Caleb Curtis

Alto Sax
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08/03/2023
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Caleb Curtis Quartet
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Jonathan Michel quartet & Jam Session
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Jonathan Michel quartet & Jam Session
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Jade Synstelien’s Fat Cat Big Band
09/19/2021
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Jade Synstelien’s Fat Cat Big Band
07/08/2021
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Paul Sikivie sextet
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Curtis+Garabedian+Sperrazza with Orrin Evans
06/10/2020
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Orrin Evans Quartet
09/02/2019
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Josh Lawrence "After-hours"
08/28/2019
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Fat Cat Big Band
07/10/2019
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Josh Lawrence "Color Theory"
05/23/2019
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George DeLancey Band
12/20/2018
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Caleb Curtis Quartet
12/12/2018
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Josh Lawrence "Color Theory"
11/11/2018
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Fat Cat Big Band swings the work of J.S. Bach, Strayhorn, Ellington, Basie, & Synstelien
07/23/2017
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The Fat Cat Big Band swings Mozart's Requiem Mass in D minor
02/13/2017
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Josh Lawrence "Color Theory"
09/28/2016
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The George DeLancey Quartet
07/10/2016
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The David Gibson Quintet
07/06/2016
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Walking Distance
06/29/2016
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The Lafayette Harris Quintet
04/09/2016
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The Orrin Evans Quartet
04/08/2016
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The Orrin Evans Quartet
09/27/2015
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George Gee Orchestra
04/06/2015
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Walking Distance
07/24/2014
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The Jonathan Saraga Quintet
10/29/2013
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After-hours Jam Session
04/11/2012
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Josh Davis & Manner Effect
03/25/2010
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The Josh Davis Quartet
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Brooklyn, NY based saxophonist Caleb Wheeler Curtis “lives at the junction of rigorous preparation and willingness to explore.” (Jazz Speaks) His playing and compositions are informed by a constant searching, at times introspective, brash and melodic. In addition to band-leading, Caleb is a core member of Walking Distance (Sunnyside Records), Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band (Smoke Sessions Records), Josh Lawrence & Triptych (Posi-Tone Records), Curtis + Garabedian + Sperrazza (Outside In Music), and the Fat Cat Big Band. His upcoming album, Ain't No Storm, will be released on Imani Records this fall, 2020. Legendary pianist Mulgrew Miller said “Caleb has a wonderful, singing, projecting sound. To me, that’s the ultimate for a horn player.”His album Brothers (produced by Orrin Evans and featuring Josh Lawrence, Eric Revis, Luques Curtis, Mark Whitfield Jr. and Seamus Blake) was released in 2018 on Imani Records. All About Jazz said the music was “sharp-witted, bracing, and, at times, wonderfully brash.” Neighborhood (Ropeadope Records), the 2015 debut album from the Brooklyn based collective quartet Walking Distance, for which Caleb composes and plays alto saxophone, was met with critical acclaim. Their new album Freebird feat. Jason Moran (Sunnyside Records) has been widely praised by The New York Times, DownBeat Magazine, Bandcamp (best of September 2018), JazzTimes and others. The New York Times wrote that “[Walking Distance] tears into the new stuff it has created, sounding ageless”, that the music is “utterly fresh”, and selected it as one of the 20 best jazz recordings of 2018. Caleb holds a Bachelor's of Music (Jazz Studies) from Michigan State University, and a Master's in Music (Jazz Performance) from William Paterson University. Caleb frequently travels for international performances and also performs regularly at the Blue Note, Jazz Standard, Smalls, Smoke, Zinc Bar, Dizzy's and other NYC clubs. Caleb's individualistic approach to improvisation and sound has led to being hailed as “one of the most interesting altoists in a long time.”(Jazzwise) In addition, Caleb has played with many extraordinary musicians including Jason Moran, Mulgrew Miller, Orrin Evans, Gerald Cleaver, Duane Eubanks, Houston Person, Eric Revis, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Kevin Eubanks, Buster Williams, Lenny White, Gene Jackson, Jack Walrath, Kevin Hays, Saul Rubin, David Gibson, Lafayette Harris, Ralph Bowen, Ben Williams, Justin Brown, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Gregorio Uribe, Ben Wolfe, Luques Curtis, Seamus Blake, Marquis Hill, Marta Sánchez, Stacy Dillard, Jon Irabagon, EJ Strickland, Matt Clohesy, Vinnie Sperrazza, Jeremy Siskind, Glenn Zaleski and many others.