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SNAGGLE feat. BROWNMAN ALI (Toronto)

We’re back! We’ll be playing a show, our first since the start of the pandemic on Sat-Mar-12 at the Supermarket in Toronto! Here are the deets:

SNAGGLE, a brash and irreverent multi-award winning electric-jazz/funk ensemble under the leadership of 29-year old fast rising piano star Nick Maclean — often described by media as ‘Canada’s answer to Snarky Puppy’ — hits the stage in Toronto for an exciting and electrifying show at the Supermarket on SAT-MAR-12. This performance will feature “Canada’s preeminent jazz trumpet player” (NYC Village Voice) & Browntasauras Records label exec Brownman Ali, as well as an all-original and uniquely infectious repertoire which swings their live show from quietly contemplative all the way to explosively fierce – sometimes all within the same tune. A night of funkified electric-jazz audiences will not want to miss!

:: Nick Maclean – synthesizers
:: Brownman Ali – electric trumpet
:: Jacob Chung – tenor sax
:: Jay Yoo – electric guitar
:: Dane Wedderburn – 6-string electric bass
:: Riley O’Connor – drum

SNAGGLE feat. BROWNMAN ALI (Toronto)
SAT-MAR-12, doors @ 7:00pm, show @ 7:30pm
THE SUPERMARKET
268 Augusta Ave, Toronto
http://www.SuperMarketTO.ca
$15 advance (see website for tickets)
$20 door
Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/snaggle-feat-brownman-ali-tickets-269828172327
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/659597905460417

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Nick Maclean’s Sum of One – Chocalet Citeh

The second ‘Sum of One’ video is up with lot’s more multitracked keyboard madness! This time I cover one of my favourite Brownman Ali compositions, his tribute to comedian and social commentator Chris Rock: CHOCALET CITEH! Make sure to stick around to the end where a very special guest performer makes a cameo appearance!

(originally released on the Brownman Electryc Trio’s 2013 release Gravitation).

With live performance being what it is at the moment this is still my only life-line to electric jazz performance and I’m enjoying the hell out of it.

A special thanks to Brownman for his insights into the composition and his valuable input into the drum programming!

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July Tour!

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We’re hitting the road this July with tour dates in TORONTO, WATERLOO, KITCHENER, and HAMILTON! We’ll be debuting some brand new tunes so make sure to mark your calendars and buy your tickets!

TOUR SCHEDULE
THR-JUL-18 – TORONTO 8pm @ Duffy’s Tavern
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/yxskwvvb
FRI-JUL-19 – TORONTO 7pm @ Drom Taberna
FB Event: https://tinyurl.com/y3d2bqbn
SAT-JUL:20 – WATERLOO 7:30pm @ UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival
FB Event: https://tinyurl.com/y4om2skl
SAT-JUL:20 – KITCHENER 10:00pm @ TWH Social
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/yy9jlq94
SUN-JUL-21 – HAMILTON 9pm @ This Ain’t Hollywood with special guest Flat 5
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/y2osvsgo

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Brownman’s Halloween Thriller 2018

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Snaggle’s bandleader guests with the Brownman Electryc Trio in Brownman’s hotly anticipated HALLOWEEN THRILLER TOUR! 6 cities, 6 shows exploring the seminal Michael Jackson Thriller record through the lens of electric jazz. You don’t want to miss this folks!
 
HALLOWEEN THRILLER 2018 :: www.Thriller.Brownman.com
 
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.
 
:: Brownman Ali – electric trumpet & spookiness
:: Nick Maclean – keyboards & ghoulishness
:: Sean Dennis – electric bass & creepiness
:: Jacob Aylward – drums & ghastliness
 
2018 HALLOWEEN THRILLER TOUR SERIES
6 shows, 6 cities, 6 Halloween parties!
Fri-Oct-26, 7pm in Cobourg @ Cobourg Collegiate Institute’s GREAT HALL
Sat-Oct-27, 9pm in Markham @ Go For Tea
Sun-Oct-28, 8pm in Toronto @ May Cafe
Mon-Oct-29, 7pm in Hamilton @ Artword Artbar
Tue-Oct-30, 8pm in St Catharines @ Warehouse Concert Hall
Wed-Oct-31, 8pm in Kitchener @ KW Boathouse
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Tue-Oct-16 – 404 SHOW NOT FOUND

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Just in case any of our Ottawa peeps happened to see us featured in the latest issue of ‘Ottawa Jazz Happenings’ – we are not scheduled, nor were we ever scheduled to play a show at the Avant-Garde Bar tomorrow evening and we’re not really certain how that information got there. Sorry to disappoint and hope to see you soon!

