The 5th Annual We Are One Jazz Project Gala Concert @ George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts Tickets, Toronto, ON - Tues Feb 11th!

Join us on February 11th, 2014 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts for our 5th Annual Gala Concert. Experience the beauty & power of a 300 voice children’s choir from 10 schools in the Jane/Finch corridor and North Scarborough performing alongside a jazz orchestra, an adult choir and special guest artists – the legendary Dr. Barry Harris, and saxophone great, Charles McPherson.

Location: George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts Tickets, 5040 Yonge Street, Toronto,  ON

Time:  7:00p

Tickets:  $19 -$31

For tickets visit:  http://www.ticketmaster.ca/We-Are-One-Jazz-Project-tickets/artist/1825688

More info visit: http://www.weareonejazzproject.com/

An Evening With Molly Johnson @ Jazz Bistro, Toronto, ON - Fri Jun 21 (FREE) & Sat Jun 22nd!

Award-winning jazz vocalist Molly Johnson, known as one of Canada’s greatest voices, is performing at the 2013 TD Toronto Jazz Festival on Friday, June 21, 2013 and Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Jazz Bistro (251 Victoria St.).

Performing with special guest Colleen Allen, the Friday performances are free of charge and will take place at 8 PM and 10:30 PM; the Saturday performances at 8 PM and 10:30 PM are $35.60 per ticket. Tickets can be purchased at www.torontojazz.com.

Running from June 20-29, 2013 at venues across the city, the TD Toronto Jazz Festival is one of North America’s premier jazz festivals. Featuring over 350 performances and 1,500 musicians, the festival has become a destination event, not just for music lovers but for some of the greatest jazz celebrities in the world. 

Molly is a mother, singer-songwriter, artist and philanthropist who has grown to become a Canadian icon that has made her mark on the worldwide jazz scene.

More info here

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis @ Massey Hall, Toronto, ON - Wed Jan 30th!

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Massey Hall
178 Victoria Street, Toronto, ONWed Jan 30, 2013 8pm
$39.50 - $99.50
For tickets vist:  http://roythomson.com/eventdetail/1176

Arturo Sandoval Live @ The CNE Bandshell, Toronto, ON - Sat Sept 1st!

A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval is one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugel horn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer. He is a dynamic and vivacious live performer and has been seen by millions in the Oscars and Grammy Awards performing with Celine Dion, Justin Timberlake as well as on the Latin Billboard Awards with the gifted Alicia Keys, where he was awarded his 6th Billboard Award for “Best Latin Jazz Album”. Sandoval has been awarded six Grammy Awards, and nominated 12 times; he has also received six Billboard Awards and one Emmy Award. His compositions can be heard on the soundtrack for Havana, Random Heart and Mambo Kings among others. Don’t miss this opportunity to see one of the most brilliant, multifaceted and renowned musicians of our time. www.arturosandoval.com .

Saturday, September 1st
Show Time: 7:30 pm
The Toronto Star Bandshell - Bandshell Park

All concerts are FREE with CNE admission! 
NOTE ABOUT WEATHER:  Bandshell Concerts go on RAIN or SHINE. The only time they are postponed or cancelled, is when there is an electrical storm, which could compromise the safety of both CNE performers and visitors. In that case, an announcement will be made from the stage

For more info visit: http://www.theex.com

Brownman Electryc Trio Jazz Fest CD Preview Concert @ The Trane Studio, Toronto, ON - Sat Jun 30th!

www.ElectrycTrio.Brownman.com  

National jazz Award winners for "electric jazz group of the year" preview their upcoming new CD playing tunes from both the upcoming disc, and their award-winning "Juggernaut" debut release.

Brownman - electric trumpet

Ben Miller - 6-string electric bass

Chris Lamont - drums

 

JazzOnline.com writes:

"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."

Toronto's NOW Magazine writes: (concert review)

"It's incredible the energy output these three men can generate... with only three of them on stage my ears would swear they were hearing a whole electrified orchestra".

