George Cartwright (musician)

George Cartwright
Born (1950-12-10) December 10, 1950 (age 73)
Midnight, Mississippi, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentSaxophone
Years active1970s–present

George Cartwright (born December 10, 1950, in Midnight, Mississippi) is an American musician, best known as the founder of the band Curlew in 1979 in New York City.[1][2] Besides playing soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, he has composed music for Curlew, his own solo recordings and other music ensembles such as Zeitgeist. He attended the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, New York, and currently resides in Minnesota.[3]

  1. ^ https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/george-cartwright/ George Cartwright
  2. ^ "Jazz news: Curlew Founder/Saxophonist George Cartwright Interviewed at All About Jazz". 22 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Mn Artists | Arts Writing from Mn, Beyond Mn".