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- He acquired much of his motivation for pursuing jazz from jam sessions led by Gene Harris at the Idanha Hotel. His song "Swingin' Down at Tenth and Main" is a tribute to those times with Harris. After receiving his diploma, he moved to New York City, intending to become a rock musician.
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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. “I just knew I needed to get out of town to continue to learn and grow as a musician,” he says.
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After receiving his diploma, he moved to New York City, intending to become a rock musician. But he spent more time in jazz clubs singing and playing saxophone. [4]
Oct 7, 2022 · Fri 7 Oct 2022 at 00:47. Back in 1991, Curtis Stigers was ruling the world as a long-haired pop star with a smash hit called I Wonder Why. The American singer-songwriter and sax player was jetting ...
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.
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Curtis Stigers was born on 18th October 1965 and grew up in Boise, Idaho. He grew up as a jazz musician. 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. The album turned out to b...
The twelve track album (incl. the LP Bonus Track) lasts 66 minutes. The eleven track version is 58 minutes. The opening track of the the song, which most of you likely know from the Bodyguard movie. The song works so surprisingly well with Larry Goldings on the organ and John ScrapperSneider on the trumpet. And… Yeah, I am not into jazz at all, but...
I have been so excited when I received the promo of This Life. Even though there was much more urgent stuff to do for Flyctory.com, I just had to review these tunes first. The singles I heard before were so good. The more I listened to that, the more I felt that this one might not be just good. Not just very good. Welcome to the Club of Excellence ...
Mar 29, 2019 · Curtis Stigers poses for a photo at the Egyptian Theatre in downtown Boise, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Brian Myrick / Idaho Press Curtis Stigers at Capital High School,Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019.
It was at twenty-one that Stigers moved to New York, breaking into the industry by singing and playing saxophone in blues clubs, and learning how to write songs. It was a few years later, while playing in a jazz trio, that he was discovered by the record industry and signed by Clive Davis’s Arista Records.
