Curtis Nowosad Friday March 27th with Bobby Sanabria and MSM Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra and more presentations. New CD "Dialetics"

CURTIS NOWOSAD UPCOMING LIVE APPEARANCES Friday, March 27th: Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra (directed by Bobby Sanabria) at Borden Hall, 8pm Saturday, March 28th: Philip Harper Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club, 1:30am Tuesday, March 31st: Philip Harper Quintet at Zinc Bar, 9pm Wednesday, April 1st: Curtis Nowosad Manhattan School of Music Masters Recital feat. Adam O'Farrill, Matt Woroshyl, Grant Goldstein, Billy Test, and Adrian Moring at Miller Recital Hall, 8pm Monday, April 6th: MSM Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, 7:30 & 9:30pm Friday, April 10th: Matt Savage MSM Masters Recital at Miller Recital Hall, 8pm Saturday, April 11th: Philip Harper Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club, 1:30am Saturday, April 25th: Philip Harper Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club, 1:30am Monday, April 27th: Billy Test Quartet at the Kitano Hotel, 8pm Saturday, May 9th: Philip Harper Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club, 1:30am Wednesday, May 13th: Curtis Nowosad Quintet/Mareike Weining Band Double Album Launch feat. Rich Perry at Shapeshifter Lab, 7pm  Saturday, May 16th: Philip Harper Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club, 1:30am Saturday, June 6th: Philip Harper Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club, 1:30am New CD Dialectics Featuring Curtis Nowosad-drums Jimmy Greene-tenor saxophone Derrick Gardner-trumpet Steve Kirby-bass Will Bonness-piano

Winnipeg-raised, New York-based jazz drummer, composer and bandleader Curtis Nowosad presents his sophomore album Dialectics, a collection of dynamic and swinging original compositions by Nowosad, as well as selected interpretations of music by Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, and Mercer/Schertzinger. Dialectics is Nowosad’s debut recording on the renowned Canadian jazz label Cellar Live and will be released on March 17, 2015. The album release will be celebrated with a series of concerts and touring activities, starting with a Canadian launch event at the West End Cultural Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba on March 20, 2015.  Dialectics features Curtis Nowosad on drums, the world-renowned tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene, Canadian pianist Will Bonness, and Canadian-based, New York expatriates, bassist Steve Kirby and trumpeter Derrick Gardner. The album was produced by Nowosad and recorded at Musirex Studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Earlier this year, it was featured as one of “Fourteen jazz cds to look forward to in early 2015” by Peter Hum of The Ottawa Citizen. The album, which explores the power of language and the pursuit of truth, is a follow-up to Curtis Nowosad’s 2012 debut independent recording, The Skeptic & the Cynic, a showcase of his original compositions and inventive arrangements that put a unique stamp on a variety of contemporary-popular music hit songs. It was critically acclaimed, and rose to the #1 position on the !earshot Canadian national jazz chart. Nowosad toured across Canada in support of the album, including performances at The Montreal International Jazz Festival, Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Winnipeg Jazz Festival and more. In 2013, Curtis Nowosad relocated to New York as a graduate student and Fellow of the Jazz Institute at Manhattan School of Music. Before this move, he was recognized as one of the faces of the new generation of jazz players in Canada. He received several awards and scholarships such as the Keep an Eye Jazz Award at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam; twice selected to participate in the Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead Residency at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, attended the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, and plays in various ensembles including the Grammy-nominated MSM (Manhattan School of Music) Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Bobby Sanabria, and has recorded and performed with a variety of world-class jazz musicians.  Artist: Curtis Nowosad  Title: Dialectics  Release Date: March 17, 2015  Catalogue Number: CL010115  Bar Code: 888295164979  Label: Cellar Live Featuring: Curtis Nowosad/drums, Jimmy Greene/tenor and soprano saxophones, Derrick Gardner/trumpet, Steve Kirby/bass, Will Bonness/piano.  TRACK LISTING: 1. Speak No Evil, 5:44 (Wayne Shorter) 2. Empirically Speaking, 5:43 (Curtis Nowosad) 3. Dialectics, 8:00 (Curtis Nowosad) 4. 159 & St. Nick, 3:38 (Curtis Nowosad) 5. A Casual Test, 5:08 (Curtis Nowosad) 6. Reconciliation, 3:07 (Curtis Nowosad) 7. Bye-Ya, 5:08 (Thelonious Monk) 8. Gleaning & Dreaming, 6:57 (Curtis Nowosad) 9. I Remember You, 4:43 (Victor Schertzinger/Johnny Mercer).  Curtis Nowosad: http://www.curtisnowosad.com  Video Links: http://www.curtisnowosad.com/video Cellar Live: http://cellarlive.com/ We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters.  Produced with the participation of Manitoba Film and Music.

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