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- In 1987, 21-year-old Curtis Stigers relocated from Boise to New York City in search of new challenges and a shot at the big-time, whatever that meant.
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Mar 1, 2004 · By the mid-’80s, the 20-something Stigers felt he was ready to take Manhattan. About three weeks after settling in New York, he recalls getting “a call from Gene who said, ‘Hey Curtis, I’m playing at a club on Third Street. Come down and I’ll put you on the guest list.’
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Mar 11, 2022 · In New York Stigers first found work as a saxophonist in blues clubs, then took up residence on Sunday nights in a restaurant where he and his trio created jazz versions of songs by Elvis...
Feb 23, 2022 · Stigers moved to New York and signed a first record deal at Arista, pursuing a rock music career. On 24th September 1991, Curtis Stigers released his self-titled debut album, which included rock, soul and jazz elements.
Putting his unique mark on tunes by Sting, Randy Newman, Mose Allison, Willie Nelson and Tom Waits, as well as two new Stigers originals, Curtis continues to blaze a path as one of his generation’s finest and most original interpreters of modern songs. “This is my niche, my specialty,” says Stigers.
May 22, 2022 · Despite his degree of commercial success Curtis Stigers has always been and remains a jazz man at heart as indicated by the majority of his albums. This latest release allows him to revisit his previous successes and commit a couple of songs to disc for the first time.
Stigers set off in 1987 for New York City. He began a regular engagement at Wilson's on Manhattan's Upper West Side, which led to a recording contract with Arista Records. His self-titled debut, released in 1991, sold nearly 2 million copies and spawned several hit singles, including the self-penned top 10 I Wonder Why.
