NuFunk.ca presents…
NUJAZZ FESTIVAL (1st Annual)
featuring…
THE HERBALISER BAND . HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE . SOULJAZZ
ORCHESTRA . PLANET EARTH w/ KEVIN BREIT . more…
November 13-15 (various venues)
One of Toronto’s fastest-growing and diverse music promoters, Jay Cleary’s NuFunk.ca, is thrilled to announce an exciting addition to Toronto’s festival scene — the 1st Annual Nujazz Festival, running November 13 to 15 at Revival, Supermarket and The Opera House. The amazing lineup embodies the spirit of nu-jazz, which is to bringing jazz into a modern context, by blending this essential improvisation-based art form with other styles like funk, soul, electronica and so much more. Headlining the festival are international nu-jazz heavyweights The Herbaliser Band and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. They’re joined by some of the most exciting live acts from all across our country, including: Souljazz Orchestra, King Sunshine, Grand Analog, Planet Earth and The National Parcs. Rounding out the festival is a who’s who of Canadian and local DJs who introduce us all to so many cutting-edge sounds and keep the city’s scene moving into the future: The Footprints DJ crew (General Eclectic / Jason Palma & Stuart Li aka basicsoulunit), John Kong (Do Right!), More or Les (Hip Hop Karaoke / Never Forgive Action), Rollin’ Cash (Hotpie Records), DJ Numeric (Never Forgive Action) and more.
The NuJazz Festival is made possible by the passion and support of the following community partners: Rick Calder & Calder Rocks Concerts, Jinous Joyce of Music Stylist, Simon Fisher and Fusicology Toronto, Do Right! Music, Footprints and promotional sponsors, supporters & friends: Eye Weekly, Slinky Music, Moog Audio, ComPosition Music & Communications, Graham Reid & The NuJazz Society/Jazz by Genre, The Live Music Report, Marc Shapiro and Jessica Pignataro.
View the Nujazz festival video trailer here
(or view the embed player below)
Thursday, November 13
THE HERBALISER (Ninja Tune, UK – K7!)
with GRAND ANALOG . MORE OR LES . DJ ROLLIN’ CASH
The Herbaliser story began in the early 90s when ace West London DJ/producers Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba discovered a shared love of hip-hop, rare groove, funk and jazz. Albums such as Session One (2000), Something Wicked This Way Comes (2002) and Take London (2005) established Herbaliser Band as a gold standard for DJ/live band collaborations. Vocalists on these albums included Jean Grae, Blade, Roots Manuva, Phi Life Cypher, and Canada’s own More or Les. 2008’s Same As It Never Was is being hailed as the most visionary fusion yet of the Herbaliser duo’s legendary production with the Easy Access Orchestra musicianship. It also showcases stunning young U.K. vocalist Jessica Darling and Canada’s own More or Les, the multi-talented DJ, MC, and Toronto hip hop scene-maker (In Divine Style, Never Forgive Action, Hip Hop Karaoke) who will MC the night and perform with the Herbaliser Band.
Only a year old, Grand Analog has already rocked festivals such as South by Southwest, Western Canadian Music Festival, JunoFest and The Toronto Jazz Festival. Fronted by magnetically charismatic MC Odario Williams, the band’s sound is a beautiful mess of rap’n'roll dub and soul; a hip hop slop shop of times good and bad. Rollin’ Cash’s (Hotpie Records) dubfunk sounds have been a staple of Toronto’s conscious party scene for over 10 years; he currently has a residency at the Drake Hotel, Riddim Sundays.
www.herbaliser.com | www.myspace.com/theherbz
www.grandanalog.com
www.moreorles.ca
www.hotpierecords.com
REVIVAL BAR
783 College St.
Cost: $18 advance | $25 at door
Tickets: www.ticketweb.ca . Soundscapes . Rotate This . Play De Record . Slinky Music/MOOG, Sonic Temmple
Doors @ 9pm
Friday, November 14
PLANET EARTH with special guest KEVIN BREIT
with THE NATIONAL PARCS and DJ GOLDFINGER
Planet Earth is a vanguard of funk revival, having rocked Toronto clubs since 1999. Led by Juno-winning keyboardist Dylan Heming, the core of the band includes singer Ron Littlejohn, drummer Ben Riley, and bassman Glenn Olive; with a rotating who’s who of backing players such as Jake Langley, Guido Basso, Steve Donald, Perry White, and Mark Kelso; and the occasional “Planetary” luminary like Alex Lifeson and Holly Cole. They have recently opened for superstars Maceo Parker, K-OS, Maestro, and Joey DeFrancesco. Joining Planet Earth for this party is the supremely gifted guitar genius Kevin Breit, who in addition to leading Sisters Euclid and Folkalarm works regularly with pop superstar Norah Jones, “Mysticsippi” sitarist Harry Manx, blues harmonica innovator Carlos Del Junco and many more.
