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Curtis Nowosad

NYC-based drummer / composer / educator / bandleader

2016 JUNO Award Nomination

2016 Western Canada Music Award Winner

Attending the JUNO Award Gala in Calgary, AB with Megan, April 2016

Test Subject/CNQ Double Bill, Thurs Dec 29, Cornelia St Café

CNQ at Fat Cat, Nov 20 w/ special guest Duane Eubanks

Performing at SOB's, NYC. L-R: Sha Collins, CN, Jarvis Robinson, Carissa Henderson

#CNOTEnyc (Curtis Nowosad Organ Trio Experience), Jazz/Funk/Soul/R&B. L-R: Jonathan Thomas, CN, Christopher McBride.

Posters from CNOTE's 9-month residency at Rue B, NYC.

CNOTE at Rue B feat. Wayne & Miles Tucker. L-R: Michael Camacho, CN, WT, MT, Jonathan Thomas.

With Jacques Schwarz-Bart's Jewazz Project at Soiled Dove Underground, Denver, CO. L-R: Tony Tixier, JS-B, Desmond White, CN.

Jonathan Thomas Trio at Smalls, smallslive.com screengrab. L-R: JT, Myles Sloniker, CN.

Marc Cary's Heartbeat of Harlem Ensemble at the Catskill Jazz Factory. L-R: Marc Cary, Teri Davis, JS Williams, Duane Eubanks, Rashaan Carter, Matthew Whitaker, CN, Jerry Cliquot.

Hands Up for Ferguson at SMOKE Jazz & Supper Club, August 2014. L-R: Corey Wallace, Lummie Spann, CN, Christopher McBride, Joe Prunner, Anwar Marshall, Willerm Delisfort, Benny Benack III.

Corey Wallace DUBtet at Smalls, smallslive.com screengrab. L-R: Willerm Delisfort, Corey Wallace, Brent Birckhead, Noah Jackson, CN.

CN with Steve Kirby, University of Manitoba Summer Jazz Camp, August 2015.

From a video shoot with Jacques Schwarz-Bart: CN on a Chelsea Rooftop

Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church in Harlem, May 2016. L-R: Richard Fairfax, Vincent Chancey, CN, Craig Harris, Calvin Jones, David Murray.

Dialectics in DownBeat's "Best of 2015" issue

Jacques Schwarz-Bart's Jewazz Project at Bass Hit Studios. L-R: Tony Tixier, Desmond White, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, David Darlington, CN.

The Orchestra from Carrie Mae Weems' "Grace Notes: Reflections for Now," Yale University Theatre, New Haven, CT, Sept. 2016.

CN at the Dialectics Canadian album release concert, WECC, Winnipeg, MB, Mar 2015. Photo by Mike Latschislaw.

CNQ at the Yardbird Suite, Edmonton Jazz Festival, June 2015. L-R: Will Bonness, Jon Gordon, Derrick Gardner, Steve Kirby, CN.

CN at the Orbit Room, Winnipeg, MB, Aug 2015.

Dialectics US album release concert, Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY, May 2015. L-R: Will Bonness, Jon Gordon, Jon Challoner, Steve Kirby, CN.

CNQ at MTC, Winnipeg Jazz Festival, June 2014. L-R: Will Bonness, Derrick Gardner, Jimmy Greene, Steve Kirby, CN. Photo by Lindsey Bond.

CNQ curtain call, Dialectics Canadian Album Launch, WECC, Winnipeg, MB. L-R: Will Bonness, Derrick Gardner, Steve Kirby, Jon Gordon, CN. Photo by Rachel Boese.

CNQ at the CCFM, Western Canada Tour Kick-Off, Winnipeg, MB, June 2014. L-R: Derrick Gardner, Will Bonness, Steve Kirby, CN.

Screen Grab from CNQ MB Music Loft Sessions Video (L-R: Steve Kirby, CN, Will Bonness, Derrick Gardner, Niall Bakkestad-Legare)

"Dialectics" (Cellar Live, 2015) Album Cover (photo by Rachel Boese, design by Ian Hendrickson-Smith)

"The Skeptic & the Cynic" (2012) Album Cover (photo & design by Leif Norman)

CNQ in studio, June 2014 (L-R: Jimmy Greene, Derrick Gardner, CN, Steve Kirby, Will Bonness)

CNQ at WECC, Dialectics Album Launch, March 2015 (L-R: Will Bonness, Jon Gordon, Steve Kirby, CN, Derrick Gardner)

MSM Jazz Arts Quintet, Keep An Eye Jazz Competition, Bimhuis, Amsterdam, NL. L-R: Adam O'Farrill. Patrick Bartley, Marty Kenney, CN, Antonio Madruga.

DeLancey/Nowosad Quartet Flyer, Oct 25 2016

DeLancey/Nowosad Quartet Flyer, Oct 11 2016

DeLancey/Nowosad Quartet Flyer, Sep 27 2016

DeLancey/Nowosad Quartet Flyer, Sep 13, 2016

CNQ at Fat Cat, March 13, 2016.

@curtisnowosad on instagram

These kids got married 38 years ago today! Happy anniversary Mom & Dad! Also yesterday was my mom's birthday! @kelsey_penner
#browntuxedo #seventiesembodyingbowtie

#backinthenewyorkgroove after 3 days up in #toronto (#the6ix, if you will) #recording at @inceptionsound with my brother @trumpittmusic for his #debutalbum ft #mikedownes @beddagemusic #jeffmcleod & yours truly... grateful for the opportunity... this is literally the man who taught me how to voice a II-V-I on piano and told me to stop using 2B drumsticks if I'm trying to swing! Can't wait to hear the finished product! Something something #fullcircle something something

Because a reminder never hurts.
#blacklivesmatter

Damn! Thank you for sharing @thisisqueenesther!
#natturner was inspired by a #solareclipse on Feb 11, 1831 to move forward with his insurrection on August 21. Tomorrow an #eclipse will mark the anniversary of #natturnersrebellion. #history

Obligatory #LP table photo after stopping by my man Vince's set-up this afternoon (b'way btwn 146 & 147)
Among the finds, turns out my man #kennyascher who I play with regularly with @ronsunshinemusic on that #johnnyhartman joint in the bottom right... he also wrote #rainbowconnection!
#ralphmacdonald #chakakhan #leonhuff #robertaflack #jimmymcgriff #juniorparker #philipbailey #kennyloggins

Damn. Tempus fugit. Moved to #NYC four years ago today. Thanks to everyone who has helped make it home for us ❤️
@megannowosad

.@chippedcupny keeping it all the way real today.

#vintage #slingerland #drums

Ran into my man @lewsh53 on the way back to #NYC! After playing with him every Sunday for three years, in the last couple years I've seen him in airports more than anywhere else! He's on his way to play with @theguesswhoband in #pittsburgh and brought me into the @delta lounge for some free breakfast & coffee... I gotta get my status up!!!

#Winnipeg: where the local #NHL team donates a custom jersey to the local #polarbear
@nhljets @assiniboineparkzoo #hudsonthepolarbear #journeytochurchill

#tmw you're flying LGA- MSP- YWG and you're inadvertently repping all three cities at once... #nyc #minneapolis #winnipeg #watuptho

Playing at 11:15 at #dizzys @jazzdotorg with my brother from another @lukesellickbass then I'm getting on a plane to our burg of origin for a few days ✌🏼 #204in212

Forgot to eat today... @seasonedvegan #FTW

childking/elderprince

#blacklivesmatter

Honored to be participating in this historic event. Please join us at #BryantPark at 5pm! @kindred_arts