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Curtis Fowlkes

Arts Desk

Curtis Fowlkes, prolific trombonist who co-led The Jazz Passengers, is dead at 73

Nate Chinen

Equally at home with boppish fluency or a gutbucket blare, Curtis Fowlkes was a trombone virtuoso who collaborated far and wide, co-founding The Jazz Passengers. He died on Aug. 31, at 73.