10/02/2024
www.Thriller.Brownman.com -- Every Oct around Halloween time the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO + 1 mounts our annual HALLOWEEN THRILLER show -- where we rinse the entire Michael Jackson "Thriller" record from top to bottom, as Miles Davis might have done -- through the lens of electric-jazz! It's one of the singular most insanely fun gigs of the year in my schedule and this year we're running all over the place including -- Toronto west, Toronto central, Kitchener, Hamilton, London, Oshawa, Newmarket, Port Perry & Cambellford! Tickets just went on sale yesterday, so please grab em while you can! Full show details, player info and ticket links are at www.Thriller.Brownman.com
For a taste of what'll happen that night, check out these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFEa9tcDLHdLgeCGMKT5BfiWAv7IGymNv
Pleeeeease like and share if you've got people in the touring regions -- Hamilton, Port Perry and London in particular, as it's been maaaaany years since I've played these cities! I'm mainly based in Brooklyn, NY these days, so it's exciting to be running about Southern Ontario doing this bananas show and I hope to see and catch-up with many of you!
- Brown
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From Press Release:
"Acclaimed jazz / hip-hop trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI will once again lead an all-star quartet through his popular annual HALLOWEEN THRILLER concert. The much lauded BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO + 1 will perform the entire Michael Jackson "Thriller" recording, interpreted and re-worked in the Miles Davis-esque fashion this multiple National Jazz Award winning improviser has become known for. In addition to the quartet performing Thriller top to bottom, other MJ classics will be featured through the night for this unique Halloween jazz party series. Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged."
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Sat-Oct-19: Campbellford @ The Dockside Bistro
Thr-Oct-24: Newmarket @ Old Flame Brewing Co.
Fri-Oct-25: (School Masterclass/Concert @ Humberside Col.)
Fri-Oct-25: Toronto, west @ My House
Sat-Oct-26: Hamilton @ Laidlaw Memorial United
Sun-Oct-27: Port Perry @ Old Flame Brewing Co.
Mon-Oct-28: (School Masterclass/Concert @ O’Neill CVI)
Tue-Oct-29: London @ Storm Stayed Brewing
Wed-Oct-30: Kitchener @ The Grand Trunk Saloon
Thr-Oct-31: Toronto, central @ Drom Taberna
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Tickets at www.Thriller.Brownman.com
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This show features as its "+1" acclaimed keyboardist NICK MACLEAN, a JUNO nominated rising star in Canada's jazz community, signee to Brownman's Browntasauras Records label & winner of 10 Global Music Awards, standing alongside 2 of Toronto's most in demand musicians : MATT GRUEBNER on 6-string electric bass (from New Zealand, now in Canada), and ADAM MANSFIELD on drums (a 25-year old drumset phenon), all under the direction of recent JUNO nominee & 2x National Jazz winning modern jazz trumpet iconoclast BROWNMAN ALI.
"Delving so deeply into that record always leaves us speechless", states Ali. "Michael birthed so many incredible tunes over the years, but his collaborations with Quincy Jones on Thriller has to be one of the most towering musical achievements in pop music ever. Using that brilliant material every year on Halloween, as jump-offs for what we do makes for a party that's both danceable, but still rooted in exploratory improvising and deep reaching solos. We approach it the way Miles Davis might have."
The BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO has won 2 National Jazz Awards, 3 Toronto Independent Music Awards for "Jazz Group of the Year", a SOCAN music award, a CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award, and an International Independent Music Award for "2015 Jazz-Funk album of the year" for the album "Gravitation", which hit number 4 on the iTunes USA jazz charts upon its release.
“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 tch, and a sense of phrasing that recalls many of the greats, but suggests itself to be his own.” -- The Buffalo News on the latest slew of awards for the Brownman Electryc Trio
HALLOWEEN THRILLER 2024 BAND (BET + 1)
:: Brownman Ali - electric trumpet
:: Nick Maclean - keyboards
:: Matt Gruebner - electric bass
:: Adam Mansfield - drums
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FULL TOUR DETAILS BELOW:
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CAMPELLFORD, ON: Sat-Oct-19
@ The DOCKSIDE BISTRO
www.TheDocksideBistro.com
67 Queen St., Campbellford, ON, K0L 1L0
$20 table seating, $16 at the bar
Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1030030126837
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/893830889474022
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NEWMARKET, ON: Thr-Oct-24
@ OLD FLAME BREWING CO., 7:00pm
120 Main St. S., Newmarket, ON
www.OldFlameBrewingCo.ca/pages/newmarket
$20 advance, $25 door (if available), $15 students
Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1022570595177
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/3818662625127520
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TORONTO, WEST: Fri-Oct-25
DAY: concert/masterclass @ Humberside Col.
(not open to the public)
Thank you Music Performance Trust Fund for supporting this in-school intuitive)
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TORONTO, WEST: Fri-Oct-25
NIGHT: show @ MY HOUSE, 8:00pm
2882 Dundas St. W., Toronto, ON
www.MyHouseInTheJunction.com
$20 advance, $25 door (if available), $15 students
Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1030044620187
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/512749415044258
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HAMILTON: Sat-Oct-26
@ LAIDLAW MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH
155 Ottawa St., N., Hamilton, ON
www.LaidlawChurch.ca
$20 advance, $25 door (if available), $15 students
Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/723810405407
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/1272557760783934
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PORT PERRY, ON: Sun-Oct-27
@ OLD FLAME BREWING CO., 6:00pm
135 Perry St., Port Perry, ON
www.OldFlameBrewingCo.ca/pages/port-perry
$20 advance, $25 door (if available), $15 students
Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1022591557877
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/2525449947642215
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OSHAWA: Mon-Oct-28
DAY: concert/masterclass @ O'Neill CVI
(not open to the public)
Thank you Music Performance Trust Fund for supporting this in-school intuitive)
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LONDON: Tue-Oct-29
STORM STAYED BREWING CO., 7:00pm
169 Whamcliffe Rd. S., London, ON
www.StormStayed.com
$20 advance, $25 door (if available), $15 students
Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/103329468120
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/444617385298887
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KITCHENER: Wed-Oct-30
GRAND TRUNK SALOON, 8:00pm
87 King St. N., Kitchener, ON
www.GrandTruckSaloon.com
$20 advance, $25 door (if available), $15 students
Tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/723810405407
(Physical Tickets are also available at the venue)
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/1058417609028337
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Toronto: Thr-Oct-31 (Happy Halloween!)
DROM TABERNA, 7:00pm
458 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON
www.DromTaberna.com
$PWYC ($20 recommended)
FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/350519174723656
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Thank you to our sponsors and those who help spread the word!
Browntasauras Records, Brownman Music Inc, Lauren Danieli, Aaron MacFarlane, Jim Duffield, Mary Lou Miller, Graeme Kobayashi, Grant Bucosky, Sarah Sandy Sanyal, Anita Flootman Paterson, Scott Paterson, Karen MacDonald Carey, Ronald Weihs, Judith Sandiford, Eddie Kalwa, Shane Guindon, Ariana Laxdal, etc -- adore you all!
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www.Thriller.Brownman.com for all info!
