Ted Curson
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| Background information | |
| Born |
June 3, 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 4, 2012 (aged 77) Montclair, New Jersey |
| Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1955–2012 |
| Labels | Prestige, Fontana, Atlantic, Freedom, Futura, Marge, Trident, Whynot, Inner City, Chiaroscuro |
| Associated acts | Charles Mingus, Spirit of Life Ensemble |
Theodore "Ted" Curson (June 3, 1935 – November 4, 2012) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Curson was born in Philadelphia. He became interested in playing trumpet after watching a newspaper salesman play a silver trumpet. Curson's father, however, wanted him to play alto saxophone like Louis Jordan. When he was ten, he got his first trumpet.
He attended Granoff School of Music in Philadelphia. At the suggestion of Miles Davis, he moved to New York in 1956. He performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His composition "Tears for Dolphy" has been used in numerous films.
He was a familiar face in Finland, having performed at the Pori Jazz festival every year since it began in 1966. In 2007, he performed at Finland's Independence Day Ball at the invitation of president Tarja Halonen.
Curson died on November 4, 2012 in Montclair, New Jersey.
With Bill Barron
With Graham Collier
With Andrew Hill
With Charles Mingus
With New York Contemporary Five
With Sal Nistico
With Archie Shepp
With Cecil Taylor
With Andrzej Trzaskowski
With The Clinic Sextet
With Spirit of Life Ensemble
With Nick Brignola and Pepper Adams
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