Curtis Hasselbring

Curtis Rae Hasselbring (born July 12, 1965, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American jazz trombonist, guitarist and composer. 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, the Either/Orchestra and Ken Schaphorst. He took a master's degree at Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts in 1991-1993, during which time he began working with Chris Speed, Bobby Previte, Cuong Vu, Satoko Fujii, and others. He is the leader of the ensembles The New Mellow Edwards (with John Hollenbeck, Trevor Dunn and Chris Speed), Decoupage (with Mary Halvorson, Matt Moran and Satoshi Takeishi), and his newest project, the Curhachestra (with Raphael McGregor, Adam Minkoff and Daniel Rieser). He has released three albums as a leader. Curtis is also active creating electronic music and remixes under the name "Curha".

& the Curhachestra - 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Guilty!!! - 2024-10-07T00:00:00.000000Z

The Lines - 2024-01-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Poets & Sinners - 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Big Choantza - 2015-08-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Fujin Raijin - 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The New Mellow Edwards - 2002-04-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Across the Omniverse - 1996-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Calculus of Pleasure - 1992-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Half-Life of Desire - 1990-06-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Radium - 1988-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Curhachestra Summertime (Bonus) - 2025-08-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Fracassines (Curha Remix) - 2025-03-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Buzzsaw - 2024-09-24T00:00:00.000000Z

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