Name: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO @ Royal City Studios (Guelph Jazz Festival)
Start: 2022-09-16T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Royal City Studios

BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO @ Royal City Studios (Guelph Jazz Festival)

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2x National Jazz Award winner & modern trumpet iconoclast's acclaimed electric-jazz trio collides Black American Music with jazz artistry.

<h2>BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO</h2>In recent pre-pandemic years, when not touring the globe, the Toronto-based, New York schooled multi-award-winning Trinidadian-born trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI -- the last trumpet player for iconic jazz-hip-hop group Guru's Jazzmatazz -- spends much of his artistic time in the exploration of modern “chordless” jazz -&gt; music produced without a chordal instrument (guitar or keyboard). He had previously explored this tonal quality for a decade with his high lauded latin-jazz group CRUZAO, and more recently with his heavily decorated &amp; now internationally acclaimed Miles Davis influenced BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO.Taking a similar trajectory as the acclaimed 2009 debut release "Juggernaut", this highly energized bombastic trio’s 2013 sophomore release “Gravitation: A Study In Freefall” -- on Brownman’s own label Browntasauras Records -- shot to number 4 on the iTunes USA jazz charts and was declared “the new standard in electric-jazz” by National Public Radio (NPR) in New York City. Adding to the group's long list of awards &amp; accolades, "Gravitation" would win a 2015 International Independent Music Award for "Jazz-Funk Album of the Year", and a 2015 Toronto Independent Music Award for "Jazz Group of the Year".“The trio folds aspects of Black American Music into a chordless jazz framework”, states Brownman. “When we’re not playing originals, we often take classic standards from the 30s through the 50s and re-imagine them as if they were written today and being produced by, say, DJ Premier. The end result is something that hopefully sounds relevant in today’s musical paradigm, but still resonates with the history and lineage of the jazz tradition. And yeah - you’ll hear a lot of Miles Davis’ influence in that resulting sound”.CODA magazine writes:<blockquote>“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.”</blockquote>Buffalo News writes:<blockquote>“Awards are nice, naturally, but to dig what Brownman is doing, you’ve got to see him live. I had a chance to do just that over the summer when Brownman fronted his killer trio ... I came away with a blown mind. This guy’s got chops galore, soul to match, and a sense of phrasing that recalls many of the greats, but suggests itself to be his own.”</blockquote>Toronto’s NOW Magazine writes:<blockquote>“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”.</blockquote>ABOUT BROWNMAN ALI | <a href="https://www.Brownman.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.Brownman.com</a>An internationally acclaimed trumpet player, Brownman Ali is heralded by the NY Village Voice as "Canada's preeminent jazz trumpet player", and is best known as the last trumpet soloist for legendary jazz-hip-hop outfit Guru's Jazzmatazz (replacing Donald Byrd in this iconic group). Splitting his time between Toronto, ON &amp; Brooklyn, NY, when not leading 8 groups of his own (including the National Jazz Award winning BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO &amp; Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix du Jazz" winners CRUZAO), he is also a highly in-demand studio session musician having appeared on over 300 recordings to date, and is the CEO of the acclaimed Brooklyn-based record label BROWNTASAURAS RECORDS.----SEE BET ON YOUTUBE:Red Clay (BET USA): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFQeqjHtac&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=14" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFQeqjHtac&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=14</a>Red Clay (BET CANADA): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iJWvLue3Qk&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iJWvLue3Qk&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=1</a>Recorda Me: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bU1m0ldcT0&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=2" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bU1m0ldcT0&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=2</a>Yesteryear: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NNav1-gXbE&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=4" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NNav1-gXbE&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=4</a>Chocalet Citeh: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dn4aLJIvhc&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=15" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dn4aLJIvhc&amp;list=PLFECA3E452FE2BC0D&amp;index=15</a>----BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO is:Brownman Ali -- electric trumpetDwayne Livingstone -- electric bassAdam Mansfield -- drums----Fri-Sep-16, 2022Royal City Studios -- Music Hall930 Woodlawn Rd W Unit 1, Guelph, ON N1K 1T2<a href="https://RoyalCityStudios.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">RoyalCityStudios.ca</a>$10 (online or at the door)8:00pmPresented by: Royal City Studios &amp; Browntasauras Records in collaboration with the Guelph Jazz FestivalRoyal City Studios, as part of the Guelph Jazz Fest, are presenting 4 top-tier ensembles, all affiliated with the award-winning Browntasauras Records label:Thr-Sep-15, 7pm -- Jay Yoo's TRIO OF GROOVE (funkified modern jazz)Fri-Sep-16, 8pm -- BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO (National Jazz Award winning electric-jazz)Sat-Sep-17, 8pm -- CHRISTIAN ANTONACCI TRIO (Toronto's hottest jazz 20-somethings)Sun-Sep-18, 7pm -- NICK MACLEAN QUARTET (Global Music Award winning modern jazz)All shows only $10! A rare chance to see these acclaimed international touring artists in Guelph for less than a fancy coffee!