Maurice Brown eNewsletter 40

December 2007

Maurice Brown News! Happy Holidays! Welcome to the 40th edition of the Maurice Brown eNewsletter. Thank you for supporting the music! Where Mobetta's At ... in December Volvo of Tucson New Year's Jazz Weekend Tucson Jazz Society Dec 30, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM The Tucson Jazz Society presents its 2nd Annual New Year's Gala Weekend. Maurice will be a special guest performer at the Legends Sunday Jazz Brunch, playing alongside jazz legends such as pianist Patrice Rushen and trumpeter Randy Brecker. DJ Center & Maurice Brown @ Sutra Lounge East Village, NYC Fridays, Dec 8 and 15, 12 - 2 AM Maurice's live hornification complements DJ Center's hip hop, salsa, and classic grooves mix. The Real Live Show @ Nublu East Village, NYC NO DECEMBER SHOWS The hottest live hip hop show in NYC on Thursday nights! Note: The band is in the studio this month recording an album. Stay tuned for the release date. The Inside Scoop Other happenings in Mobetta's world As faithful fans and friends, we'd like to take this opportunity to let you all in on more of the inside scoop! When Maurice isn't performing live, he's working diligently on developing his multi-faceted career as a performer, trumpeter, producer, composer, band leader, and arranger! Since moving to New York two years ago, Maurice has become a key player in the local music scene, expanding his network of music professionals, and working on mulitple collaboration projects. This year alone, he's put his hornification on over ten albums, for New York indie artists to world-famous, legendary artists. This month he's wrapping up a project producing up-and-coming saxophonist Chelsea Baratz's debut album, In Faith. We'll let you know when it drops--you'll definitely feel and hear the Mobetta touch. Maurice has also been working on composing Avant garde hip hop tracks for his Soul'd U Out album and for others. He recently licensed eight tracks to MTV. You can get a sneak peak at some of his faves on his My Space page. He switches out the listening selection periodically so be sure to bookmark his page and visit often. Hip to Bop II, The Cycle of Love, is the title of Maurice's next jazz project. You can hear live versions of some of the tunes at his music page. Hip the World to Maurice "Mobetta" Brown and help spread good music Good live music is food for the soul. Here are a few ways you can help Maurice spread good music across the world. And please ... let us know if you have any other ideas. Link to Maurice One of the most powerful ways you can hip all your friends to Maurice is to link to him from your own websites, blogs, or any other site you visit that allows that sort of thing. Here are the links, just copy and paste 'em. http://www.mauricebrown.net http://www.mauricebrown.net/music http://www.myspace.com/mauricebrownmusic Write a Music Review Click on over to iTunes to write a good review to encourage other visitors to discover Maurice. Write a review at iTunes Request Maurice on the Radio Most jazz radio stations across the country already have a copy of Hip to Bop. So call them up and request Maurice often. Quick Links Maurice's Music Contact & Booking Info Mo @ MySpace: Check the new tunes! Soul'd U Out Press Kit The Maurice Brown Effect Press Kit Videos @ YouTube Photos @ Flickr The Real Live Show's MySpace Jazz Foundation of America Maurice's Tour Dates

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