07 Apr

[ April 10th, 2026 release via Chill Tone Records – Caleb Wheeler Curtis – Ritual ]

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Ritual, out April 10, 2026 via Chill Tone Records, features a community-bridging band with pianist Orrin Evans, saxophonist/flautist Hery Paz, guitarist Emmanuel Michael, bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Michael Sarin

“What marks Curtis out is a resolutely personal sax sound, reflecting Coltrane, Ornette, and some of the tonal tremors of Albert Ayler – but within a composer’s conception flexible enough to embrace both free-collective ensemble invention and subtle structure.” – John Fordham, Jazzwise

“Heatmap radiates with brilliance, highlighting the very act of playing music and the intangible but irreplaceable energy that doing so creates.” – Kira Grunenberg, DownBeat

02 Aug

[ August 11th, 2023 release on Imani Records: Ember Trio – August in March ]

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Due out August 11, 2023 via Orrin Evans’ Imani Records imprint, the adventurous trio features saxophonist/trumpeter Caleb Wheeler Curtis, bassist Noah Garabedian and drummer Vincent Sperrazza

“The individual approaches to modern melodic improvisation within the collective memory of the musicians soeasily rise to the surface… The union of the three is in many ways emblematic of the jazz scene growing in Brooklyn that often crosses lines of genre in joyous and innovative ways.” – Paul Rauch, All About Jazz

“The group’s collective improvisational spirit is effortless.” – Veronica Johnson, JazzTimes

07 Jul

[July the 15th, 2022 release on Imani Records: Caleb Wheeler Curtis – Heatmap]

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Heatmap, due out July 15, 2022 via Imani Records, features pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Gerald Cleaver .

“Saxophonist Caleb Wheeler Curtis negotiates taut, bop-flavored contours with a meld of Desmond-like coolness and blues-toughened acerb.” – David Whiteis, JazzTimes

“Caleb Wheeler Curtis’ alto sax playing [is] intensely focused and garrulously inventive, digging deep into progressive bop through to post-Coltrane/Ornette free jazz and R&B-funk traditions.” – Selwyn Harris, Jazzwise