A fixture on the Australian music scene for more than half a century, Andy’s style massages the soul -R & B and jazz idiom in a steamy blues piano format. Blues has always been at the core of his work, but it is the emotional quality of his big swampy character filled voice, soulful piano-playing and the diversity he displays as a songwriter and interpreter that have helped make him one of the best live performers in Australia. Andy was awarded Blues Album of the Year for his album “One of These Days. He was an ARIA nominee for his “10.30 Thursdays” CD and represented the MBAS at the International Blues Convention in Memphis, Tennessee in 2002. Andy has recorded 10 studio albums and a live DVD “A Tale Of Two Cities" recorded at The Basement in Sydney and The Corner Hotel in Melbourne. He has arranged and performed on movie soundtracks and has toured internationally and across Australia for nearly five decades. He is now living in the Noosa Hinterland and performing with Ric Halstead-tenor and soprano sax, Christian Dunham - electric and acoustic bass, and Duncan MacQueen - drums.
“Simply suberb” - Sunday Herald - Sun (Lee Howard)
“ ..nothing but pure class” - (Mark Doherty -Rhythms Magazine)
“…..Cowan shows himself to be a great songwriter and musician.” (EdNimmervoll - Music Australia Guide Magazine)
“..a terrific little prize, swampy vocals on a fountain of virtuosic piano playing” (Gary Tippet- The Age)
Black and white photography courtesy Christine Hall - Colour photography courtesy Thomas Stamm