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ELECTRIC BLUE NOTE Concert (electric-jazz verstions of Blue Note classics)
A night of legendary selections from the iconic Blue Note Records jazz label, featuring jazz iconoclast BROWNMAN ALI and an all-star cast of Toronto’s top-tier players, re-imagining these innovative Blue Note arrangements through the lens of electric-jazz, as Miles Davis might have done. Known internationally for his work with the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO, a GRAMMY Award long-lister & 2x National Jazz Award winner for Electric Jazz Group of the Year...
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November Tour: Snaggle feat the Ali Bros
SNAGGLE is on tour THIS NOVEMBER bringing ISAAC ASIMOV's FOUNDATION to life in electric jazz form!
Oct 21, 2025


Snaggle feat the Ali Bros: An Asimov-inspired Electric Jazz journey. NOVEMBER TOUR
SNAGGLE feat. the ALI BROS hit the road with an ISAAC ASIMOV-inspired FOUNDATION suite: electrifying works played by some of Canada’s top electric jazz musicians.
Oct 6, 2025


Brownman Electryc Trio +1 Halloween Thriller Tour
Internationally acclaimed jazz / hip-hop trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI will once again lead an all-star quartet through his popular annual HALLOWEEN THRILLER concert.
Oct 6, 2025


MY HOUSE TIFF JAZZ SERIES 2025
VERY thrilled to be performing in My House's TIFF Jazz series next week! I'm playing in a bunch of fantastic shows including a tribute to...
Sep 4, 2025


My House's JUNCTION JAZZ FESTIVAL
I’m very thrilled to be playing in the My House ‘Junction Jazz Fest’ next week! It’s a busy week, on Wednesday I’m being featured as part of a Herbie Hancock tribute, Friday I’m dusting off my latin chops to play with Arecibo, Saturday I’m playing a Frank Sinatra tribute with the incomparable Carlo Berardinucci, and then finishing on Sunday with a tribute to prestige-era Miles Davis! It’s going to be a great week of music, come out and join us!
Jun 16, 2025


SNAGGLE IS BACK ON TOUR!
Electric jazz heads — get ready. This May, Nick Maclean’s SNAGGLE feat. the ALI BROS hits the road across Ontario & Quebec for an explosive sci-fy inspired tour!
Apr 28, 2025


Brownman Ali’s TRUMPET TRIBUTE Series
Every Friday in March, the amazing Brownman Ali is presenting a trumpet tribute series, diving deep into the music of four jazz legends: Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard, and Miles Davis. I’ve played this series a few times before and it is always an incredible amount of fun delving into the tunes of these trumpet geniuses, and if you check out some of the cats lined up in the bands, this series is going to feature some of Toronto’s finest! If you’re in Toronto,
Feb 26, 2025


Brownman's HOLIDAY MADNESS
🎄Brownman’s HOLIDAY MADNESS RETURNS!🎄
I’m thrilled to announce the return of Brownman Ali’s annual HOLIDAY MADNESS shows! The Brownman Electryc Trio +1 will be taking your favorite Christmas classics and giving them a whole new life, reimagined through the electrifying, spontaneous spirit of jazz.
Here’s what makes these shows so wild: Brown might just call out a Christmas tune, throw in a style—funk, bebop, reggae, you name it—and we dive right in, creating something f
Dec 8, 2024


BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO+1 HALLOWEEN THRILLER
Internationally acclaimed & recent JUNO nominated jazz/hip-hop trumpet playing iconoclast BROWNMAN ALI (Jay-z, Missy Elliot, Kanye West, Guru’s Jazzmatazz) will once again lead an all-star quartet through his popular annual Halloween Thriller concert, this year travelling up from Brooklyn, NY to various venues (and schools) across Southern Ontario. The much lauded BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO + 1 will perform the entire Michael Jackson “Thriller” recording, interpreted and re-worke
Oct 3, 2024


Brownman Ali & Nick Maclean DUO
Don’t miss these 2 recent 2024 JUNO nominees coming to My House on Sat-Sep-07!
Sep 3, 2024
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