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Caleb Wheeler Curtis

Born: December 28, 1985

Brooklyn based, Ann Arbor (MI) born, musician Caleb Curtis has shown himself to be an engaging saxophonist and composer that “lives at the junction of rigorous preparation and willingness to explore.” (Jazz Speaks) His playing and compositions are informed by a wide swath of the jazz tradition, at times introspective, brash and melodic. Legendary pianist Mulgrew Miller said “Caleb has a wonderful, singing, projecting sound. To me, that’s the ultimate for a horn player.” His new album Brothers (produced by Orrin Evans and featuring Josh Lawrence, Eric Revis, Luques Curtis, Mark Whitfield Jr

Two Moons

By Michelle Lordi

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Both; Blue Moon; Never Break; Only Love Can Break Your Heart; Close Your Eyes (intro); Close Your Eyes; Haunted Heart; Scare the Ghost; Moon and Sand; Sailor and the Sea.

August in March

Label: Imani Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Suspense; Snake Tune; Frank in the Morning; August in March; Angular Saxon; No Signal; Easy Win; Sink and Swim; Flotation Device and the Shivers; Break Tune; Sam Cooke.

EMBER Are A Jazz Trio With A Collective Mindset

by Lawrence Peryer
September 2, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On EMBER, a trio featuring saxophonist and trumpeter Caleb Wheeler Curtis, bassist Noah Garabedian and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza. Their album, August in March (Imani Records), is “a vivid representation of the musical, interpersonal and community-oriented ideas that the three forward-thinking musicians that make up EMBER...care deeply about." This conversation explores ...

New Music From Ember, Itamar Borochov, Michael Echaniz, And More

by Bob Osborne
August 31, 2023

On this show we present new music from Ember (Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Noah Garabedian and Vincent Sperrazza), Itamar Borochov, Michael Echaniz, Alex Louloudis & Zack Clarke, Melmac, Škvíry & Spoje, Gaea Schell, Rubim de Toledo, Steve Carrington, Heikki Ruokangas with Landon George and Jouni Isoherranen, and, Chuck Owen & WDR Big Band.Playlist Show Intro ...

Youn Sun Nah, Herb Geller, Mark Masters and More

by Jerome Wilson
April 12, 2023

This show features, among other things, vocals from Youn Sun Nah and Susanne Abbuehl, saxophone from Herb Geller and Melissa Aldana, and big band work from Mark Masters and William Parker. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait To Get Back Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air ...

Spring

By Dierk Peters

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1. Sibiu 2. Yet No Treble 3. Bill 4. Segré 5. Byroad Lyre 6. Haiku Pelt 7. Pasco 8. Odelot 9. Meta

Heatmap

By Caleb Wheeler Curtis

Label: Imani
Released: 2022
Track listing: Heatmap; Tossed Aside; Surrounding; Limestone; Splinters; Trees For the Forest; Trembling; Whisperchant; C(o)urses; Spheres.

Substrate

Label: Unit Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Sunstructure; Ostinato #3; Rain; That Which Cannot Be Replaced; Conversation in Between; A Cautionary Tale In Two Parts; Torrential; Weird Spaces; C Minor in Brooklyn; Portrait; Enerhiya; Infrastructure

Noah Garabedian: The Power of Patience

by John Chacona
November 2, 2022

Patience might be not the first word that you'd expect to find on the job description for a professional jazz musician, but it has been crucial to the career of bassist Noah Garabedian's career. Growing up in jny: Berkeley, a hothouse of young jazz talent, Garabedian never intended to become a working musician. “I ...