Curtis Fuller Artist of the Week - Portrait in Jazz Schedule for December 15 2014

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The great Jazz trombonist, NEA Jazz Master, and Jazz Live San Diego alumni (Sept. 2010) Curtis Fuller is our Artist of the Week starting Monday, December 15, 2014. And we want to kick off the week by wishing a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY CURTIS, on this the 80th anniversary of his birth in Detroit, Michigan! You will be hearing his music, hand-picked by your Jazz 88 hosts all week!

Joining Curtis in the spotlight this week, on Portrait in Jazz from Noon to 1pm PT each weekday, we are featuring the following artists:

Monday, 12/15 - Stan Kenton
Tuesday, 12/16 - Curtis Fuller
Wednesday 12/17 - Cecil Payne
Thursday 12/18 - Clark Terry
Friday 12/19 - Bobby Timmons

Read the entire article for more on these great Jazz artists and your chance to Comment on your favorite tune, album, concert or other remembrance.

Curtis Fuller

Curtis Fuller/Gilbert Castellanos Quintet Live At The Saville Theater (- AllAboutJazz.com (Robert Bush): "Fuller took a solo that proved that nuance, rather than velocity, is the key component of virtuosity."
2007 NEA Jazz Master Curtis Fuller: Bio, Audio, Interview