Hamilton 
Events Description
Acclaimed jazz / hip-hop trumpet player BROWNMAN ALI will once again lead an all-star quartet through his popular annual HALLOWEEN THRILLER concert, this year traveling to various venues (and schools!) across Southern Ontario. The much lauded BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO + 1 will perform the entire Michael Jackson “Thriller” recording, interpreted and re-worked in the Miles Davis-esque fashion this multiple National Jazz Award winning improviser has become known for. In addition to the quartet performing Thriller top to bottom, other MJ classics will be featured through the night for this unique Halloween jazz party series. Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged.
This show features as its “+1” acclaimed keyboardist NICK MACLEAN, a JUNO Award nominee, signee to Brownman’s Browntasauras Records label & winner of 10 Global Music Awards, standing alongside 2 of Toronto’s most in demand musicians: SEAN DENNIS on bass (called a “once in a generation bassist” by the bass dept. head at Humber College), and ADAM MANSFIELD on drums (a 26-year-old drumset phenom), all under the direction of modern jazz trumpet iconoclast BROWNMAN ALI.
“Delving so deeply into that record always leaves us speechless”, states Ali. “Michael birthed so many incredible tunes over the years, but his collaborations with Quincy Jones on Thriller has to be one of the most towering musical achievements in pop music ever. Using that brilliant material every year on Halloween, as jump-offs for what we do makes for a party that’s both danceable, but still rooted in exploratory improvising and deep reaching solos. We approach it the way Miles Davis might have.”
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $20 – $35
$25 advance
$20 students / arts worker
$35 at-the-door on show-night (if space available)
How to get tickets?
At the door: cash only
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Friday October 30, 2026 | 08:00 PM – 11:00 PM
3 hours
Venue & Address
Henry’s On James, 303 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8L 1H3
Wheelchair accessible
Street Parking
Accessible by Public Transport