<h2>A message from Jim Duffield, owner of Royal City Studios</h2>A month ago the fate of Royal City Studios was unknown. We were on the brink of closure after a long struggle to stay open during the pandemic, but thanks to <a href="https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/10682751--i-started-this-for-the-community-guelph-s-royal-city-studios-facing-closure/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">THIS </a>front page story in the Guelph Mercury, our plight as a dying service built to serve this region's musical community was made public and -- thankfully -- a few gracious investors came out of the woodwork. The result was an influx of life saving funds, a restructuring, and -- most importantly -- we're still here, as a recording studio, rehearsal space and concert venue! So when the Guelph Jazz Festival approached me to ask if our freshly reborn venue would be interested in being one of the destinations in their "Jazz Around Town" Club Series (Sept 15-18), I of course immediately wanted that opportunity. BUT, it was already late in the game and this wasn't something I could think about earlier, when my space's survival was hanging in the balance. But now that we were through that gauntlet (for now anyway), where was I going to find 4 fantastic top-shelf groups on such short notice to create 4 nights of awesome shows? Well -- in high school, a million years ago, I played tenor saxophone and was grateful to have, back then, been among those playing in all of the ensembles and (gratefully) winning awards. And at my side there was ALWAYS a Trinidadian born trumpet player, who was one of my closest friends. We played in everything together, from concert band, to the big band, to jazz ensembles, to even a small combo that he ran. He would move to New York City and today, a million years later, he's now called "Canada's pre-eminent jazz trumpet player" by the New York Village Voice, after training in NYC with the legendary Randy Brecker. He has gone on to play with the likes of Jay-z, Guru, Mos Def, Missy Elliot, Paul Simon &amp; Quincy Jones and has won more awards than I can name including being a 2x National Jazz Award winning, a 6x Global Music Award winner, and appeared on the cover of NOW magazine after being called "Toronto's top jazz musician".... all this when he's not running his own jazz record label in Brooklyn, New York: BROWNTASAURAS RECORDS. Yes, my old highschool friend is indeed the multi-award-winning jazz iconoclast: BROWNMAN ALI. So I reached out to him and asked if he could perhaps help programme these nights so we could present a full schedule -- and he not only immediately agreed to help, but also suggested we try staffing the nights with Artists affiliated with his label, since they'd be the most likely to be willing to haul themselves out here to Guelph to be part of these nights. And that's how we ended up with such top-tier programming from Sept 15 to 18. JAY YOO (Thr-Sep-15) is the guitarist from the label's electric-jazz group SNAAGLE; BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO (Fri-Sep-16) is the multi-award winning flagship group on the label (often touring the globe); CHRISTIAN ANTONACCI (Sat-Sep-17) is a 23 year old rising trumpet star Brown's been keeping his eyes on and Christian's backing musicians (Jack and Mateo) also play in the label's BROWNMAN AKOUSTIC TRIO; and lastly NICK MACLEAN QUARTET (Sun-Sep-18) is one of the label's busiest modern jazz groups, fronted by 6x Global Music Award winning Nick Maclean, who has been a protégé of Brown's since he was 22, and who is about to release his 4th recording on Browntasauras Records. We are unimaginably grateful to all these musicians, and Brown himself, for coming to Guelph to play my venue and make us be part of the Guelph Jazz Festival. I would personally like to invite you to join us here at Royal City Studios on any (or all!) of these nights to bear witness to what some of the country's best in jazz sound like. It's a rare chance to see them in Guelph, so don't miss it! See you here!-- Jim Duffield, owner - Royal City StudosP.S. -- BRAVO! did a documentary on Brown back in 2007 and I was honored to have been interviewed as part of it! It's now on Vimeo, and it pre-dates rise rise to now being in the jazz &amp; hip-hop history books, but is an excellent look at his early career and history (and includes some shots of both the jazz camp and the high school we both attended!). Take a look:<a href="https://www.vimeo.com/16725046" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.vimeo.com/16725046</a>----<h2>Links:</h2>Website(s):Venue: <a href="https://RoyalCityStudios.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">RoyalCityStudios.ca</a>Label: <a href="https://www.Browntasauras.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.Browntasauras.com</a>Festival: <a href="https://www.GuelphJazzFestival.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.GuelphJazzFestival.com</a>Facebook:Venue: <a href="https://www.Facebook.com/RCSGuelph" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.Facebook.com/RCSGuelph</a>Label: <a href="https://www.Facebook.com/BrowntasaurasRecords" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.Facebook.com/BrowntasaurasRecords</a>Festival: <a href="https://www.Facebook.com/GuelphJazz" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.Facebook.com/GuelphJazz</a>Instagram:Venue: <a href="https://www.Instagram.com/rcsguelph" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.Instagram.com/rcsguelph</a>Label: <a href="https://www.Instagram.com/BrowntasaurasRecords" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.Instagram.com/BrowntasaurasRecords</a>Festival: <a href="https://www.Instagram.com/GuelphJazz" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.Instagram.com/GuelphJazz</a>YouTube:<a href="https://www.YouTube.Brownman.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.YouTube.Brownman.com</a> gets you to the Brownman Music Archive Channel where many Browntasauras Records Artists can be found.Spotify:<a href="https://www.Spotify.Browntasauras.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.Spotify.Browntasauras.com</a> gets you to the entire Browntasauras Records catalog on Spotify. Support these artists!YouTube Music:<a href="https://www.YouTube.Browntasauras.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.YouTube.Browntasauras.com</a> gets you to the entire Browntasauras Records catalog on YouTube Music. Support these artists!

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