Curtis Nowosad - I Am Doing My Best (2025) [Hi-Res]

I Am Doing My Best is the fourth full-length album from JUNO-nominated, NYC-based jazz drummer Curtis Nowosad. Slated for release in June 2025 on La Reserve Records, the album is co-produced by two-time JUNO-winning guitarist & singer-songwriter Joey Landreth, and features special guests Joanna Majoko on vocals and Andrew Renfroe on guitar.

This is music for healing in an increasingly demanding world. We all have something—or many somethings—to heal from, and it is Nowosad’s sincere belief that if we can begin the messy, perpetual process of healing ourselves, we can begin the work of helping to heal our little corners of the world. If we can do that, we can create a kinder, gentler, more equitable and more forgiving world for future generations. Some of the themes explored in the music and particularly the lyrics—co-written with Majoko and Landreth—include self-compassion and treating yourself with kindness, being the person your child needs while doing the same for your younger self, building a life that aligns with your values, accepting your place in the stories of others, embracing change as the only constant in life and choosing faith in the face of self-doubt and indecision.

Tracklist:
1 We Do We
2 Choices (A Butterfly Breaks Free)
3 Mythologies (The Stories We Tell)
4 Carry You Home
5 Echo Delta
6 (I'm Learning to Be) Kind
7 No Such Place As Away
8 The Archer (I Am Doing My Best)