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Co-founder Curtis Fowlkes passed away in August of 2023. Recorded shortly before his death, Big Large: In Memory of Curtis Fowlkes is a heartfelt tribute by The Jazz Passengers to their brother, a New York original - and it is imbued with all of the humor, drama, swing, groove, and chaos that have been hallmarks of their work from day one.
Curtis Fowlkes. Profile: American jazz trombonist, born 19 March 1951 in New York, USA. In Groups: Bobby Previte & Bump, Brass On Thomas Chapin "Insomnia", Charlie Hunter Quintet, Roy Nathanson's Sotto Voce, Charlie Hunter Trio, Chollo Rivera & The Latin Soul Drives, Gunter Hampel New York Orchestra, Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus, Joel ...
11. Aug. 2023 · Trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, who I first heard in 1986 with the Lounge Lizards and the Jazz Passengers, has been struggling with congestive heart failure and, according to friends, “is beginning the process of home palliative/hospice care.” A fundraiser has begun to help “this phase of Curtis’ life be one of comfort and dignity.” All proceeds will go to Curtis’ kids, Saadiah and ...
12. Okt. 2023 · Curtis Fowlkes, a trombonist and vocalist who was best known as a founder of the Jazz Passengers, a playfully eclectic ensemble that emerged from the New York avant-jazz underground of the 1980s to achieve critical acclaim while collaborating with the likes of Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry and Jeff Buckley, died on Aug. 31 in Brooklyn. He was 73 ...
1. Mai 2024 · Curtis Fowlkes, whose vital and malleable trombone playing was a steadfast feature of New York’s downtown scene — most visibly with The Lounge Lizards, which he joined in the mid-1980s, and The Jazz Passengers, which he co-founded soon thereafter — died on Aug. 31 in a hospice unit at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. He was 73.
Curtis Fowlkes, a trombonist and vocalist who was best known as a founder of the Jazz Passengers, a playfully eclectic ensemble that emerged from the New York avant-jazz underground of the 1980s to achieve critical acclaim while collaborating with the likes of Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry and Jeff Buckley, died Aug. 31 in Brooklyn, New York. He was 73.
Trombonist Curtis Fowlkes is a native of Brooklyn, NY. In fact, Curtis informs us: “I live in the house my grandfather bought in the 1920s.”. Fowlkes became a full-time musician in 1977. “I got into the CETA program with Ernie Wilkins’ Jazzmobile project,” he says. From that point on, Fowlkes has been a full-time trombonist.
