Curtis Fuller

Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
Background information
Birth name	Curtis DuBois Fuller
Born	December 15, 1934 ; Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Died	May 8, 2021 (aged 86) ; New York City , U.S.
Genres	Jazz , bebop , hard bop , soul jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer , educator
Instruments	Trombone
Years active	1953?2019
Labels	Blue Note , Prestige , Savoy , Impulse! , Epic , Atlantic

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]

References [ change | change source ]

↑ Allmusic
↑ NYSSSA SJS Artistic Staff Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Johnson, Martin (May 10, 2021). "Curtis Fuller, Leading Trombonist Of Jazz's Detroit Wave, Dies At 86" . NPR . Retrieved May 10, 2021 .

Other websites [ change | change source ]

WICN Worcester Jazz & Folk Radio Interview

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[1] Allmusic

[2] NYSSSA SJS Artistic Staff Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Johnson, Martin (May 10, 2021). "Curtis Fuller, Leading Trombonist Of Jazz's Detroit Wave, Dies At 86" . NPR . Retrieved May 10, 2021 .

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