Andy Nevala

"El Rumbón" , released on the ZoHo label, is Andy's 3rd CD released as a leader. Featuring Frankie Quinones on Percussion, Andy Eulau on Bass, Emrah Kotan on Drums, and special guests Neff Irizarry and Carlos Averhoff Jr., the CD was released on August 8th. The group has performed at several international music festivals, including the Granada (Spain) International Music Festival, the MIT Jazz Festival in Merida (Spain), and the Gouvy Jazz and Blues Festival (Belgium), as well as jazz clubs throughout the United States and Europe.

When he is not on the road, Andy serves as Director of Jazz Studies at Jacksonville State University. He currently directs the Downbeat Award Winning Jazz Ensemble I (2023, 2015), Jazz Ensemble IV, the Latin Ensemble, oversees the Jazz Combo program, produces the annual Jazz Festival (in it's 14th year), and teaches Jazz piano lessons. As Director of Jazz Studies, he has overseen the JSU Jazz program more than double in size during his time at JSU, with performances in the community, at regional and international festivals, and Middle and High Schools in the Southeast region.

Andy has been recognized by Downbeat magazine on 10 different occasions, winning individual Downbeat Music Awards for composition (2002), arranging (2003), and performing/directing (2000, 2001, 2002, 2015).