Alexander Brown Sextet

When:
December 3, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
2022-12-03T20:00:00-05:00
2022-12-03T22:30:00-05:00
Cost:
$22.00

A native of Cuba, Alexander Brown is a hard-bop, post-bop and Latin oriented musician. He became one of Cuba’s prominent trumpet players in the late 90s, and is now one of the most vital and deft trumpeters and composers in Toronto’s dynamic musical scene. Various awards include winner of the Cuba Disco International music 2006,  nominee to the rising stars award for the best new musical composition at the Montreal Jazz fest 2014, and winner of the TD Discovery Series Special Projects 2015. His most recent album, “The Warrior” (2021) has received much acclaim and features his sextet playing his original compositions. Brown has toured extensively throughout
Europe and the United States. Aside from leading his sextet, Alexander is a highly sought-after sideman and has collaborated with many of the most celebrated musicians in Canada including such luminaries as Nikki
Yanofsky, Archie Alleyne, Norm Marshall Villeneuve, Hilario Duran, Luis Mario Ochoa, Bernie
Senensky, Dave Young, Amanda Martinez, Bill King, Terry Clark, Don Thompson, Jackie
Richardson, Laila Biali and Andrew Craig.

Personnel:

Alexander Brown – Trumpet
Kelly Jefferson – Tenor Sax.
Karl Silveira – Trombone
Brian Dickinson – Piano
Roberto Occhipinti – Bass
Ethan Ardelli – Drums

 

 

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