Two
of Canada’s most visionary jazz musicians have been asked
to
represent Canada at the 2005 Havana Jazz Festival this December '05
Justin
Time Recording Artist
Nick "Brownman" Ali &
CRUZAO
[
listen
to"Knight
Music". .]
Canada's premiere
latin-jazz ensemble run by Canada's preeminent trumpeter
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TCB
Music Recording Artist
Stich Wynston's
TIGHTROPE
[
listen
to"Red
Clay"..]
Legendary drummer
for the Shuffle Demons' funkified ensemble
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but they need YOUR help!...
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Sunday Nov 20, 2005
@ Lula Lounge
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ALI
Brothers in Havana...
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VIVA
HAVANA!
A
FUNDRAISER FOR CANADA’S 2005 HAVANA JAZZ FESTIVAL REPRESENTATIVES
---- A PERFORMANCE-FUNDRAISER-PAAAAARTY
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-- See the Official
Press Release --
Prefer
a downloadable ready-to-print PDF
file? (300kb
PDF file - requires Acrobat
Reader. .)
hosted by Amanda
Martinez of JAZZ FM
& noted latin
promoter Teresa Ottens of Mateca Productions
SUNDAY NOV 20 @ LULA
LOUNGE
1585 Dundas St.
West, (2 blocks west of Dufferin), Toronto 416.588.0307
Lula
map.. ..or..Google
map
| 6:30pm doors
| 8:00pm show |
| $20
in
support of Canadian jazz talent |
1st set - TIGHTROPE,
2nd set - CRUZAO
Then one last tune with
eeeeeeveryone from both bands
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The night will
feature:
both CRUZAO
& TIGHTROPE
performing
one
set a piece;
cheap Cuban drinks
thanks
to the generous sponsorship of Havana Club, Cristal Beer and Lula itself;
a raffle for
great prizes
such
as a beautiful commemorative posters & a 10-CD “Brown’s picks” box
set.
ALL proceeds going
towards funding Canada's proud answer to Havana's call.
This ain't just
a fundraiser.
This is a PARTY!
proudly sponsored
by
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Please come out
in support of Canada's own!
Want to come along?
Email Teresa
Ottens of Mateca Productions.
Check out some
of her packages
(776kb JPG) to attend the festival!
DONATE
ONLINE
by clicking here.
Thanks to the great folks at
If you can't
come to the gig, but want to support these fine
Canadian artistswith
a donation - now you can - through TicketWeb.com
We all would so grateful for these donations
as they embody the deepest
form of support for those who can't come
to the show but still want show
us it means something to them that we've
been asked to represent our
country at the Havana Jazz Fest.
It's a huge honour.
This year’s fundraiser
has a new dimension as well, with opportunities that need substantial money
in order to come to fruition awaiting Brownman at festivals throughout
South & Central America after he finishes once again taking Havana
by storm (featured soloist 2002, 2003, 2004). Cubana Airlines has
graciously sponsored these worthy Canadian musicians’ return airfare to
Cuba, the first vital piece of this puzzle. A successful fundraiser would
mean a great deal to look forward to for Canadian Latin-jazz fans in terms
of recordings to enjoy, increased prestige for this country’s Latin-jazz
community, and much more.
Providing a truly
phenomenal evening of music and the impetus for fans to support this groundbreaking
ambassadorship will be Brownman’s signature Latin-jazz ensemble CRUZAO;
and TIGHTROPE, led by Stich Wynston and DNA-enhanced by the horn combo
of Brownman and Marcus Ali. Both of these outstanding bands will be gracing
the stage in Havana along with Cuban sidemen; CRUZAO HAVANA will feature
an all-Cuban rhythm section and an important goal of this fundraiser is
make it possible to pay these worthy Cuban artists a fair wage.
A
Chronology Detailing the evolution of Brownman & Cruzao's time in Havana
Brownman in Havana
- a brief history
by
Sebastian Cook
READ
IT NOW
Excerpt:
"This young multi-award winning trumpeter/composer dazzled Havana in 2002
when he was invited as an individual artist to perform as a special guest
with a group comprised of IRAKERE and AFRO-CUBAN ALL-STAR members.
