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December 27

Brothers Unite!


The Ship
St. John's, NL
9pm
$20

It's been almost 10 years since we all united to play some good-time music. This one will be as special. ​
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November 23/24

Sankaran @ 80

Heliconian Hall
33 Hazelton Ave.
Toronto, ON

Tickets/Info 


Celebrating my beloved guru's 80th birth year will be:
Suba Sankaran
Dylan Bell
Ed Hanley
Ken Shorley
Andrew Timar
Andrew Craig
Bill Parsons
Russell Hartenberger
...and of course...
Trichy Sankaran


This will be an honour and a privilege to participate in. I'll be performing in several pieces, including the performance of own "The Speaking hand" with Dylan Bell, Andrew Timar and Andrew Craig. 
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November 20

The Offering of Curtis Andrews


Guilt & Company
1 Alexander St.
Vancouver, BC
9pm

$6/set
​

It's been more than a year since I played with the group in Vancouver!

It'll be a time, with:
Jared Burrows: guitar
Robin Layne: vibraphone
Kristian Naso: trumpet
Tobias Oliveira: tenor sax
​David Spidel: electric bass
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October 28, 2022

Sankaran @ 80: A Carnatic Concert in Honour of Trichy Sankaran's 80th Birth Year

Main Stage at Surrey Arts Centre
Surrey, BC
7:30pm

Tickets HERE

Facebook Event Page

Don’t miss this chance to experience a living legend of Indian classical music, mridangam maestro Sri Trichy Sankaran in concert with a team of India’s leading musicians in a rare Carnatic kutcheri (South Indian classical music recital). Sandeep Narayan hails from a musical family and is one of India’s brightest vocalists, having concertized internationally for the past 15 years. He is supported by V.V.S. Murari on violin (son of esteemed violinist V.V. Subramaniam) and K.V. Gopalakrishnan on kanjira (lizard-skin tambourine), one of South India’s best kanjira.

Sri Trichy Sankaran is one of the greatest living performers of the mridangam, the most important percussion instrument in South India. He has been a professional musician for nearly 7 decades, has concertized around the globe, and has engaged in cross-cultural performances and collaborations with musicians from numerous genres ranging from jazz to gamelan to African music to contemporary classical. Aside from being a performer, he is also an esteemed composer of intercultural music, an author of two books, and an educator of high-repute, having taught at York University for over 40 years. He is also no stranger to the West Coast of Canada, as he was part of Expo 86, then went on to teach throughout the 90s at SFU’s summer percussion program, and in the last decade has visited to collaborate with the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra (VICO), and most recently in collaboration with local world-jazz musician Curtis Andrews and his ensemble, The Offering of Curtis Andrews.
 
Despite all of these visits to Vancouver, this is the first time he is performing in a classical context in Vancouver since 1981. As such, such this a rare opportunity to see the world-renowned maestro in his element.
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October 16, 2022

African Chamber Music: The Music of Ghana and Zimbabwe Reimagined With Strings


The ANNEX
​823 Seymour St.
Vancouver, BC
4pm

Featuring:
Kurai Mubaiwa (mbira, voice, percussion/Zimbabwe)
Kofi Gbolonyo (voice, percussion/Ghana)
Curtis Andrews (voice, percussion)
Meredith Bates (violin)
Sarak Kwok (viola)
Peggy Lee (cello)
Josh Zubot (violin)

Tickets HERE

Facebook Event Page

African Chamber Music you wonder...what is that? Well, we will present traditional music from the Shona of Zimbabwe and the Ewe of Ghana, without typical accompaniment/instrumentation. Sure there will be some percussion, but a string quartet will form the bulk of the "response" in the call/response format. Historically, the forces and context that led to the development of Western classical music were at the diametrically opposite end of where traditional African music comes from, the most obvious being the connection between the growth of Europe and the rise of classical music from the profits of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Not to mention the view from most Europeans from first contact until recently (some would currently) that African music is not even music (let us be honest, many Europeans did not even consider African people as human, hence their justification for enslavment). Anyhow heavy history aside, we are aiming to add to that conversation and change the way such musics can be presensented and perceived.

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August 26, 2022

The Offering of Curtis Andrews

Peter Easton Pub
29 Cookstown Rd.
St. John's, NL
9pm
$15 (advance)
$20 (at the door)

​Limited seating

Tickets HERE


Stoked to be back in "town" for this show and will have the inimitable Bill Brennan on keys. Will be a hot one! And happy to be playing at the Peter Easton Pub for the first time. Such a cool vibe that has been created there. Come check it out!
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July 28, 2022

Arkora

as part of Early Music Vancouver

Info HERE

Another amazing opportunity here, in that I am composing a piece for this ensemble as well as playing in it (and others) with them.

