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Curtis Fuller
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Birth name
| Curtis DuBois Fuller
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Born
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1934-12-15
)
December 15, 1934
Detroit
,
Michigan
, U.S.
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Died
| May 8, 2021
(2021-05-08)
(aged 86)
New York City
, U.S.
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Genres
| Jazz
,
bebop
,
hard bop
,
soul jazz
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Occupation(s)
| Musician,
composer
,
educator
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Instruments
| Trombone
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Years active
| 1953?2019
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Labels
| Blue Note
,
Prestige
,
Savoy
,
Impulse!
,
Epic
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Atlantic
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Curtis DuBois Fuller
(December 15, 1934 – May 8, 2021) was an American
jazz
trombonist. He was known as a member of
Art Blakey
's Jazz Messengers and worked with many classic jazz recordings.
[1]
Fuller was a faculty member of the
New York State Summer School of the Arts
(NYSSSA) School of Jazz Studies (SJS).
[2]
Fuller died on May 8, 2021 in
New York City
at the age of 86.
[3]