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George Cartwright | |
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Born | Midnight, Mississippi, United States | December 10, 1950
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Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument | Saxophone |
Years active | 1970s–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]