Curtis Stigers

Known for his smooth, ballad-heavy style, vocalist Curtis Stigers has garnered commercial success straddling the line between traditional jazz crooner, pop artist, and R&B singer. But despite his degree of commercial success Stigers has always been, and remains, a jazz man at heart. Stigers has had several hit singles. He’s released nine critically-acclaimed, award-winning jazz albums. He’s played for presidents and princes and he’s appeared in two Seth MacFarlane movies about a foul-mouthed cuddly bear called Ted. He’s recorded thirteen studio albums and a live album singing Sinatra songs with a big band from Denmark. He’s toured with symphony orchestras, written songs with Carole King and duetted with Al Green, Shawn Colvin and Tom Jones. The New York Times calls Stigers an “Inspired marriage of visceral clout and intellectual savvy,” while the London Sunday Times remarks “I cannot think of another vocalist who creates such an exuberant combination of bebop artistry and raw emotion.”

Now, 30 years after his debut, Curtis Stigers is having fun with old and new material alike. His 2022 release, This Life, sees Stigers revisit his hits with reimagined versions of classic songs including “I Wonder Why,” “You’re All That Matters To Me,” (What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding” and more. “I don’t tend to look back much, musically speaking.” Stigers states in the liner notes to the album. “However, this time I set out with a plan to record songs from my previous twelve studio albums that I now play live in concert in a distinctly different way than I recorded them originally. Songs and arrangements grow and evolve from their recorded versions over time, as we play them again and again for audiences.” Stigers continues, “My songs have changed and grown as they’ve gotten older, just like I have.”

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