George Cartwright (born December 10, 1950, in

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) is an

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musician, best known as the founder of the band

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in 1979 in New York City. Besides playing soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, he has composed music for Curlew, his own solo recordings and other music ensembles such as

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. He attended the

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, and currently resides in

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Discography

With

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'' (Landslide, 1984) *''Live in Berlin'' (Cuneiform, 1986) *''North America'' (Moers, 1986) *''Bee'' (Cuneiform, 1991) *''A Beautiful Western Saddle'' (Lyrics by Paul Haines) (Cuneiform, 1993) *''Paradise'' (Cuneiform, 1996) *''Fabulous Drop'' (Cuneiform, 1998) *''North America'' (Cuneiform, 2002) *''Gussie'' ive(Roaratorio, 2003) *''Mercury'' (Cuneiform, 2003) *''The Hardwood'’(Cuneiform, 1992) Solo *''DOT'' (Cuneiform/Rune, 1994) *''The Memphis Years'' (Lyrics by Paul Haines, Vocals by

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) (Cuneiform/Rune, 2000) *''Black Ants'' Crawling (

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, 2002) *''Send Help'' (Innova Recordings, 2008) with Michael Lytle *''Red Rope:3 Pieces for 2 Players'' (Cadence, 1997) with The Snaildartha 6 *'' Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail'' (Innova Recordings, 2004)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartwright, George 1950 births Living people American jazz musicians American jazz saxophonists American male saxophonists American jazz composers American male jazz composers Curlew (band) members People from Humphreys County, Mississippi 21st-century American saxophonists Jazz musicians from Mississippi 21st-century American male musicians