Professor “Louie” & The Crowmatix
are from Woodstock, NY. They have been recording and touring nationally for the past decade. They have six studio CD’s and two live CD’s on The Woodstock Records label.

Aaron Professor “Louie” Hurwitz
Multi-instrumentalist – Hammond organ/keyboards/accordion and exceptional vocalist.  He was tagged Prof. “Louie” by The Band  vocalist/bassist Rick Danko while performing together as a duo. Prof. Louie co-produced, engineered and performed on The Band’s last three CD’s, “Jericho”, “High On The Hog” and “Jubilation”.  Other production credits include two CD’s with Ireland’s Four Men and A Dog, The David Nelson Band’s Visions’ Under The Moon, Rick Danko’s CD’s “Live On Breeze Hill” & “Times Like These” , produced and played with The Crowmatix on “The Sea To The North” by Garth Hudson.

MARIE SPINOSA
Miss Marie,
from Brooklyn, NY  - singer/songwriter, pianist/percussionist had performed for many years in concert with her own groups in the tri-state area. Marie toured the college circuit before moving to upstate NY. She has co-written many of the songs on Professor “Louie” & The Crowmatix releases. Miss Marie's strong vocals and percussion can be heard on varied recordings: “Deserter's Song" by Mercury Rev, “Jubilation"  by The Band and also with Four Men & A Dog.  Her soulful background vocals are featured on Rick Danko’s "Sip The Wine" single CD and also on Rick Danko’s "Times Like These” CD.  Marie’s percussion can be heard on Garth Hudson’s CD “The Sea To The North”. Miss Marie has a solo CD with The Crowmatix Collection.

GARY BURKE
has held an esteemed career as drummer for Bob Dylan, Graham Parker and many others & best known to the public for his long tenure on drums on over a dozen albums with Joe Jackson. Starting in 1983 with the release of the Top Ten Gold album “Body and Soul”, Gary continued on into the 90s with Joe in a mind-boggling mix of musical landscapes of gold, platinum and Grammy winning albums combined with many world tours and media profiles such as in Modern Drummer Magazine

FRANK CAMPBELL
played bass with The Rick Danko, Levon Helm duo tours of the 70’s and early 80’s. From there, he moved on playing with Steve Forbert and later relocated to Austin, TX where he worked with Asleep At The Wheel for ten years in the studio and on the road. Frank moved back to The Woodstock area and teamed up with Louie.


JOSH COLOW
From Woodstock, New York - An in demand rhythm & blues guitarist, Josh has toured The United States and Europe with Jesse Winchester with his own groups and solo. Josh was signed to EMI Europe and had a #1 hit in Italy with his group TiPiCal in the ‘90’s. He has worked in the studio with Livingston Taylor, Artie Traum.

www.professorlouie.com


Playlist for Jan 23 concert:

1. In A Sentimental Mood Duke Ellington
2. Blue Bossa Kenny Dorham
3. Monk's Dream Thelonius Monk
4. Black Orpheus Luis Bonfa
5. Florida Blues Fiddler Arthur Smith
6. Boplicity Miles Davis
7. Blue Monk Thelonius Monk
8. Yesterdays Jerome Kern
9. Nuage Django Reinhardt
10. How High The Moon Morgan Lewis
11. Body And Soul Heyman/Sour and Eyton, John Green
12. Skylark Hoagy Carmichael
13. A Foggy Day Gershwin
14. Carolan's Concerto Turlough O'Carolan (as a possible change of pace)
15 Carinhoso Pixinguinha
E V E N T S
March 20th

@ The Allegany Arts Council



PROFESSOR LOUIE
& The Crowmatix

The BEST of the BLUES

MARCH 20, 2010

8:00 PM
@ Al
legany Arts Council

"Professor Louie's ensemble is an American template that jams out timeless rock, country, blues and New Orleans influenced originals." ~ The Village Voice

"...a tasty mix of of rhythm & blues and rock & roll. This is a great band!"~ The Record Review

Tickets at
Allegany Arts Council

9 N. Centre Street
Cumberland, Maryland

301-777-ARTS (2787)