2003 would see him again perform with IRAKERE and further his relationships
with other Cubans luminaries..."
See
Live Music Report's "A Post Havana Conversation" interview shortly after
his return from Cuba last year (2004):
www.thelivemusicreport.com/interviews/brownman.html
Brownman photo by Steve
Stober
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Nick
"Brownman" Ali & CRUZAO
Canada's
award-winning latin-jazz-funk unit. Led by the much in demand and
highly decorated Trinidadian born, NYC-trained Toronto-based trumpet playing
jazz icon Nick "Brownman" Ali, who himself has just over 150 CD recording
credits as a side man and 2 highly acclaimed discs as a leader. CRUZAO's
hard hitting latin-jazz-urban sounds funkifies it's audiences with Brownman's
original latin-funk compositions and high-energy virtuositic jazz soloists.
The
amalgamation of authentic latin rhythm, jazz harmony and modern funk groove,
this group began it's career as a musical experiment for Brownman in the
tonal qualities of latin music composed in a chordless setting (no piano,
no guitar) and has flourished into one of the most decorated jazz ensembles
in Canada.
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BROWNMAN
Awards & Distinctions
Nick
Ali & CRUZAO awarded the coveted 2001
Montreal
Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix du Jazz" Award
Nick
Ali & CRUZAO awarded the 2001 CBC Galaxie "Rising Star"
Award
Nick
Ali awarded 2002 National Jazz Award for "Composer Of The
Year"
Nick
Ali receives 2002 nominee for "Jazz Trumpet Player of the
Year" at the NJAs
Nick
Ali & CRUZAO receives 2002,
2003, 2004 nominations to CRUZAO for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year"
at NJAs
Nick
Ali & CRUZAO nominated for 2004 Canadian Independant
Music Award for "Alternative Latin Group of the Year"
Nick
Ali awarded the 2005 NOW Magazine Award for "Toronto's Best
Jazz Artist"
Nick
Ali & CRUZAO now signed to the prestigious Justin Time
Records Jazz label
For
more on Brownman please visit
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STICH
WYNSTON's TIGHTROPE
TIGHTROPE
is the brainchild of Stich Wynston, drummer for the award-winning SHUFFLE
DEMONS and collaborator with among many others: Mike Murley, Jane Siberry,
Tom Cochrane, Alex Lifeson of RUSH and Big Sugar. Wynston is a multiple
winner of CASBYS and Toronto Jazz Awards, and has appeared on many Juno-nominated
albums. He also currently leads longtime friends Mike Murley, Jim Vivian
and Geoff Young in his MODERN SURFACES quartet. As the name suggests, TIGHTROPE
is dedicated to walking those fine and often precarious lines of risk that
defines the best of improvisational jazz – a spirit also embodied to the
highest level of musicianship by Brownman and Marcus Ali.
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For
more on Stich please visit
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CRUZAO
on Nov 20 will be
Brownman
(Trinidad)
trumpet / flugelhorn
/ electric trumpet
Marcus
Ali
(Trinidad)
alto / bass clarinet
/ flute
Luisito
Orbegoso
(Peru)
congas / percussion
Dane
Wedderburn
(Jamaica)
7-string electric
bass & loop station
Paul
DeLong
(Canada)
drums / groove
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TIGHTROPE
on Nov 20 will be
Stich
Wynston
(Canada)
drums / microphone
/ soundscapes
Brownman
(Trinidad)
trumpet / flugelhorn
/ electric trumpet
Marcus
Ali
(Trinidad)
alto / bass clarinet
/ flute
Dane
Wedderburn
(Jamaica)
7-string electric
bass
Ross
MacIntyre
(Canada)
6-string electric
bass
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Seb Cook - publicist
ComPostion Arts
Representing Nick "Brownman"
Ali & CRUZAO
Toronto, Canada
seb@brownman.com
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