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Curtis Macdonald
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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] and was the Technical Director of The Open Ears Project from WNYC Studios that was named one of The Best 50 Podcasts of 2019 from the Atlantic Magazine[4] that was also Nominated for Best Music Podcast[5] and Honored for Best Series[6] in the 24th Annual Webby Awards.
To date he has composed original scores for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater,[7] Aszure Barton,[8] Kate Weare Company[9] and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago[10] among others.[11]
Macdonald's work caught the attention of Pulitzer prize winner Henry Threadgill and in 2016 Macdonald was a soloist on Old Locks and Irregular Verbs, an album in tribute to Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris[12]
In 2013, Macdonald authored Introducing Extended Saxophone Techniques published by Mel Bay.
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