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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:: 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

Fri-Nov-10 – SNAGGLE’S Tribute to Snarky Puppy feat. Brownman Ali with special guest DJ General Eclectic

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Fri-Nov-10 – SNAGGLE’S Tribute to Snarky Puppy feat. Brownman Ali with special guest DJ General Eclectic
Junction City Music Hall | http://www.JunctionCityMusicHall.com
2907 Dundas St W, Toronto, On,
Doors @ 8:00pm | Show @ 9:00pm
$15 door, $10 advance list (email snaggle251@gmail.com)

:: Nick Maclean – keys | http://www.NicholasMaclean.com
:: Brownman Ali – trumpet | http://www.Brownman.com
:: Graeme Wallace – tenor sax
:: Anoop Isac – guitar
:: Ethan Tilbury – bass
:: Geoffrey Bruce – drums
+ DJ General Eclectic (Jason Sanders) spinning his hand-picked unique sets whenever the band’s not on stage!

SNAGGLE — Toronto’s unique award-winning 6-man electric-jazz powerhouse — has, in recent years, often been referred to by media as “Canada’s answer to Snarky Puppy”. Fully embracing the comparison, SNAGGLE will pay tribute to SNARKY PUPPYs multi-Grammy winning impact on the international electric-jazz scene on Fri-Nov-10, 9pm ($15 door, $10 adv list) at Toronto’s Junction Music Hall (2907 Dundas St. W.) taking listeners on a journey though SNARKY PUPPY’s most beloved tunes. Expect to hear SNAGGLE interpretations of an assortment of compositions from albums such as ‘Bring us the Bright’, ‘The World is Getting Smaller’, ‘Tell Your Friends’, ‘Ground Up’, and ‘We Like it Here’ showcasing an exciting cross-section of Snarky’s ground breaking and influential grassroots electric-jazz visions. All arrangements were painstakingly hand orchestrated by SNAGGLE bandleader Nick Maclean, a 25-year old rising star in the Toronto jazz piano community. This performance will additionally feature acclaimed Toronto/Brooklyn jazz iconoclast & Browntasauras label exec Brownman Ali, heralded as “Canada’s preeminent jazz trumpet player” by the NYC Village Voice, as well as award-winning DJ General Eclectic (Jason Sanders) spinning his hand-picked, always perfectly chosen tracks whenever the band’s not on stage — making this a night of funkified electric-jazz audiences will not want to miss!

Some tunes we’re playing:
– Lingus
– Thing of Gold
– Binky
– Sleeper
– Tio Macaco
– Quarter Master
– What About Me?
– Skate U
– The Good Man Delivered
– Native Sons
– Intelligent Design
– The World is Getting Smaller
– 34 Klezma

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About SNAGGLE – http://www.SnaggleMusic.com
Join our Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/XVCO5
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Based in Toronto, SNAGGLE, ­­ under the leadership of in-­demand 25 year old jazz pianist Nick Maclean, is a 6­-piece electric­-jazz-funk ensemble often described by media as “Canada’s answer to Snarky Puppy”. Sporting an all­-original repertoire the group has a fearless and muscular yet introspective sound likened to a cross between electric­-era Miles Davis and Rage Against the Machine. Taking elements from a wide variety of musical sources including jazz, funk, rock, and metal, SNAGGLE contextualizes them within the improvisational and spontaneous elements of the jazz ideology. Their uniquely brash and infectious brand of jazz­-funk is a melodically driven sound which incorporates primal groove qualities more commonly associated with pop and rock, swinging their live show from quietly contemplative all the way to explosively fierce,­ sometimes all within the same tune. The line­-up of players in SNAGGLE includes some of the hottest twenty­-somethings on the Toronto scene, representing the next generation of irreverent, boundary pushing Canadian players standing side-by-side internationally acclaimed veteran trumpet iconoclast Brownman Ali. SNAGGLE has been in high demand in the Canadian jazz festival circuit, and has been performing regularly in and around the Toronto area since 2013. Most recently the band was honoured to be the recipient of a Gold-standard Global Music Award for their recent album “THE LONG SLOG”. Both “THE LONG SLOG” and their recent Christmas single “CHRISTMAS TUNE” have been seeing much international critical acclaim since their release (both releases on Browntasauras Records).
http://www.Browntasauras.com

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About BROWNMAN and BROWNTASAURAS RECORDS
http://www.Brownman.com
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Trinidadian-born, NYC-schooled & heralded as “Canada’s preeminent Jazz trumpeter” by NYC’s Village Voice, multi-award winning trumpet player Brownman Ali stands at the forefront of innovation in the Canadian jazz community. A protégé to his teacher, Grammy-winning trumpet legend, Randy Brecker, he tirelessly leads 7 unique ensembles of his own including the internationally acclaimed, Miles Davis influenced, BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO. In 2009 he launched his own record label: Browntasauras Records, which saw the Electryc Trio’s two now celebrated recordings garner substantial accolades and press. The label is now a home to all his ensembles as well as the newly signed SNAGGLE. Now, using the label as a breeding ground for new and visionary talent in the modern jazz realm, Browntasauras and Brownman himself are widely regarded as vanguards for the evolution of Jazz in Canada.

