Born: Apr 18, 1954 in New York, NY
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, World Fusion, New Age
Instruments: Drums (Steel)

Andy Narell introduced the steel drums to jazz as a solo instrument, playing not only Caribbean and Latin melodies but R&B, funk, and some straight-ahead jazz. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley in 1973, he founded the Hip Pocket label (which became associated with Windham Hill) and has recorded on a regular basis both as a leader and as a sideman ever since. In 1995, Andy Narell became a co-leader of the Caribbean Jazz Project along with Paquito D'Rivera and Dave Samuals, a perfect outlet for his virtuosic and colorful playing.

- Scott Yanow (All Music Guide)