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September 28, 2018

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October Tour – Mark Your Calendars!

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We hit the road next week playing shows in COBOURG, KINGSTON, MONTREAL, OTTAWA, and TORONTO! We’ll be featuring “Canada’s pre-eminent jazz trumpet player” (NYC Village Voice) Brownman Ali, and will include a cross-section of the entire multi award-winning “Long Slog” recording, so mark your calendars and strap in for some ferocious electric jazz!

:: Nick Maclean – synthesizers
:: Brownman Ali – electric trumpet
:: Conrad Gluch – tenor sax
:: David Gabilan Riddel – electric guitar
:: Sean Dennis – 6-string electric bass
:: Riley O’Connor – drums

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COBOURG, WED-OCT-03
SNAGGLE feat. BROWNMAN ALI
The Loft Cinema at 201 Division Cobourg | http://www.CobourgLoft.ca
Cobourg, ON – 201 Division St.
WED-OCT-03, doors @ 7pm,show @ 7:30pm
buy tickets online at https://tickets.cobourg.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1032.html
or call toll free 1-855-372-2210
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1354790274660039/

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KINGSTON, THR-OCT-04
SNAGGLE feat. BROWNMAN ALI
w/ special guest opening act: PLACEHOLDERS
The Mansion Kingston | http://www.Mansion.Rocks
Kingston, ON – 506 Princess St, K7L 1C5
THR-OCT-04, doors @ 8pm, show @ 9pm
for advance list email snaggle251@gmail.com before October 04
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/748777152132852/

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MONTREAL, FRI-OCT-05
SNAGGLE feat. BROWNMAN ALI
w/ special guest opening act: OLIVIER SALAZAR GROUP
Resonance Café | http://www.ResonanceCafe.com
Montreal, ON – 5175A Ave. du Parc, H2V 4G3
FRI-OCT-05, doors @ 8pm, show @ 9pm
for advance list email snaggle251@gmail.com before October 05
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1096582953815738/

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OTTAWA, SAT-OCT-06
SNAGGLE feat. BROWNMAN ALI
Avant-Garde Bar | http://www.AvantGardeBar.com
Ottawa, ON – 135 1/2 Besserer St, K1N 6A7
SAT-OCT-06, doors @ 7pm, show @ 8pm
for advance list email snaggle251@gmail.com before October 06
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/466993450452422/

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TORONTO, SUN-OCT-07
SNAGGLE feat. BROWNMAN ALI
Mây | http://www.MayToronto.com
Toronto, ON – 879 Dundas St. W., M6J 1W1
SUN-OCT-07, doors @ 7pm, show @ 8pm
for advance list email snaggle251@gmail.com before October 07
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/238683370183354/

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Snaggle’s April Mini-Tour

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The multi-award winning electric-jazz sensation Snaggle, led by synthist Nick Maclean and featuring the internationally acclaimed jazz-trumpet iconoclast BROWNMAN ALI (Jay-z, Missy Elliot, Paul Simon, Quincy Jones) is embarking on their APRIL MINI TOUR playing shows in KITCHENER, LONDON, COBOURG, and TORONTO! Don’t miss this electrifying and unmistakably groovy jazz powerhouse!

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Sign up to the ADVANCE LIST for a DISCOUNT on cover! (Kitchener, London, & Toronto shows – snaggle251@gmail.com)
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:: Nick Maclean – synth
:: Brownman Ali – trumpet
:: Patrick Panus – tenor sax
:: Anoop Isac – guitar
:: Ben Miller – bass
:: Jinu Isac – drums

“The music of Snaggle, a fruitful sextet based in Toronto, translates into mature compositions and stupendous executions. The members of the band, virtuosos in their respective instruments, resort to a laudable sense of unity and superior taste to creatively orchestrate the nine pieces of The Long Slog, their sophomore feature album… In a certain moment they’re confronting Miles Davis with Medeski Martin & Wood; in the other, you may find the Red Hot Chili Peppers colliding with Incognito or Mahavishnu Orchestra.”
– Filipe Freitas – Jazz Trail (New York, USA)

