Curtis Macdonald
Curtis Robert Macdonald | |
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Born | Calgary, AB, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Composer, saxophonist |
Labels | Greenleaf Music |
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curtismacdonald |
Curtis Macdonald (also known as Curtis Robert Macdonald) is a composer and saxophonist. He moved to New York City in 2003 and lives in Brooklyn. He is Faculty at The New School for Jazz.[1]
Macdonald has a background in sound design and draws inspiration from this in his work.[2] In 2015 he won a Peabody Award for his work on the show Meet The Composer at WQXR.[3]
To date he has composed original scores for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater[4], Aszure Barton,[5] Kate Weare Company[6], and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago[7] among others.[8]
Macdonald's work caught the attention of Pulitzer prize winner Henry Threadgill. Macdonald works with him as part of "Ensemble Double Up" and a new ensemble "14 or 15 Kestra: Agg."[9]
In 2013, Macdonald authored Introducing Extended Saxophone Techniques published by Mel Bay.
Albums
References
- ↑ "Curtis MacDonald". School of Jazz. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "DownBeat | Digital Edition | August 2011". DownBeat.
- ↑ "Meet the Composer". Peabody Award.
- ↑ Kourlas, Gia (2013-12-08). "'LIFT' by the Alvin Ailey Dance Troupe at City Center". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ↑ "A Dance That All Began With an Underwater Dream". Banff Centre. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ Burke, Siobhan (2015-02-25). "Review: Kate Weare Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary at BAM Fisher". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ↑ "Dance review: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at the Irvine Barclay Theatre". LA Times. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ↑ Shea, Christopher D. "What's on This Week Around the World". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Henry Threadgill / Ensemble Double-Up: Old Locks and Irregular Verbs Album Review". Pitchfork.
- ↑ "Jazz news: Saxophonist/Composer Curtis Macdonald Releases New CD "Community Immunity" on Greenleaf Music". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Curtis Macdonald: Community Immunity". All About Jazz. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Curtis Macdonald: Twice Through the Wall". JazzTimes. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Best of 2012: Jazz CDs, from Louis Armstrong to Christian Scott". The Mercury News. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2018.