Kaleidoscope Brown Jazz Series LAUNCH: BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO: August 21
Kaleidoscope Brown Jazz Series LAUNCH featuring BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO (National Jazz Award winners for “Electric Jazz Group of the Year”) Sunday, August 21. 8:00. $15 at the door. 
When Paul Simon (of Graceland, Simon and Garfunkel…) called and spirited Brownman off before his scheduled appearance in July, we graciously agreed to let him go on tour with this god of rock and folk IF he agreed to return as the cornerstone of a series featuring several of his own astonishing bands (and groups he’s featured in) to do a series of monthly Saturday concerts at The Pearl that will extend into the new year… starting on an August Sunday. We are calling it the Kaleidoscope Brown Jazz Series! “Kaleidoscope” because of the startling diversity this artist always displays as evidenced by the breadth of music making he’s always a part of.
The first in the series will be the award-winning and internationally acclaimed BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO, which JazzOnline.com writes: “Brownman’s eclecticly 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.”
Whole Note Magazine writes: “… captures the essence of the later years of Miles Davis’ life, his electric period. “Brownman Electryc Trio is lively, entertaining and hip … seriously funky, muscular, quick & completely thrilling…”
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO features:
:: Brownman Ali – electric trumpet
:: Ben Miller – 6-string electric bass (subbing for Tyler Emond)
:: Colin Kingsmore – drums
http://ElectrycTrio.brownman.com for more on the Brownman Electryc Trio.
http://Brownman.com for more on Brownman himself.
See a recent article on B.E.T. by jazz blogger Conrad Gayle: http://torontotown.blogspot.com/2011/06/night-at-trane-studio-with-brownman_18.html
