ARECIBO - Proyecto Blanquito (Latin-jazz) @ TIFF Jazz Series (Day 2/5)

Thr-Sep-17, 7pm, $20 adv, $30 door, $15 students & arts workers

ARECIBO - Proyecto Blanquito (Latin-jazz)

This exciting Latin-jazz outfit delves deeply into both Cuban and Brazilian modern jazz traditions, modeled after the New York Latin-jazz spirit of Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band and featuring some of Toronto’s most acclaimed jazz and Latin music specialists, all under the direction of 2x National Jazz Award trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI (who also leads the much lauded Latin-jazz group CRUZAO, winners of the Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix Du Jazz Award").

:: Brownman Ali - trumpet (Trinidad)
:: Nick Maclean -- keyboard (Canada)
:: Sean Dennis - 6-string electric bass (Canada)
:: Adam Mansfield - drums (Canada)

www.Arecibo.Brownman.com

Live review of a concert on the Toronto: My Kind Of Town Blog
written by Jazz Blogger Conrad Gayle.

"Brownman Ali does it again being the great mastermind of creating bands as vehicles for his creative output. His unbridled versatility always pays huge dividends when he adapts and integrates his own unique jazz voice to straight ahead jazz, funk, hip-hop and Latin sounds, and this quartet is yet another example of his chameleon like abilities to fit into any mode of music. In Arecibo he has assembled a great band that brings all 4 of the forementioned elements together into a sound that - like the trumpet player himself - is one-of-a-kind with it's own special identity. His trumpet playing is full of fire, life, and vivacity. As I watch him play I feel pride in the fact that he is often considered Canada's answer to another great trumpeter and innovator -- Miles Davis. Though Brownman's own energized playing style is significantly different from Miles, his similarly driving need to push the envelope of the idioms he makes music in is always evident."

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MY HOUSE TIFF JAZZ SERIES 2026

"A jazz concert series where TIFF goes can keep the party going after their screenings!"

My House, 2882 Dundas St. West, Toronto, 416-604-4555

www.MyHouseInTheJunction.com | www.facebook.com/myhouseinthejunction

Sept 16 to 20 -- 5 days of the nation's best jazz musicians in the Junction's own MY HOUSE during TIFF (Toronto International Jazz Fest), feat. Artist-in-Residence BROWNMAN ALI on trumpet, who splits his time between here in the Junction and Brooklyn, NY.

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Film and Jazz have long gone hand in hand... Toronto's MY HOUSE in the Junction live music venue & restaurant has teamed up with Brooklyn, NY's Browntasauras Records -- who has a studio in the Junction -- to bring you some of the best jazz in the country during this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) , this year featuring Artist-In-Residence BROWNMAN ALI as the fest's Artistic Director. Up from Brooklyn, NY in June for this festival, this 10x Global Music Award winner, 12x JUNO Award nominee and GRAMMY long-lister will be on stage every night during the festival as either a sideman or a leader, and has hand-picked all the top-shelf musicians involved in the 1st annual My House TIFF Jazz Series, where TIFF goers can keep the party going after their screenings. Come to My House in the Junction for an unforgettable jazz experience this September during TIFF!

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FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
All Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/cc/4861741
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Wed-Sep-16, 7pm:
HERBIE HANCOCK TRIBUTE feat. NICK MACLEAN
(classic jazz)
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Thr-Sep-17, 7pm:
ARECIBO
(Latin-jazz)
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Fri-Sep-18, 8pm:
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO
(electric-jazz)
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Sat-Sep-19, 8pm:
Jordana Talsky & FLUX-STATE
(Vocal driven electric-jazz)
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Sun-Sep-20, 3pm:
MILES DAVIS: The PRESTIGE YEARS
(classic jazz)

All Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/cc/4861741
Why go downtown to experience some of the best exploratory jazz in the nation, when My HOUSE is bringing it to you right here in the Junction?

Brought to you by Dufferin Gate Studios, My House, Browntasauras Records, Brownman Music Inc., Nick Maclean Productions, Junction BIA