Curt Newton

Curt Newton is an American jazz drummer.

Newton studied jazz performance at the New England Conservatory of Music and was a student of Bob Gullotti . Since 1986 he worked as a professional musician. With Ken Vandermark and Nate McBride he formed the group Tripleplay , with which he recorded three albums, another was created with Vandermark and Kent Kessler ( Steelwood Trio ).

Newton is currently a member of the Nate McBride Quartet (with Charlie Kohlhase and Taylor Ho Bynum ), the trio mi3 (with Pandelis Karayorgis and Nate McBride ) and the Trio Ex Nihilo (with Jeff Song and Taylor Ho Bynum). He recorded an album with the group The Poppies . As a sideman he also worked with Hans Poppel , Joe Morris , James Rohr , Greg Kelley and Jorrit Dijkstra .

In addition, Newton distinguished himself as a solo percussionist. In 1992 he played a percussion concert with Alan Dawson and Bob Gullotti , in 1996 the world premiere of John Zorn's Hwang Chin Ee for two percussionists and narrator and in 1997 a transcription of Witold Lutosławski's string quartet for solo drums . In 2002 he worked on Chen Zhen's multimedia sculpture Jue Chang at the Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art .

Discography (selection)

• Joe Morris Trio: Symbolic Gesture , 1994
• Steelwool Trio: International Front , 1995
• Barrage Double Trio: Utility Hitter , 1996
• Joe Morris Quartet: You Be Me , 1997
• Tripleplay: Expansion Slang , 2000
• Trio Ex Nihilo , 2000
• Improvisations for Kayagum and Chang-go with Jeff Song , 2004
• mi3: We Will Make a Home for You , 2005
• sOo 's collage: Different Doors , 2005

Web links

• Curt Newton's website
• Curt Newton at Allmusic (English)