Brownman & GRUVASYLUM

Improvisation. Spontaneous creation. The essence of the jazz solo is not so different from the essence of freestyle. GRUVASYLUM is hip-hop with a jazz ideology. 100% improvised urban grooves, yet rooted in jazz lineage. Place these tenements in the hands of award-winning musicians and a berserker freestyle rapper... . . . and watch the walls b u r n d o w n . . . ---- What GRUVASYLUM is all about: Jazz & hip-hop have long been cross-pollinated by geniuses from both genres. From the appearance of rappers on the legendary Miles Davis' "DooBop" recording, to jazz superstars like Herbie Hancock and Donald Byrd guesting in hip-hop legend GURU's JAZZMATAZZ. Jazzmatazz is now historically recognized as the 1st successful amalgamation of jazz & hip-hop -- and from 2006 to 2010 Canada's own nationally acclaimed trumpet playing jazz icon BROWNMAN would replace Donald Byrd in Guru's Jazzmatazz, doing 4 world tours, appearing on Jazzmatazz Vol. 4, and catapulting him to international acclaim in the hip-hop community. Guru tragically died in 2010 of cancer, but Brownman continues his legacy in the exploration of jazz-hip-hop in his own group GRUVASYLUM. This all-star quintet, ... more...