The Allen St. Hardware CafE is pleased to announce two special November Friday night performances featuring the recently crowned iTorontois 2005 Jazz Artist of the Year byi by Torontois NOW Magazine – Nick iBrownmani Ali, and his organic jazz-funk ELECTRYC TRIO.
iThe trio has really resonated with Buffalo jazz lovers when weive played at the Hardware, and Iim looking forward to feeling their vibe again,i said Ali from his Toronto studio. iDonit get me wrong, I love my city, but American crowds just love their jazz. Itis their music after and they bring more raw energy to a room. The Hardwareis becoming a personal favorite as a road stop, and itill be a great show to help me gear up for touring the Caribbean and Central America over the holidays,i he adds.
Friday, Nov. 11 & Friday, Nov. 25 n 11:00pm Allen St. Hardware CafE, 245 Allen St, Buffalo, USA (716) 882-8843
JazzOnline.com writes: i… this powerful trio captures the essence of the later years in Miles Davis’ life, his electric period, without imitation. Brownman’s electric trio is uniquely his own, yet echoes with the sounds of eBitches Brewi and eIn a Silent Wayi right down to Milesi use of electronics. Impressive.i
BRO went to see the show a couple weeks ago and it was unreal. This guy is really something else, and to see him play in a setting like Hardware is off the hook.
The Trinidadian-born Brownman is an NYC-schooled protEgE of his teacher, multiple Grammy-winning trumpet legend Randy Brecker. In the spirit of one the supreme trumpet genre-crossing visionaries such as Brecker and Miles Davis, he tirelessly leads and composes actively for no less than 7 bands if his own and is a musical director and/or featured soloist in countless others. One of Canadais top session calls for both Universal and Sony recording studios in forms of music ranging from bebop to hip-hop, Brownman has close to 150 recording credits to his name, and is currently considered to be the most in demand trumpeter in that country. Recently called iCanadais preeminent jazz trumpeteri by NYCis Village Voice and ione of the next great voice in jazz improvisersi by Randy Brecker himself.
Toronto based Trinidadian jazz trumpet icon BROWNMAN brings his NYC-style jazz-funk Hardware to Buffalo for two November shows ** Last week crowned NOW Magazineis 2005 iJazz Artist of the Yeari **
2001 Nick iBrownmani Ali & CRUZAO win the coveted Montreal Jazz Festival’s “Grand Prix du Jazz” award
2001 Nick iBrownmani Ali & CRUZAO awarded the CBC Galaxie “Rising Star” Award
2002 Nick iBrownmani Ali – National Jazz Award nominee for “Jazz Trumpet Player of the Year”
2002 Nick iBrownmani Ali – National Jazz Award for “Canadian Jazz Composer of the Year”
2002, 2003, 2004 Nick iBrownmani Ali CRUZAO nominated at NJAs for “Electric Jazz Group of the Year”
2003 Nick iBrownmani Ali & CRUZAO – Independant Music Award nominee for “Latin Group of the Year”
2004 MARRON MATIZADO awarded the SilverSPOT for “Best Toronto Salsa Band”
2005 Nick iBrownmani Ali – NOW Magazine Award for “Toronto’s Jazz Artist of the Year”