Curtis Hasselbring is a trombonist, guitarist and composer who resides in Brooklyn, NY. Curtis leads the groups The New Mellow Edwards, Decoupage and the Curha-chestra. Curha is Curtis's frequently invoked nickname as well as his sample-based electronic project involving a stack of LPs, a wide variety of instruments and a certain eagerness for deconstructing his own music.

He has spent the last 20 years playing and recording with such diverse artists as Medeski Martin & Wood, Slavic Soul Party, Golem, Bobby Previte, Josh Roseman, the Either Orchestra, Andrew D’Angelo, the Ghost Train Orchestra, Satoko Fujii, Frank London, Tom Harrell, Matt Darriau, Cuong Vu’s Vu-tet, and Anthony Coleman among others. Curtis appears on over 60 recordings including two releases as a leader with the New Mellow Edwards on Skirl Records.