Matt Galloway in a recent CBC Radio Canada interview states:

"Guru's Jazzmatazz trumpet player delivers virtuosity and panache.  In 2006, multi-award winning Trinidadian born Canadian jazz trumpet icon BROWNMAN was asked to replace Donald Byrd as the featured soloist in the legendary jazz-hip-hop group GURU'S JAZZMATAZZ (under the leadership of hip-hop royalty of Gangstarr fame - Guru).  And now, after 3 years of world-wide touring, Brownman has launched his own record label, Browntasauras Records, which just released the highly anticipated debut recording from the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO.  It's important to note that this powerful modern electric trio won the National Jazz Award for 'Electric Jazz Group of the Year'in 2007 & were again nominated in 2008, based solely on the strength of their live show - all without having a record out yet!"

 

Time: 8pm / Cover:$15   

 Location

964 Bathurst Street (3 blocks north of Bloor St.)
Toronto, ON M5R 3G5, Canada
Phone: +1 (416) 913-8197

Email: info@tranestudio.com

Arecibo Latin Jazz @ Winchester Kitchen & Bar, Toronto, ON - Fri Jun 29th!

Fri-Jun-29: ARECIBO (latin-jazz)
www.Arecibo.Brownman.com
[TD Toronto Jazz Festival performance]
@ Winchester Kitchen & Bar, 51A Winchester St., Toronto
416-323-0051 | www.WinchesterKitchen.com
$15 door / $10 advanced list or w/ dinner reserv
(email andrew@brownman.com to get on adv list, or call to make dinner reservation)

From Press Release:
"ARECIBO - a new deeply exploratory latin-jazz outfit delving into Cuban, Puerto Rican and Brazilian modern jazz traditions in the New York latin-jazz spirit of Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band featuring some of Toronto’s most acclaimed jazz and latin music specialists. The group is named after the Arecibo radio telescope housed in Puerto Rico – the largest radio telescope in the world, responsible for the deepest exploration of space mankind has achieved to date."

featuring:
Brownman Ali - electric trumpet (Trinidad)
Paul Morrison - piano (Canada)
Paco Luviano - bass (Mexico)
Ahmed Mitchel - drums (Cuba)

Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society w/Gretchen Parlato @ the Mainstage Marquee, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON - Thurs Jun 28th!

ESPERANZA SPALDING Radio Music Society / opening - Gretchen Parlato

Venue: 

Toronto Star Stage at Nathan Phillips Square

Mainstage Concerts 

Queen Street West, N.W. Corner of Queen Street West & Bay Street, Toronto, ON

presented by Movado, media sponsor The Grid

Date:  Thu Jun 28 8:00pm

Ticket Price: 

$42.50 includes HST 

 For tickets and more info visit: http://torontojazz.com/concert/esperanza-spalding-radio-music-society

TROMBONE SHORTY & Orleans Avenue w/Saidah Baba Talibah @ Mainstage Marquee, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON - Wed Jun 27th!

TROMBONE SHORTY & Orleans Avenue / opening - Saidah Baba Talibah

Venue: 

Toronto Star Stage at Nathan Phillips Square

Queen Street West, N.W. Corner of Queen Street West & Bay Street, Toronto, ON

Mainstage Concerts

presented by Panasonic Lumix

Wed Jun 27 8:00pm

Ticket Price: 

$42.50 includes HST 

Visit: http://www.ticketmaster.ca and http://torontojazz.com/concert/trombone-shorty-orleans-avenue

Brownman & Cruzao, Latin Jazz Trio @ Poetry Jazz Cafe, Toronto, ON - Wed Jun 27th!

Three members of the award-winning Latin-Jazz supergroup CRUZAO, come together in a rare trio format to delight jazz lovers with their addictive Brazilian and Cuban vibe.

Date: 

Wed Jun 27 8:30pm

Ticket Price:  $5 cover 

 

Poetry Jazz Cafe

224 Augusta Avenue (Kensington Market)

Toronto, ON M5T 2L6

Canada

website: http://www.brownman.com/

Soul Rebels Live @ The Opera House, Toronto, ON - Tues Jun 26th!

