George Cartwright (born December 10, 1950, in
Midnight, Mississippi) is an
American musician, best known as the founder of the band
Curlew in 1979 in New York City.[1][2] Besides playing soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, he has composed music for Curlew, his own solo recordings and other music ensembles such as
Zeitgeist. He attended the
Creative Music Studio in
Woodstock, New York, and currently resides in
Minnesota.[3]