💰Ted Curson Net worth: $1.3 Million
About
Trumpeter known for his performances and collaborations with Charles Mingus.
Before Fame
He saw a newspaper salesman playing a silver trumpet when he was a child and was inspired. He went to the Granoff School of Music in Philadelphia.
Trivia
He recorded more than twenty albums over the course of his life.
Family Life
His father wanted him to play alto saxophone, but he finally agreed to buy Curson a trumpet when he was ten years old.
Associated With
Curson was urged by Miles Davis to, in 1956, move from Philadelphia to New York City.
