Curtis Lovell

Curtis Lovell is an artist, musician, actor, entrepreneur, and healer born and raised in Buffalo New York. [1]

Curtis Lovell began singing at the age of 4 years old when their mother, actress, poet, and playwright Lorna C. Hill, realized that Lovell had perfect pitch. She is a 2009 graduate of the Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts. [2]

As a solo musical artist, Lovell is known for creating her own looping accompaniment, singing the melody over the lush background of looped vocal phrases. She has collaborated with other musical artists such as Neheem Shabazz, Walter Kemp, David Jonathan, Rishon Odel, George Caldwell, Frank Scinta, Rodney Appleby, and Zuri Appleby. [1] Their influences include Jill Scott, Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, and Patsy Cline. [3] 

In an April 2022 interview with Buffalo Spree Magazine, Lovell shared her aspirations for her personal musical legacy:

"I want people to always feel like, in the way of their healing, and in the way of catharsis and joy, that I was helpful in that, in any kind of way. I want my music to feel meditative and that you can heal with it and through it. I want people to feel joy and loved, because I sing it that way. I try to only sing about things I know and feel so that it can continue to resonate. The legacy I want to leave as a musician and artist is resonance." [1]

[1] "Curtis Lovell: A homegrown prodigy" by Harper Bishop, Buffalo Spree, https://www.buffalospree.com/arts_entertainment/music/curtis-lovell, April, 2022

[2] "Jeff Miers: Rising star Curtis Lovell knows why the caged bird sings", The Buffalo News, November 6, 2018, https://buffalonews.com/opinion/columnists/jeff-miers-rising-star-curtis-lovell-knows-why-the-caged-bird-sings

[3], Curtis Lovell Music, Sound Cloud, https://soundcloud.com/curtislovellmusic, January 9, 2023