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About DJ GENERAL ECLECTIC
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Known widely as a phenonemal DJ in the Toronto community, General Eclectic’s sets on the decks prove that he lives up to his name — a truly eclectic selector. On paper some of the cuts he chooses might not seem to work together, but he creates a context in which they do, and manages to tell a story through his choices. He manages to thread together rare descarga grooves, classic ska tunes, revered Fela Kuti Afrobeat numbers and rare James Brown jams … even the odd Nina Simone song. Put another way: The man knows how to rock a party on so many levels, it’s astounding.

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Snarky Puppy Tribute

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FRI-MAR-24
May Cafe – 876 Dundas St W
Doors @ 8pm, show @ 9pm
$10 cover
info@maytoronto.com – to make a reservation (seating limited, reservations recommended!)
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On March 24th we’re paying tribute to our favourite Grammy-winning electric jazz-funk band with selections taken from ‘Bring us the Bright’, ‘The World is Getting Smaller’, ‘Tell Your Friends’, ‘Ground Up’, and ‘We Like it Here’! This is going to be a really special show so don’t miss it!

Our Set List
Lingus
Thing of Gold
Binky
Sleeper
Tio Macaco
Quarter Master
Kite
Skate U
The Good Man Delivered
Native Sons
Intelligent Design
The World is Getting Smaller
34 Klezma

New Track – SAW

Here’s the eighth track off the record, SAW! This one features an epic talkbox solo by our bandleader Nick Maclean!
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the album is now available for pre-sale, if you want to pre-order your copy make sure to head here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-long-slog/id1155541020
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Keep an eye out for our CD release dates! All CD release shows $10 entry, $15 WITH ALBUM!
OCT 2nd Toronto – The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar 9:00pm
FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1793318694224980/

OCT 7th Kitchener – KW Boathouse 9:00pm With Ryan Cassidy
FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1849378378629859/

NOV 18th Hamilton – Corktown Pub 9:30pm With Flat 5
FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1739082506354907/
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Tracked by Brian Legere
mixed by Josh Bowman
mastered by Joao Carvalho
liner notes by David Restivo
produced by Brownman Ali
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Nick Maclean – keys
Graeme Wallace – tenor
Max Forster – trumpet
Michael Murray – guitar
Doug Moore – bass
Tom Grosset – drums
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New Track – Theorum Feat. Brownman Ali

Here’s another sneak peek of the upcoming album featuring some unbelievable trumpet shredding from Brownman Ali! The album is now available for pre-sale, if you want to pre-order your copy make sure to head here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-long-slog/id1155541020

“… SNAGGLE is most impressive!  The music on Long Slog is very, very challenging, yet groovy, soulful & exploratory at the same time…. Extremely well performed, written and executed.  Reminds me of a band I used to play in!”

– Randy Brecker, multi-Grammy winning trumpet legend

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OCT 2nd Toronto – The Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar 9:00pm
FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1793318694224980/

OCT 7th Kitchener – KW Boathouse 9:00pm With Ryan Cassidy
FB EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/1849378378629859/

NOV 18th Hamilton – Corktown Pub 9:30pm With Flat 5
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Tracked by Brian Legere
mixed by Josh Bowman
mastered by Joao Carvalho
liner notes by David Restivo
produced by Brownman
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Nick Maclean – keys
Graeme Wallace – tenor
Max Forster – trumpet
Michael Murray – guitar
Doug Moore – bass
Tom Grosset – drums
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Join our Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/XVCO5

Toronto Jazz Festival Presents Snaggle FEAT Brownman Ali

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Big show coming up! On June 28th we’re playing at Mây as part of the Toronto Jazz Festival and to sweeten the deal, our longtime producer and trumpet player extraordinaire Brownman Ali will be our special guest!

SNAGGLE with special guest Brownman Ali
876 Dundas St West,
Show starts at 8:00pm
$10

On June 28th Snaggle’s brash sound will once again be joined by acclaimed trumpet player Brownman Ali. Snaggle is a 6 piece electric-jazz ensemble that takes influences from Snarky Puppy, Miles Davis and everything in between. This ensemble juxtaposes gentle melodies with hard funk and ties it all together with some creative and exciting improvisation. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Brown (his full bio’s below) — he is an incredibly accomplished trumpet player, musician & composer and when he’s not touring the world with the titans of the music industry (Jay-z, Paul Simon, Dave Matthews Band to name only a few) he’s got some killer projects on the go including our favorite – the BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO. So make sure you don’t miss it, 8:00pm, $10 cover!

 

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Snaggle 2nd Album Fundraiser

Hi everyone, we are so excited to announce that we are going to be recording our 2nd album in collaboration with the mighty Brownman Ali! It’s long past time we had a second album brewing but we need your help. Releasing an album costs a reasonable amount of money and unfortunately none of us Snagglers have managed to marry rich. So we’re asking for your help, if you like our music and would like there to be more of it, please check out our Indiegogo page and consider donating. There are a lot of cool perks to check out including merch, exclusive content, lessons, and even one where you get to hang out in the recording booth during the session!

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Jazzology Interview tonight with Nick Maclean

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Our very own bandleader Nick Maclean sits down with Heather Bambrick for an interview about his own past as well as his influences on playing and writing. Spoilers, they listen to some Snarky Puppy. Check it out at 9:00pm tonight on Jazz FM. Or if you don’t happen to be in Toronto, click here.

 

http://www.jazz.fm/index.php/education-mainmenu-111/jazzology-mainmenu-202