Bell Island - Music

“the Music Might Be Best Described As Folk Music Played By A Top Jazz Guitarist And The Result Is Refreshing And Stunning. Highly Recommended.”
Folkworld Magazine Germany “…startlingly Good…”
NOW Magazine Toronto "...It Was The Group's Infectious Versions Of Well-Known Django Reinhardt Tunes That Drew The Biggest Applause. But It Was The Group's Bubbling Stew Of Styles On Newfoundland Classics That Still Echoed After The Last Notes Faded."
The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa Bio
Duane Andrews’s Music Is The Product Of A Great Ear An Adventurous Spirit And A Love Of Music That Is Beyond Category. Uniting What Would Seem To Be Impossible – Traditional Newfoundland Music With The Gypsy Jazz Of The Legendary Django Reinhardt Andrews Makes It Not Just Work – He Makes It Soar. The Award Winning Guitarist Composer Producer And International Performer’s New Album Raindrops Is The Best Evidence Yet Of His Truly Unique Musical Vision And Is The Sound Of Him Literally Bringing It All Back Home. A Native Of The Island Of Newfoundland Off The East Coast Of Canada Duane Grew Up Exposed To The Island’s Mélange Of Cultural Influences – A Mix Of English French Irish Spanish And Portuguese - And His Development As A Guitarist Reflects That. After Graduating From The Jazz Studies Program At St. FXU With Honours Duane Spent Several Years Studying Contemporary Music Composition At The Conservatoire International De Paris And At The Conservatoire National De Region In Marseille France. It Was During His Time In France That Reinhardt’s Music Had A Profound Impact On Duane. Upon Returning To His Home Province Of Newfoundland And Labrador He Began Fusing Traditional Newfoundland Music With Reinhardt’s Style And His Own Original Compositions. This Work Resulted In The 2004 Release Of His Dynamic Debut Solo CD Simply Titled Duane Andrews The 2006 Release Of The Multiple Award Winning “Crocus” And His 2008 Release “Raindrops” Which Features A Collaboration With The Atlantic String Quartet. Awards
USA Songwriting Competion
2007 Jazz Category Winner Independent Music Awards
2007 Jazz Album Award ECMA
2007 Jazz Album Of The Year Award
2006 Instrumental Album Of The Year Award Male Artist Nominee
2005 Jazz Album Of The Year Award Emerging Artist Nominee Newfoundland And Labrador Arts Council
2006 Emerging Artist Of The Year Award MusicNL
2006 Jazz/Blues Artist Of The Year Award
2004 Jazz/Blues Artist Of The Year Award Rising Star Nominee International Songwriting Competition
2006 "A Birch Broom In The Fits" Received Honourable Mention In The Instrumental Category Canadian Folk Music Awards
2007 Best World Artist Solo Nominee
2005 Best Instrumental Artist Solo Nominee Best World Artist Solo Nominee Pushing The Boundries Nominee read less