Soul Rebels Live at the Opera House

Tue Jun 26 9:00pm

Ticket Price: 

$22.50 advance includes HST

Doors 9pm

Age restriction 19+
Location:  Opera House, 735 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON 
Visit:  http://www.ticketmaster.ca

George Benson Live @ Mainstage Marquee, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON - Tues Jun 26th!

George Benson

Mainstage Marquee at Nathan Phillips Square
Queen Street West, N.W. Corner of Queen Street West & Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Tue, Jun 26, 2012 08:00 PM

Tickets:  $78.25

Visit: http://www.ticketmaster.ca

Robert Glasper Experiment @ Wrongbar, Toronto, ON - Midnight, Tues Jun 26th!

Robert Glasper Experiment Midnight Show

Due to popular demand and a sold-out performance, an exclusive midnight show of the Robert Glasper Experiment has been added on the night of Monday, June 25 at Wrongbar ( 1279 Queen Street West ). This impromptu night promises impromptu performances as Glasper and his trio break down musical boundaries in the early morning hours. Advance tickets are at Soundscapes and Rotate This

 

For more info visit: http://www.torontojazz.com

Roy Hargrove Live @ Mainstage Marquee at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON - Mon Jun 25th!

Roy Hargrove Live @ Mainstage Marquee at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON

Queen Street West, N.W. Corner of Queen Street West & Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Mon, Jun 25, 2012 08:00 PM

Tickets:  $50.75

Visit:  http://www.ticketmaster.ca

Natalie Cole Live @ The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, ON - Mon Jun 25th!

Natalie Cole Live at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E., Toronto, ON M5E 1B2

Mon, Jun 25, 2012 08:00 PM
Tickets: $51.75 - $103.50
For tickets:  Visit http://www.ticketmaster.ca

Brownman Ali @ Musideum, Toronto, ON - Sat Jun 23rd & Sun Jun 24th!

TD Toronto Jazz Festival & Donald Quan's Musideum presents:

BROWNMAN + 1 (trumpet + piano duets)
www.Brownman.com

Sat-Jun-23, 4-6pm, $10
feat. Brownman Ali (tpt) + Paul Morrison (pno)

Sun-Jun-24, 4-6pm, $10
feat. Brownman Ali (tpt) + Adrean Farrugia (pno)

@ Musideum, 401 Richmond St. W., Toronto (main floor)
416- 599-7323 | www.Musideum.com

For these 2 Toronto Jazz Festival shows, multi-award-winning jazz trumpet player Brownman Ali, best known for his creatively bombastic & energized playing style, strips down to a bare bones configuration in this new Musideum "+1" series. During the Jazz Festival Brownman will be appearing with 2 acclaimed jazz pianists - on Saturday with the 21 year old Paul Morrison, winner of the Oscar Peterson Memorial Jazz Award, and again on Sunday with the Juno-nominated piano vetern Adrean Farrugia. Both artists represent 2 different generations of Toronto's top-shelf jazz piano players, and both have long histories as musical colleagues of Brownman's in a variety of ensembles.

The BROWNMAN+1 series continues throughout the year at Musideum, each month Brown appearing with 1 other mystery musician -- could be piano, could be bass, could even turntables - who knows! Each duet showcasing Brownman's lesser known introspective & self-reflective playing approach accompanied by a mystery +1 each month.

Bettye Lavette and the Big Sound Live @ Mainstage Marquee, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON - Sat Jun 23rd!

Toronto Jazz Festival presents Bettye Lavette & the Big Sound Live!

Mainstage Marquee at Nathan Phillips Square
Queen Street West, N.W. Corner of Queen Street West & Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Sat, Jun 23, 2012 08:00 PM
 
Visit:  http://www.ticketmaster.ca

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis @ Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON - Thurs Feb 23rd!

To commemorate the 50th birthday of superstar trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, one of today's most celebrated jazz musicians, he and his world-renowned 15-member Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform a retrospective showcase of his major compositions for big band. And what a party it will be! The joyous program also includes renditions of tunes by such historic greats as Thelonious Monk and Lee Morgan as well as new works and arrangements by contemporary jazz masters.

