Curtis Bailey

John F. Kennedy High School

Class of 1979

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Curtis Bailey - Class of 1979 - John F. Kennedy High School

First Name	Curtis
Last Name	Bailey
Graduation Year	Class of 1979
Gender	Male
Current Location	New York, New York
Hometown	New York, New York
About Me	Curtis Bailey -- Saxophonist/Producer/Songwriter/Vocals/Arrangements This native New Yorker who got his professional start with the late great band leader, Sun-Ra, while still in high school, with the honor of sitting in the same section with legendary saxophonist Marshal Allen and John Gilmore. Curtis played All City and Boro-Wide first chair playing solos at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, under the direction of William Minnich. Curtis attended the College at Old Westbury, majoring in Music and a minor in Business. While in college, Curtis Bailey began to promote himself as a young gun for hire. In 1989 he was picked up by Warner Reprise rap group, Unity 2; a Hip Hop, Ska, Dance, Funk band with a banging DJ. Unity 2 was a recording and tour band that opened for such acts like Queen Latifah, A Tribe Called Quest, Big Daddy Kane, Maxie Priest etc. In 1996, Curtis along with manager, Ralph Davis, of R.I.D.E. Promotions and a talented singer/songwriter, Tony Dixon, founded The Final Word Productions. This was a full production house that wrote for many new artists. Curtis then had the pleasure of becoming the Musical Director for an off-Broadway play "Tomorrow", written and directed by "Tellin Tales" founder T-Renee. In 1997, Curtis also put out his debut CD "Daddy's Got Deal" which put him back into the tour arena and won him the Top Dog spot of Harlem Chamber Of Commerce's "Harlem Week". He began to open for acts like Ray Goodman and Brown Chuck Jackson, Freddy Jackson and Millie Jackson. The New York Post stated that "Curtis Bailey is an Intriguing Instrumentalist". After the release of Curtis’s first CD, his music was selected as the theme and background for the weekly radio show, "The Hottest Poets Radio Network". The year 2001 brought yet another notch to his belt in the way of short films. Curtis’s arrangements and sound effects have been used in short films and he has also had the opportunity to provide the entire movie score. Curtis worked on the film Doctors Orders, directed by Kevin Doc Tuddor of Sand Storm Productions and on the film I Will and Uphill Fall directed by Donovan Lambert of A Long Time Coming Productions. Curtis has played, toured, opened for and/or recorded with artist such as Jon Lucien, Lonnie Youngblood, Hezekiah Walker, Melba Moore, Melissa Morgan, Freddie Jackson and Horace Brown. For the past five years, Curtis has played with Mega Reggae Soul Band, "Leon and The Peoples". Leon and The Peoples were nominated for Best New Band at the 2007 International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA). Leon and The Peoples have completed a North American tour with Beres Hammond and Marcia Griffiths after their debut album "The Road Less Traveled". Curtis is inspired by all music genres and artists that continue to pave the way and break new ground in music. His hope and prayer is to touch the hearts of listeners and play and collaborate with as many artists as time will allow. His motto, True To The Rhythm", keeps him grounded and studious. Curtis has a single out on Itunes, EMusic, Amzonmp3.com, Rhapsody etc. entitled “WHILE I WATCH YOU SLEEP” He currently has the extreme honor to be the leader of a dynamic and progressive powerhouse band called “CURTIS BAILEY AND THE CLINIC” out of New York. "THE CLINIC IS A BAND OF BAND LEADERS AND MODERN DAY GRIOTS; SO PERFICENT ON THEIR INSTRUMENTS THAT ANYONE OF THEM CAN GIVE A VIRTUAL CLINIC AT ANY TIME. PLEASE COME OUT AND EXPERIENCE THE BAND WHEN WE ARE IN YOR CITY". That Cat........ For Bookings of Curtis Bailey and THE CLINIC, call Mr. Davis at 917 591-8599. Please go to Amazonmp3.com, Itunes.com, Rhapsody.com, EMusic or Napster.com to Download My New Single "While I Watch You Sleep", for .89 cent Timetomakenoise@hotmail.com KNOW THAT I AM A WARRIOR AND A GENERAL ADDRESS ME LIKE A CHILD OF GOD FIRST God centered and Word driven, Family, Friends and Living the dream (MUSIC). I truly Love People. PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN-SONG WRITER-MUSIC PRODUCTION TIME TO MAKE NOISE PUBLISHING Love many, Trust a few and Try not to hurt anyone. I truly believe I was put here to Play Music and to meet and asist others in their quest. Saxophonist, Song writer, Arranger, Production, Studio engineer, Vocals, Film scoring and sound effects, Band referral source. Memeber of ASCAP and 802 Music Union. Available for Gigs, Recording, Tours, Gun For Hire. reach out for work only at Timetomakenoise@hotmail.com or call 917 591-8599 R.I.D.E. Productions, Promotions and Management ONLY SERIOUS INQUIRES New Single "While I Watch You Sleep" available on amaz...(read more)