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Curtis Nowosad

Born: April 2, 1988

Curtis Nowosad is a JUNO-nominated, NYC-based jazz drummer, composer, bandleader and educator. Having made his home in Harlem for the last decade, the native of Winnipeg, MB, Canada has established himself as an integral part of the NYC and international jazz scene, both as a bandleader and a sideperson. 

Curtis has played in the bands of many top jazz artists of multiple generations, including Steve Nelson, Jazzmeia Horn, Philip Harper, Brianna Thomas, Craig Harris, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Marc Cary, Jocelyn Gould, Frank Lacy, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Bruce Barth, David Berkman, Andrew Renfroe and Braxton Cook, with whom he has toured extensively in Europe and North America. He has also played with four NEA Jazz Masters: Candido Camero, Dave Liebman, Jimmy Owens and Ron Carter, and recorded with a fifth, Kenny Barron. He has led bands at many notable clubs and festivals, including The Blue Note, The Jazz Standard, Smalls, Dizzy’s and every major jazz festival in Canada and several in the US.

In Search Of...

By Virginia MacDonald

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Last Call at Dimitri’s; In Search Of...; Stardust; Retrogression; Up High, Down Low; Hope; Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love; Eternal Return of the Same.

Virginia MacDonald: In Search Of...

by Jack Bowers
June 21, 2026

Perhaps one reason that Virginia MacDonald is so hard to track down is that she is a woman who plays jazz clarinet. Do you know of any others? Here are at least two, both of whom are alive and active: New Orleans' Doreen Ketchens and Israeli-American Anat Cohen. Excellent players but several long strides from becoming ...

Virginia MacDonald: Last Call at Dimitri's

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 14, 2026

It is rare for a debut album to emerge as a contender for “year-end best-of" listicles. An exception to the rule may well be In Search Of..., the superb debut release by clarinetist Virginia MacDonald. A debut as a leader, that is: before stepping into the spotlight herself, MacDonald had already appeared on some twenty recordings ...

Kerilie McDowall Favorite Jazz Albums of 2025

by Kerilie McDowall
January 14, 2026

It's a long list of inspiring artists this year on the Canadian Best Of 2025 roster. Jazz spirit is in the air. An 11th release from the kaleidoscopic-robed, comedic powerhouse ensemble, saxophone groove favorites the Shuffle Demons, enhanced the year with their beyond-fab 2025 writing.  Funky sax lines interspersed with laughs, fun, and hipster-king attitude make ...

How to Rebuild

By David Ecker

Label: Alpha Pup Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Prologue & Chapter I; Chapter II, Chapter III & Chapter IV; Chapter V & Epilogue.

I Am Doing My Best

By Curtis Nowosad

Label: La Reserve Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1. We Do We (feat. Andrew Renfroe) (7:40) 2. Choices (A Butterfly Breaks Free) [feat. Joanna Majoko] (5:32) 3. Mythologies (The Stories We Tell) [feat. Andrew Renfroe] (4:25) 4. Carry You Home (feat. Joey Landreth & Joanna Majoko) (5:43) 5. Echo Delta (feat. Andrew Renfroe) (6:29) 6. (I’m Learning to Be) Kind [feat. Joanna Majoko] (6:48) 7. No Such Place As Away (feat. Andrew Renfroe) (4:44) 8. The Archer (I Am Doing My Best) [feat. Joey Landreth & Joanna Majoko] (6:20)

I'm Doing My Best

By Curtis Nowosad

Label: La Reserve
Released: 2025
Track listing: We Do We; Choices (A Butterfly Breaks Free); Mythologies (The Stories We Tell); Carry You Home; Echo Delta; (I'm Learning To Be) Kind; No Such Place As Away; The Archer (I Am Doing My Best);

Jua Howard's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025

by Jua Howard
December 23, 2025

I'm elated to share my “Best Jazz Albums" list once again!  2025 has been another year of extraordinary music that has kept me inspired, reflective and creatively full.  Even though we've lost musical giants this year such as Jack DeJohnette , Sheila Jordan , Eddie Palmieri and Nancy King; to name a few, the music released ...

The Carole Nelson Trio, Heather Ward, Hi Res Heart, Dom Salvador

by Cheryl K.
September 13, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, you'll hear from The Carole Nelson Trio; pianists Frank Carlberg and Dom Salvador; vocalists Heather Ward, Marisa Balistreri, and Michael Mayo; High Res Heart; and saxophonists Collin Sherman and Miguel Zenon. Playlist George Russell & The Living Time Orchestra “Event I: Organic Life on ...