July 16
Dzolali Drum & Dance Ensemble
Masonic Temple
6 Cathedral Street
St. John's, NL
8-845pm
drums, dances and songs from Ghana
....traditional music
....awesome
July 16
The Discounts
Rose & Thistle Pub
Water St
St. John's, NL
sometime after 10pm
The Discounts....if you don't know then just come on down...close to 11 unless you like waiting.
July 14
Curtis Andrews & Patrick Boyle
Masonic Temple
6 Cathedral Street
St. John's, NL
7-8pm
Duet concert with my best bud Patrick Boyle.
We'll be playing some improv numbers, some old favs of ours and some music from our new record of duets called "Rock Music"...which is available on iTunes now!
As part of the 2011 Wreckhouse Jazz & Blues Festival
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July 7
Zhambai Trio
Trout Lake Park (near the sandy part) off E 19th Ave.
Vancouver, BC
6:30-8pm
A nice outdoor concert of Zimbabwean traditonal music on mbira, marimba and hosho (shakers).
And afterwards I get on a plane for NL to get married on July 10!!
July 3
Zhambai Trio
Granville Island Market Stage
Granville Island
Vancouver, BC
12-2pm
FREE
As part of the 2011 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
June 25
K.V. Narayanaswamy Memorial Concert
Confederation Centre
4585 Albert St
Burnaby, BC
4-6pm
This will be a concert of classical S.Indian music (Carnatic) featuring a 1hr recital in homage to the great Vidwan Sangeetha Kalanidhi K.V. Narayanaswamy, one of the greatest S. Indian musicians of the 20th Century.
Master Rohan Devraj: vocal (debut concert)
Mrs. Prabha Sivaratnam (violin)
Mr. Curtis Andrews (mridangam)
A rare chance to hear Carnatic music in the Vancouver area!
S.Indian supper will be served after the concert.
Idlers Cross-Canada Tour Winter 2010www.idlers.ca
Feb 17-Canmore Hotel, Canmore, AB
Feb 18-Grand Central, Fernie, BC
Feb 19- Stella's Inn, Beaver Mines, BC
Feb 20-Sneaky's Pub, Elkford,BC
Feb 24- The Queen's, Nanaimo, BC
Feb 25- The Lucky Bar, Victoria
Feb 26- Tofino Legion, Tofino, BC
Feb 27- The Waverly Hotel, Cumberland, BC
Mar 3- The Yale, Vancouver, BC
Mar 4- The Ocean Port, Squamish, BC
Mar 5- Robert's Creek Hall, Robert's Creek, BC
Mar 6- Merlin's, Whistler, BC
Mar 10- The Royal, Nelson, BC
Mar 11- Rockwater, Golden, BC
Mar 12- Dicken's Pub, Calgary, BC
Mar 17- Brantford Arts Block, Brantford, ON
Mar 18- Alex P Keating, London, ON
Mar 19- Rivoli, Toronto, ON
Mar 25- Red Dog, Peterborough, ON
Mar 26- The Rainbow Room, Ottawa, ON
Mar 30- Pepper's, St. John, NB
Mar 31- The Capital Complex, Fredericton, ON
April 1- Petite Riviere Fire Hall, Petite Riviere, NS
April 2- The Seahorse, Halifax
 THE PAST (2010)
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Dec.26
Brad Jefford Trio + Guests
The Rose & Thistle
Water St.
St.John's, NL
10pm
Myself, Brad Jefford and Josh Ward will be playing a mixture of jazz originals and choice standards with special guest Greg Bruce on saxophone. One last hurrah before I get on a plane the next morning for India.
Come say good-bye!
Dec.21
The Panting Andrews Brothers
The Ship
Solomon's Lane
St.John's, NL
8:30pm
$10
Brothers Unite!!!
Once again after the success and amazingly good time we had as brothers uniting in music last Xmas, Duane + I will be joining Sean Geoff and Dave Panting for a night of various tunes ranging from traditional NL music/tunes, Cajun, old country, good ol’ Rock’n’Roll and more. Derek Pelley brings up the bottom end on the bass.
Dancing is guaranteed pretty much, esp when we rock some of the trad tunes.