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SNAGGLE APRIL TOUR DATES
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KITCHENER
Snaggle feat. Brownman Ali (Kitchener tour date)
KW Boathouse | www.KWBoathouse.ca
Kitchener, ON – 57 Jubilee dr
THR-APR-12
doors @ 7:00pm
show @ 8:00pm
$15 cover
$10 advance list (email snaggle251@gmail.com for advance list)
$10 students (with valid student ID)
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2075818645967122/

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LONDON
Snaggle feat. Brownman Ali + Soul Doctors live at EVAC, London
East Village Arts Collective – www.EastVillageArts.ca
755 Dundas St, London, ON
Fri-Apr-13
Doors @ 7:00pm
Show @ 8:00pm
$15 cover
$10 advance list (email snaggle251@gmail.com for advance list)
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/151467812181925/

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COBOURG
Snaggle feat. Brownman Ali (Cobourg tour date)
The Loft Cinema | www.CobourgLoft.ca
Cobourg, ON – 201 Division st
SAT-APR-14
doors @ 7:00pm
show @ 7:30pm
$30 cover
$15 students (with valid student ID)
buy tickets online at www.ConcertHallAtVictoriaHall.com
or order tickets at Victoria Hall 905-372-2210 or 1-855-372-2210
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/337004090154012/

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TORONTO
Snaggle feat. Brownman Ali (Toronto tour date)
Mây | www.MayToronto.com
Toronto, ON – 876 Dundas st W
SUN-APR-15
doors @ 7:00pm
show @ 8:00pm
$15 cover
$10 advance list (email snaggle251@gmail.com for advance list)
FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2016419035279329/

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READ Alayne McGregor’s review of Snaggle’s live Ottawa show last August (OttawaJazzScene.ca)
https://ottawajazzscene.ca/…/11711-snaggle-s-dynamic-music-…

READ Raul Da Gama’s review of THE LONG SLOG (Wholenote)
https://www.thewholenote.com/…/…/26358-the-long-slog-snaggle

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SNAGGLE’S DISCOGRAPHY
https://snaggle.bandcamp.com/
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www.Browntasauras.com
www.SnaggleMusic.com

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February 13, 2018

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Snaggle – Nominee in the 16th Independent Music Awards!

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We’re extremely humbled and honoured to announce that we are a nominee in this year’s The Independent Music Awards in the Funk/Fusion/Jam category for our latest release THE LONG SLOG! An enormous heartfelt thank you to everyone who worked on the record and those who’ve been a part of the band’s continued journey!
See the whole list of nominees
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In other news our bandleader and Browntasauras comrades in the Nick Maclean Quartet – a HARD SWINGING Herbie Hancock-influenced modern jazz group – are about to head out on a CD Release tour to Kingston (Thr-Feb-15), Montreal (Fri-Feb-16), Ottawa (Sat-Feb-17), and Cobourg (Sun-Feb-18) to celebrate the release of their hot new disk RITES OF ASCENSION! If that sounds like something you’re into make sure to check out the full details here!
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THE LONG SLOG
“The music of Snaggle, a fruitful sextet based in Toronto, translates into mature compositions and stupendous executions. The members of the band, virtuosos in their respective instruments, resort to a laudable sense of unity and superior taste to creatively orchestrate the nine pieces of The Long Slog, their sophomore feature album… In a certain moment they’re confronting Miles Davis with Medeski Martin & Wood; in the other, you may find the Red Hot Chili Peppers colliding with Incognito or Mahavishnu Orchestra.”
– Filipe Freitas – Jazz Trail (New York, USA)
CREDITS
Nick Maclean – rhodes/organ/synthesizer
Doug Moore – bass
Tom Grosset – drums
Michael Murray – guitar
Max Forster – trumpet
Graeme Wallace – tenor sax
Special guest: Brownman Ali – trumpet
Produced by Brownman Ali
Recorded by Brian Legere
Mixed by Josh Bowman
Mastered by Joao Carvalho
Artwork by Nick Ragetli
Released on Browntasauras Records