I Am Doing My Best marks the fourth full-length release from Curtis Nowosad, the JUNO-nominated, NYC-based jazz drummer. Set to drop in June 2025 via La Reserve Records, the album is co-produced by Joey Landreth—a two-time JUNO-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter—and features guest appearances from Joanna Majoko (vocals) and Andrew Renfroe (guitar).
This deeply personal collection is music for healing in a world that asks too much, too often. Nowosad believes that the journey toward healing—messy, nonlinear, and ongoing—starts within. From that space, we can begin to repair and nurture the world around us. The music and lyrics—co-written with Majoko and Landreth—touch on themes of self-compassion, generational healing, living authentically, and embracing change as life’s only constant. Each track is a meditation on how to navigate uncertainty with grace, vulnerability, and faith.
Nowosad, a respected force on the NYC jazz scene, has toured and recorded with artists such as Braxton Cook, Jazzmeia Horn, Jane Monheit, Bria Skonberg, Marc Cary, and Craig Harris. With I Am Doing My Best, he offers his first collection of all-original compositions, harnessing the full power of melody, rhythm, and lyricism to deliver messages both universal and intimate.
“Nowosad is fiery and scalding one moment, breezy and swinging the next, and perpetually inventive throughout.”
— Downbeat
“Nowosad consistently pushes his players to go the extra distance and stretch boundaries.”
— JazzTimes
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