multi-generational ensemble looks to capture today's music and culture with both the soul and spirit of jazz.
feat. Donny Milwalkee (drums) and special guests
www.Facebook.com/GAME.SET.TRAP
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Sat-June-25, 9pm:
CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ TRIO
@ Poetry Jazz Café, 224 Augusta Ave. Website
:: Latin-jazz, $10 door
CRUZAO in it's full 5-man configuration, has been called "Canada's premiere latin-jazz ensemble" by the Toronto Star, has won a National Jazz Award, the Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix du Jazz Award", a CBC Galaxie Rising Star award & have been nominated 4 times at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. The CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ TRIO is a compact, stripped down version of that award-winning ensemble at 3-man large. Sporting a modified repertoire written specifically for this smaller permutation the trio features the talents of acclaimed Cuban masters ROBERTO RIVERSON on bass and JOAQUIN NUNEZ on drums (2 of the most in demand Cuban-jazz musicians in the country), under the leadership of iconic Trinidadian trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI heralded as "Canada's preeminent jazz trumpet player" by New York City's Village Voice magazine, just returning to Canada after a year of touring with hip-hop queen Missy Elliot.
:: Brownman - trumpet (Trinidad)
:: Paco Luviano - bass (Mexico)
:: Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo - drums (Cuba)
www.Cruzao.Brownman.com
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Sun-June-26, 8pm:
SOCIALIST NIGHT SCHOOL
@ Club 120 (upstairs), 120 Church St. Website
:: Big Band, $20 door / $15 adv
Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School is an 18-piece big band led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Chelsea McBride. The band is a collective of emerging & established Toronto musicians, including Brownman Ali and Colleen Allen. Described as “a fresh new voice on the Canadian jazz scene ” by saxophonist and composer Andy Ballantyne, the band has performed at major venues across the city, including sold-out shows at Rex Hotel and the mainstage at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival. The Socialist Night School is a different sounding big band, drifting away from the typical swing charts in favour of a more contemporary sound. The Socialist Night School is influenced by artsy, everyday stuff like politics, nature, city living, but also by ECM-style jazz, Maria Schneider, Bob Brookmeyer, and Darcy James Argue. Bandleader Chelsea McBride writes and arranges much of the music, but other band members get a chance to write and solo for the band – it is socialist after all.
www.crymmusic.com/projects/socialistnightschool
:: feat. Chelsea McBride - conductor/composer/tenor sax, Colleen Allen, Abigail Neale, Patrick Panus, Ben McCarroll-Butler, Anthony Rinaldi (saxophones), James Rhodes, Justin See, Tom Upjohn, Brownman Ali (trumpets), Paul Tarussov, Aidan Sibley, Devin Chubb, Nicholas Sieber (trombones), Chris Bruder (piano), Daniel Rougeau (guitar), Steven Falk (bass), Geoffrey Alan Bruce (drums)

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Mon-June-27, 8pm:
siting in w/ JORDANA TALSKY (duo)
@ Mây Cafe (main floor), 876 Dundas St. W Website
:: Vocal jazz, $10
Vocalist/songwriter Jordana Talsky has been turning heads on the Toronto jazz terrain for the last five years, her sound — described as “jazzy takes on pop songs and poppier takes on jazz songs” — combines many music forms, rather than strictly adhering to a single genre. She was a finalist in the 2014 John Lennon Songwriting Competition (RnB category) for an original composition on the album; a semi-finalist in the 2014 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition; and Runner Up for the Julian Award of Excellence for Emerging Canadian Artists (CJSF Radio, Simon Fraser University). Accompanied by only one other musician, Jordana will delight audiences in this stripped down duo format.
feat. Jordana Talsky (vocals), Eric St. Laurent (guitar)
www.JordanaTalsky.com
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Mon-June-27, 11pm:
@ 120 Diner (downstairs), 120 Church St. Website
:: Mainstream jazz, $15 door / $15 adv list
(email andrew@brownman.com to get on adv list)
Recently returning to Toronto after a juggling touring schedules between the Brownman Electryc Trio and various US projects, the Toronto based Trinidadian-born multi-award winning jazz trumpeter brings his acoustic trio to the 120 Diner during the jazz fest for late night sets of 50's & 60's jazz ala Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Duke Ellington and the American jazz songbook.
:: feat. Brownman Ali (trumpet), Ross MacIntyre (upright bass), Tyler Goertzen (drums)

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