About Curtis

A professional musician and music educator, Curtis Forbes is the owner and director at Forbes Music Company, a multi-faceted music education company committed to bringing the surrounding community dynamic and enthusiastic private music teachers, enriching after school music classes, and the exciting Legends Rock & Jazz Bands. In addition to championing the irreplaceable value of private music lessons, Curtis also currently spearheads an enrichment class program offering youth classes in guitar, drums, general music, electronic music and media, and student rock and jazz bands.

A recognized musical talent with a unique voice, Curtis Forbes has spent many years performing his stylish brand of blues, ballads, be-bop and jazz standards. Drawing from jazz influences ranging from Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell to Miles Davis and the Bill Evans Trio, Curtis exercises the sensitivity and patience of a great artist. For years Curtis has spent considerable time across the country as both a performer and educator studying and performing with an extensive list of brillant, famed musicians from whom he draws deep inspiration.

Curtis performs regularly in and around the greater New York metropolitan and tri-state area with his own groups and as a side-man. You can catch Curtis Forbes performing weekly in Manhattan and the surrounding area with a host of top tier musicians like Mike Richmond (Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Mingus Dynasty), Linc Milliman (Maynard Ferguson, Marian McPartland, Jim Hall) and Neal Caine (Harry Connick, Jr. Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Diana Krall), to name a few. His weekly Sunday brunch at Camaje Bistro and Lounge was featured in the June 2007 edition of Travel & Leisure as a top concierge pick for New York City.

To learn more about private music lessons and classes in Westchester, Long Island and Connecticut, and the LEGENDS Rock & Jazz Bands, please visit Forbes Music Company.