Tickets: $39.50 - $99.50

Location: Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON

Thurs Feb 23, 2012 8pm

For more info
http://www.roythomson.com/eventdetail?eventId=853

CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ-TRIO @ Lula Lounge, Toronto, ON - Fri Feb 17th!

Friday, February 17: CRUZAO LATIN-JAZZ-TRIO @ Lula Lounge, Toronto (8-10pm)

3 members of latin-jazz supergroup CRUZAO come to Lula Lounge for the dinner set with their energized Cuban & Brazilian sounds, just before iPercussion take the stage at 11pm

$49 dinner package or $15 at the door

Location: 1595 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON (west of Dufferin)

Call to Reserve: 416-588-0307 or email: reserve@lula.ca

http://www.Lula.ca/

Valentine's Day Concert with the Brownman Love Quartet @ The Trane Studio, Toronto, ON - Tues Feb 14th!

Back in Toronto from extensive touring for this special Valentine's Day concert, award-winning jazz trumpet player Brownman Ali and this aptly named "Love Quartet" will play selections from the great American songbook that feature the word "love" in it's title. Expect to hear Cole Porter's "Love for Sale" & "I Love You", Jimmy Davis' "Lover Man", Isham Jones' "There Is No Greater Love" and Jimmy Van Heusen's "Like Someone In Love" amongst a long list of classics. Widely known for his bombastic and energized style of playing, this is an opportunity to see the softer side of Brownman's abilities, as he leads an all-star quartet through some of the most delicious love-standards in jazz history.

Called "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. He is considered to be one of the most unique and provocative improvising trumpet players on the scene today and is widely regarded as a vanguard for the evolution of Jazz in Canada.

:: Brownman Ali - trumpet
:: Steve Cole - guitar
:: Mark Cashion - bass
:: Mike Kosowski - drums

Time: 8pm, Cover: $15 ($10 with Dinner reservation)


Special Valentines Day Pre-Fixe Menu:

$35 for 3-Course Dinner (Includes Cover)

Only 15 Packages Available!

Email to reserve your package at:

info@tranestudio.com

Location: The Trane Studio | 964 Bathurst Street | (north of Bloor) | Toronto | Ontario

Visit: http://www.tranestudio.com

Micah Barnes & Jackie Richardson – A Jazz Valentine @ Hugh's Room, Toronto, ON - Sat Feb 11th!

Two of Canada’s most beloved Jazz vocalists join forces for an evening of romantic music, delicious food and a celebration of all thinks Valentine’s, featuring an all star band and the classic Jazz and Blues Standards that define the mood of love and romance.

A perfect date night. Book early!

Micah Barnes began performing in the cafes and coffeehouses of Toronto while still a teenager in high school. Acting and writing for theatre helped inform his work, as did a musical family including his father Milton Barnes, a classical composer and mother Lilly Barnes, who wrote for the popular children’s TV show Mr. Dressup.

A dazzling performer, Jackie Richardson possesses a powerful and supple voice that is a perfect match for her vibrant stage presence. The awards and nominations for Jackie’s four-decade-long body of work include JUNOs, Geminis, Jessie and Bessie’s, Maple Blues and a Canadian Black Achievement Award for the Arts. Her unforgettable roles have ranged from theatre performances in Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Dora), and Cookin’ At the Cookery as Alberta Hunter (Dora); film performances in Turning to Stone as Dunk (Gemini), and Sins of the Father (NAACP); as well as her role as Jazz on the popular children’s TV series Doodle Bops.

Saturday February 11, 2012
Tickets: $25 Advance/$27.50 Door (includes HST)
Performance: 8:30pm

Location: Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St W., Toronto (at Roncesvalles Ave, just south of Bloor St. and just north of where Dundas St W meets Roncesvalles.)

For reservations visit: http://hughsroom.com/2011/12/micah-barnes-a-jazz-valentine-with-special-guests/