Dec.19
An Evening with Curtis & Duane Andrews
The Ship
Solomon's Lane
St.John's, NL
8pm
$10
My group and Duane’s group will be sharing the stage and good times.
Where else you gonna hear Afro-Indian World Jazz and Newfound-Gypsy-Swing together in the same place?
Some of the best players in town including:
Bill Brennan, Rob Power, Chris Harnett, Darren “Boobie” Brown, Patrick Boyle, Josh Ward, Brad Jefford, Dave Rowe, Steve Hussey
And for only $10!!!
Dec.17
Fundraiser for Dzogadze Education Development Foundation
The Ship
Solomon's Lane
St.John's, NL
10pm
$10 (suggested minimum donation)
Mopaya
Skylarks (Idlers in ska mode)
Dzolali Drum/Dance Ensemble
The Subtitles
Jody Richardson
Colleen Power (with Aneirin Thomas & Curtis Andrews)
Plus door prizes!!
Many of you know about the foundation and work that I am doing in Ghana and this will be a fun fundraiser to assist that on-going endeavour. A great line-up of music indeed!
PS…Colleen has a new 5 week old so she doesn’t want to be out too late, as such please come early to catch her “early” 10pm set. No fun to play when the bar is empty and people show up at midnight.
Dec.8
The Offering of Curtis Andrews
Presentation House Studio
333 Chesterfield Avenue (3rd St. one block west of Lonsdale)
North Vancouver,BC
8:00pm
$8
Free tea and cookies!!
Myself: drumset
Tommy Babin: bass
Jared Burrows: guitar
JP Carter: trumpet
Jack Duncan: percussion
Robin Layne: marimba
Colin Maskell: sax
If you missed our gig at The Jazz Cellar last Sunday, this is the last chance until I return to catch my ensemble that plays my own crazy Afro-Indian World Jazz music (yes, that is a genre now..;-)
We’ll be playing two sets. Apparently the venue is easy to get to on transit as well (by seabus!).
This is an artist-run weekly series embracing the full spectrum of jazz and improvised music from trad to post-bop, free improv to world music fusions.
Presentation House Studio is an historic former church with excellent acoustics where the audience can be up close and personal with the musicians. It very accessible by public transit and is located just a few blocks from Lonsdale Quay. Lots of free parking.
They have some other great music coming up before our gig...check it out!
Contact jaredburrows (at) hotmail.com for more info
www.myspace.com/jazzatpresentationhouse
Dec.7
ZimbaMoto (+ Kesseke Yeo) with guests Puro Son
Biltmore Cabaret
2755 Prince Edward (near Kingsway & 12th)
Vancouver,BC
8:30pm
$12 advance
$15 @ the door
Tickets are available on-line at
www.caravanbc.com
or
Highlife Records (1317 Commercial)
Zulu (1972 West 4th Ave.)
Red Cat (4332 Main St.)
www.myspace.com/zimbamoto
www.puroson.com
Dec.1
Zhambai Trio
Nyala African/Ethiopian Restaurant
4148 Main St.
Vancouver,BC
8pm
By Donation....suggested minimum $5
If you don’t know by now, the Zhambai Trio is soul-stirring and sprit lifting Zimbabwean music played on mbira and marimba featuring myself, Kurai Mubaiwa and Navaro Franco.
The cousin to the more electric sounds of ZimbaMoto (see further below).
Nyala is a great restaurant serving some of the tastiest food around. If you have never had Ethiopian food before (I feel for you if not), then this is your chance. Or just stay for some drinks. On this night beer is only $3.50!
www.myspace.com/zhambai
www.nyala.com
Nov.28
Rising Beats on The Infinite Horizon (VICO)
The Cultch
1895 Venables St.
Vancouver,BC
8pm
$25 general / $15 students, seniors, VICO members, groups of 10+
Box Office: 604-251-1363
tickets.thecultch.com
www.vico.org
This will be one epic concert featuring some amazing musicians in an ensemble like none other. VICO is the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra and I am honored to be performing with them on the mridangam. They do groundbreaking work and there are few ensembles like them in North America.
You will be glad you came to this.
"Rhythm: it’s the heartbeat of music the world over, a powerful means of connection between different cultures and traditions. The Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra explores this nexus and its vast musical potential, in the major concert event of its 2010-2011 season.
