Curtis Fuller

American jazz trombonist Born December 15, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, died May 8, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan, USA In a Jesuit orphanage from the age of 9 for several years after the death of both parents. Discouraged from playing the violin, he became intrigued by his instrument after seeing perform with ; he was taught by . Left Detroit, and settled in New York City in April 1957 (then a member of 's group) a…