July 26, 2022

Arkora

as part of the Ottawa Chamber Festival

Another amazing opportunity here, in that I am composing a piece for this ensemble as well as playing in it (and others) with them. 

July 20, 2022

Arkora

as part of the Sound Symposium
First Light
​81 Cochrane St.

St. Johns, NL
7:30pm
​
Info HERE

Another amazing opportunity here, in that I am composing a piece for this ensemble as well as playing in it (and others) with them. 

July 20

Florian Hoefner & Friends
The Salt House
117 Water St.
St. John's, NL
10:30pm

Florian Hoefner: piano
Jim Vivian: bass
Jared Burrows: guitar
Curtis Andrews: drums
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July 18, 2022

Trichy Sankaran, Curtis Andrews, Jared Burrows, Patrick Boyle

as part of the Sound Symposium
L.S.P.U. Hall
St. Johns, NL
7:30pm
​
Info HERE

This has been 22 years in the making. I first started studying mridangam with Sankaran Sir in 2000, and have had the privilege of playing with him on one previous occasion in my "hometown" of St. John's (Carbonear is my real hometown). To be able to play with him again, at the Sound Symposium (which has deep meaning to my development), and to play some of MY OWN compositions with him, is something of a completion of a circle. And to top it off, I get to do it with two of my closest musical brothers.

​Big thanks to MusicBC for travel support.
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July 12, 2022

Off-Centre
​
(Contemporary Indian Dance)

as part of the Indian Summer Festival
Performance Works
Vancouver, BC
8pm
​
$5-$45
Info HERE

I've been exploring this piece with Sujit and Arun for several years now. Every time we meet we add something new to it...so let's see what this time brings! It's a modern piece built on the language of Bharatanatyam. And I perform topless...yup.
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July 9, 2022

Zimbamoto
​

Harrison Festival of the Arts
Harrison, BC
5pm

​FREE!
Info HERE

More free music, this time by the lake in the summer! Make the drive!
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July 5, 2022

Lara Wong/Melón Jimenez Flamenco Duo
​
Waterwheel Park Bandshell
Chemainus, BC

​Tickets and Info HERE

If you happen to be on the island, come check us out in Chemainus. I need to find out where that is too.
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July 2, 2022

Lara Wong/Melón Jimenez Flamenco Duo

Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens
578 Carrall Street
​Vancouver, BC

Tickets  and Info HERE


Excited to play with Lara and Melón once again. We met last year and had a great connection. They are both tremendous musicians who bring a mixture of Flamenco, Indian elements and improvisation. I'll be playing mridangam and kanjira. Should be fun!
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July 1, 2022
​

Zimbamoto

Taiwanese Cultural Festival
Vancouver Art Gallery Plaza, Vancouver
6:50pm

FREE!
Info HERE

Free music that makes you want to move in the summer. What more can you ask for? Kids love it too!
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June 3, 2022

Listen, Listen Festival

Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC
5-10pm

Tickets and Info HERE
Facebook page is HERE


This is a fascinating initiative by the Vancouver Improvised Arts Society which brings together a wide range of improvising artists (music, dance, visual art) under one roof, performing together in a seamless hours-long event. Check it out!

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May 29, 2022

Naadaleela Ensemble

Evergreen Cultural Centre
Coquitlam, BC
7:30pm

​Tickets and Info HERE

If you missed the ensemble's initial live performance in November of 2021, this is your chance to experience them live. Music from the world, made locally.

March 24-26, 2022

Off Centre with Sujit Vaidya, Arun Mathai
(contemporary Indian dance)

MAI
Montreal, PQ
7pm
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November 26, 2021

The Offering of Curtis Andrews with
special guest Trichy Sankaran

​Norman Rothstein 
Theatre
Vancouver, BC
8pm
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November 13, 2021

Naadaleela Ensemble
​(debut live concert)

​​Roundhouse Theatre
Vancouver, BC
8pm



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October 28, 2021

Arno Kamolika (bharatanatyam)

Sotiabank Dance Centre
12pm
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October, 10, 2021

The Offering of Curtis Andrews

​Guilt & Co.
​9:30pm
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October 9, 2021

Kaushik Sivaramakrishnan

​House Concert
​By Invite Only
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October 2, 2021

Laura Wong/Melon Jimenez
​(Flamenco Fusion Duo from Spain)


Fox Cabaret
Vancouver, BC
7pm
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September 15, 2021

Robin Layne & The Rhythm Makers

Guilt & Co.

​9:30pm
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August 21, 2021

The Offering of Curtis Andrews

The Ship
St. John's, NL

8pm
​$10
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July 30, 2021

Zimbamoto 

Around the World @ The Roundhouse

4:30pm
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July 17, 2021

Naadaleela Ensemble (Livestream)

​Indian Summer Festival




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March 29, 2021 

Parashakthi: The Flame Within ​(Livestream)

​Chan Centre Dot Com Series
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