This is fusion music on a grand scale, performed by some of Vancouver’s finest musicians on tar, zheng, erhu, santur, oud, tabla, darabuka, mrdangam, congas, frame drums, marimba, vibraphone, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and bass. Audiences at Rising Beats on the Infinite Horizon will not only hear this extraordinary instrumental combination making exciting new music, in the intimate ambience of the Historic Theatre at The Cultch, they’ll also be able to watch it happen, up close and personal. The programme will combine and contrast modern and traditional, written and improvised repertoire, showcasing the talents of Canadian composers and musicians as well as the musical cultures of the Middle East, Africa and Asia."
Nov.26
Ocean of Sound with Pepe Danza
Prana Centre for Blissful Living
293 East.2nd Avenue
Vancouver,BC
7:30pm-10:00pm
By Donation (suggested $15-$20)
If you don’t know Joseph “Pepe” Danza, he is one of the most enigmatic musicians I have ever met and I’m glad to be creating some music with him. He’ll be playing everything from the guitar to the ngoni and I’ll accompany on mrdangam, African drums, mbira and more.
A mixture of improvised and composed music.
www.pepedanza.com
Nov.14
The Offering of Curtis Andrews
The Cellar Jazz Club
3611 West Broadway St.
Vancouver,BC
Two sets:
7:30pm and 9:15pm
$10
Curtis Andrews: drums
Tommy Babin: bass
Jared Burrows: guitar
J.P. Carter: trumpet
Joseph "Pepe" Danza: percussion
Robin Layne: marimba/percussion
Colin Maskell: sax
I'm super excited to be presenting my original music at this gig with a stellar 7-piece band. I rarely get a chance to perform this music in Vancouver so don't miss this opportunity, esp since I'll be out of town from Dec-late Feb.
The Cellar also sells food so you can make it a full night out if you got the cash ;-)
www.cellarjazz.com
Nov.5
Zhambai Trio
Sonic Temple
2120 Front St.
North Vancouver,BC
7pm
Traditional Zimbabwean music on mbira, marimba and hosho in a very unique and healing space.
Also of note is the super high-fidelity of the sound system of the venue, whcich was custom built by the owner of the venue. We played here a month ago or so and it was one of the most interesting venues I have ever played at.
Nov.2
Zhambai Trio
Falconetti's
1812 Commercial Drive
Vancouver,BC
9pm
Traditional Zimbabwean music on mbira, marimba and hosho
Oct.16
Electropical
(Guest percussionist)
Backstage Lounge
Granville Island
Vancouver,BC
10:30pm
I'll be a guest drummer with DJ's Marc Fournier and Micheal Laylock in the weekly Electropical night that he hosts. This is a night of hip "ethnic" dance music from around the world spanning Arabic, Brazillian, African, Latin and more. It usually features a live percussionist...this time ME!
www.electropical.ca
Oct.3
Rio Samaya
Falconetti's
1812 Commercial Drive
Vancouver,BC
9pm
The inimitable Rio Samaya (Pancho & Sal) have invited me to play the night. Will be nothing less than fun and good times.
Click
here for more details.
Sep.17
Zhambai Trio
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
800 E Broadway
Vancouver,BC
8:30pm
By Donation
1 set only at 8:30
Sep.2
Zhambai Trio
Sonic Temple
2120 Front St.
North Vancouver,BC
7pm
Traditional Zimbabwean music on mbira, marimba and hosho in a very unique and healing space. Also of note is the super high-fidelity of the sound system of the venue, whcich was custom built by the owner of the venue.
Aug. 1
Brad Jefford Trio
The Rose & Thistle Pub
St. John's, NL
19:30pm
July 30
Rio Samaya
The Ship Pub
St. John's, NL
10:30pm
July 30
Dzolali Drum & Dance Ensemble
Harbourside Park
St. John's, NL
12:30pm
July 29
Brad Jefford Trio
The Ship Pub
St. John's, NL
10pm
July 25
Curtis Andrews & Kurai Mubaiwa
Arts & Culture Centre
Cornerbrook, NL
8pm
www.gmsm.ca
July 24
Curtis Andrews & Kurai Mubaiwa
Church of the Good Sheppard
Norris Point, NL
8pm
