Curtis Hasselbring
Curtis Rae Hasselbring is an American jazz trombonist.
Hasselbring learned trombone and guitar while young, though he did not play guitar professionally until the 1990s. He studied formally at the New England Conservatory, graduating in 1988, then worked with Charlie Kohlhase and Ken Schaphorst. He took a master's degree at Rutgers in 1997, during which time he worked with Chris Speed, Bobby Previte, Cuong Vu, Satoko Fujii, and others. He is the leader of the ensembles The New Mellow Edwards, Decoupage, and Curha-chestra. He has released three albums as a leader.Discography
- The New Mellow Edwards
- Big Choantza
- Number Stations
With Benny Carter
With Either/Orchestra
- The Half-Life of Desire
- Book of Rhapsodies
- Hot Town
- Book of Rhapsodies Vol. II