Veterans of legendary Montreal collective Freeworm, The National Parcs turn the great outdoors into their studio on the new Timbervision CD/DVD. Their songs come alive with all-natural samples of wood splitting, sand slipping, paddles slapping, and water dripping; their live multimedia show is not to be missed! DJ Goldfinger’s jazzy-cool selections rock parties all over Toronto, New York City and beyond. He hosts “What is Hip” every Saturday night on CIUT 89.5 FM and is constantly in demand as a producer at The Hive, one of Toronto’s finest studios.
www.planetearthfunk.com
www.kevinbreit.com
www.thenationalparcs.com
www.myspace.com/whatishipradio
REVIVAL BAR
783 College St.
Cost: $10 advance | $15 at door
Tickets: www.ticketweb.ca . Soundscapes . Rotate This . Play De Record . Slinky Music/MOOG, Sonic Temmple
Doors @ 9pm (Planet Earth @ 10:30pm | National Parcs @ 12:00am)
Friday, November 14
Nujazz Festival and Do Right! Music present…
SOUL JAZZ ORCHESTRA
(MANIFESTO album release party)
with DJ JOHN KONG
With its majestic horns, dusty vintage keyboards, hypnotic Rhodes-driven basslines and fierce earthquaking percussion, Ottawa’s Souljazz Orchestra is redefining Canadian groove with its own potent blend of Funk, Soul, Jazz, Afrobeat, African and Latin music. Manifesto is the Souljazz Orchestra’s newly-released album, following up on 2006’s hugely-acclaimed Freedom No Go Die. Bringing together inspirations from Fela Kuti to James Brown, from Mulatu Astatke to Pharoah Sanders, the SJO has shared the stage with the likes of Femi Kuti, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and Etta James; and have begun to find tremendous popularity in Europe.
Behind the decks is John Kong (Do Right! Music), one of Toronto’s most respected party-rocking DJ/producers. Authorities in sound such as Gilles Peterson and Jazzanova support his releases of Ivana Santilli, The Souljazz Orchestra, Elizabeth Shepherd, Abdominal and others.
www.souljazzorchestra.com
www.dorightmusic.com
SUPERMARKET
268 Augusta Ave.
Cost: $10 tickets
Tickets: www.ticketweb.ca . Soundscapes . Rotate This . Play De Record . Slinky Music/MOOG, Sonic Temmple
Doors @ 10pm
Saturday, November 15
Nujazz Festival and Fusicology present…
Fusicology 2-Year Anniversary & Festival Closing Party!
HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE (Chicago, USA)
with KING SUNSHINE . FOOTPRINTS DJ’S . NUMERIC . SEAN SAX
NuFunk and Fusicology Toronto are stoked to present the highly anticipated encore performance of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble! Eight members of this brass & percussion band are sons of the late great jazz trumpeter Phil Cohran, formerly of Sun Ra Arkestra and a founder of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. The members have been immersed in this culture and playing together their entire lives; combining the AACM’s collective approach with a contemporary hip hop vibe that speaks to its own generation, resulting in one of the most compelling live music experiences of our time. Hypnotic Brass has performed with Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Mos Def and Jay-Z.
View a New York Times feature on Hypnotic Brass Ensemble here
(or view the embed player below)
King Sunshine is 9 musicians transformed into one live DJ — illuminating disco roots and dropping inflections of funk and dance rhythms, reinventing house music and driving the whole fusion over the red line. Footprints is a 4 person artist, promotions & deejay collective who’ve for the past 7 years been bringing a unique poly-rhythmic party rocking mix of afrobeat, funk, soul, jazz and more to the Toronto underground. Sean Sax has been a pillar of the Toronto urban music community for over 15 years. A much-loved radio host in Toronto on FLOW 93.5 FM and Buffalo, he now brings his music to the world via Soul on Ice on SolarRadio.com.
www.hypnoticbrass.net
www.kingsunshine.com
www.myspace.com/footprintstoronto
www.fusicology.com | www.soulonice.net
OPERA HOUSE
735 Queen St. E.
Cost: $20 advance | $25 at door
Tickets: www.ticketweb.ca . Soundscapes . Rotate This . Play De Record . Slinky Music/MOOG, Sonic Temmple
Doors @ 9pm
