Curtis Nowosad’s Noisy World

Curtis Nowosad - drums
Joanna Majoko - vocals & percussion
Andrew Renfroe - guitar
Jared Beckstead-Craan - bass

Curtis Nowosad is a JUNO-nominated, NYC-based jazz drummer, composer, educator and recording artist. Having made his home in NYC for over a decade, the Winnipeg native 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 Jazzmeia Horn, Jane Monheit, Marc Cary, Jimmy Greene, Jocelyn Gould, Philip Harper, Bria Skonberg, Steve Nelson, Caity Gyorgy, Craig Harris and Braxton Cook, with whom he has toured extensively in Europe, Asia and North America and performed on ABC’s Good Morning America and NPR’s groundbreaking video series Tiny Desk Concerts. 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 including Smalls, Dizzy’s and the Blue Note, as well as every major jazz festival in Canada and several in the US.

Curtis’ new release on La Reserve Records, I Am Doing My Best, is his fourth full-length album and his first to feature all-original music and lyrics. Co-produced by two-time JUNO winner Joey Landreth, the album is a radically honest journey through healing and self-reflection in an increasingly demanding world. His group, Curtis Nowosad’s Noisy World, embodies this deeply human ethos and features the soul and artistry of vocalist Joanna Majoko, guitarist Andrew Renfroe and bassist Jared Beckstead-Craan.

Curtis is an endorser of Yamaha drums, Vic Firth sticks and Zildjian cymbals.