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If you're into Snarky Puppy, Weather Report, electric Miles Davis, or adventurous live music, this is a show worth checking out. The show is JULY 10 not June, can't seem to change the title!

Nick Maclean's SNAGGLE feat. the ALI BROS lands in Toronto on Friday, July 10 with an all-star Canadian lineup performing explosive jazz-funk inspired by Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels. Expect deep grooves, soaring improvisation, cinematic textures, and plenty of musical surprises.

"Totally original... Funky as all hell... this ain't any Kenny G oatmeal for folks with no teeth." — Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite (New York)

FRI-JUL-10

🎟 Tickets ($20 advance): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1987926288041

📍 My House

2882 Dundas St. W.

Doors 6:00 PM | Music 8:00 PM

Featuring:

• Nick Maclean – keyboards & synths

• Brownman Ali – electric trumpet

• Marcus Ali – tenor saxophone

• Jay Yoo – guitar

• Phil Albert – bass

• Adam Mansfield – drums

The new repertoire draws inspiration from Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, blending progressive jazz, funk, fusion, and cinematic storytelling into a live show that's energetic, immersive, and unlike anything else happening in the city that night.

If you've been meaning to catch SNAGGLE live, this is one of the smallest and most intimate rooms on the tour, an ideal setting to experience the band up close.

More info:

https://maclean.browntasauras.com/

https://www.nickmacleanjazz.com/

One week to go.

SNAGGLE feat. the ALI BROS is hitting the road for what will likely be our only Ontario tour of 2026 with a NEWMARKET hit on Sun-Jul-12 before we shift our focus to releasing our new record.

If you're into Snarky Puppy, Weather Report, electric-era Miles Davis, or adventurous jazz-funk with a cinematic sci-fi twist, we'd love to see you at one of these shows.

🎟 The first 15 advance ticket buyers for each show will receive a free download of our new single, The Mule, before it's released later this month.

Tour Dates

• July 9 - Hamilton, Henry's On James

• July 10 - Toronto, My House

• July 11 - Lakefield, Lakefield Jazz Fest

• July 12 - Newmarket, George Whiskey Lounge

Tickets & details:

https://maclean.browntasauras.com/

Tag a friend who should come with you.

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🎹 Nick Maclean (keys/synth)

🎺 Brownman Ali (electric trumpet)

🎷 Marcus Ali (tenor sax)

🎸 Jay Yoo (guitar)

🎸 Phil Albert (bass)

🥁 Adam Mansfield (drums)

For more info:

www.NickMacleanJazz.com

www.Maclean.Browntasauras.com

www.Browntasauras.com

For ELECTRIC JAZZ and SCIENCE FICTION fans! Snaggle is an ensemble that takes a lot of influences from groups like Weather Report, the Brecker Brothers, and Snarky Puppy and we are performing all original repertoire inspired by the science fiction grandmaster ISAAC ASIMOV. In the 1950s onwards Asimov wrote a future history of humanity in what's been called the FOUNDATION universe that is one of the most thought provoking and prescient contributions to the genre. I've brought together a team of Toronto electric-jazz heavy weights including the featured horn duo the ALI BROS (Brownman & Marcus Ali) to bring these tunes to life, and the way they play them - in my opinion - feels like a true soundtrack to Asimov's masterwork. Hope you'll join us for an evening of science fiction explored through the lens of electric jazz - it'll be funky, groovy, and fun as hell!

FRI-JUL-10 TORONTO TOURDATE

Award winning sci-fi inspired electric jazz in the vein of Snarky Puppy & Weather Report performed by an all-star Canadian line up featuring the highly acclaimed ALI BROS.

BUY TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1987926288041

Full Tour Information: https://maclean.browntasauras.com/

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"Totally original... Funky as all hell... this ain’t any Kenny G oatmeal for folks with no teeth."

- Mike Greenblatt, Classicalite (New York, USA)

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Under the leadership of JUNO-nominated and 10x Global Music Award–winning jazz pianist NICK MACLEAN, SNAGGLE feat the ALI BROS launches into a daring new chapter: a suite of electrifying works inspired by the science fiction grandmaster ISAAC ASIMOV and his legendary FOUNDATION saga. Often described as “Canada’s answer to Snarky Puppy”, the band goes interstellar using their fearless sound, likened to a cross between electric-era Miles Davis and Rage Against the Machine, to map the rise and fall of galactic empires.

Front and center are the ALI BROS, the near-telepathic horn duo of BROWNMAN ALI (Guru, Jay-Z, Randy Brecker) on trumpet and MARCUS ALI (Matt Dusk, Jason Wilson, Mr Something Something) on saxophone. Like Asimov’s psychohistorians, they shape the future with every phrase, weaving complex probabilities into sonic reality. Joining them on this voyage are some of Toronto’s finest electric-jazz explorers: JAY YOO on guitar, PHIL ALBERT on bass, and ADAM MANSFIELD on drums.

With performances swinging from Seldon–like moments of quiet, calculated clarity to cataclysmic bursts of energy worthy of a crumbling empire... Snaggle’s new repertoire doesn’t just pay homage to ASIMOV, it channels the spirit of his storytelling: daring, complex, and endlessly imaginative. For fans of Jazz, Science Fiction, and the BOUNDLESS possibilities that emerge when the two intertwine... this is a voyage not to be missed!

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Nick Maclean's SNAGGLE feat the ALI BROS

FRI-JUL-10

doors @ 6pm | show @ 8pm

@ My House | www.MyHouseInTheJunction.com

2882 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8

$20 adv, $30 door

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SNAGGLE

:: Nick Maclean - keys/synth

:: Brownman Ali - electric trumpet

:: Marcus Ali - tenor sax

:: Jay Yoo - guitar

:: Phil Albert - bass

:: Adam Mansfield - drums

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ALL TOUR DATES

Thr-Jul-09 @ Henry's On James, Hamilton

Fri-Jul-10 @ My House, Toronto

Sat-Jul-11 @ Lakefield Jazz Festival, Lakefield

Sun-Jul-12 @ The George Whiskey Lounge, Newmarket

All Tickets Available @ https://maclean.browntasauras.com/

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For more info:

www.Maclean.Browntasauras.com

www.NickMacleanJazz.com

www.Browntasauras.com