JAZZ
MUSICIAN
Curtis Haywood II, is one of the most talented and outstanding jazz musicians of today. The Brooklyn, New York native was raised in a two parent household, along with his five siblings. His interest in music began at an early age, between his first and third-grade school levels. He started out playing drums, then trumpet, and would later end up on the saxophone. Haywood attended Manhattan’s High School of Performing Arts. In our interview, he told us that his favorite instrument is clearly the saxophone. He said he had a love for bass and drums and if it weren’t for his love for the saxophone, he would have been a bass drummer. “The saxophone is my voice. That is clearly a voice that I speak very well,” says Haywood. He talked to us about his latest CD called “Smooth Ingredients” which consists a variety of flavors; Latin, Reggae, R&B, which are the staples of the ingredients; the terms that make up slow jazz. A gospel crossover song is also on the CD. The CD will