VIDEO PREMIERE | OF POWER | JAZZTIMES

“JazzTimes is honored to present the premiere of the video for “Scrapple” by Grammy-nominated violinist Curtis Stewart. The track, based on Charlie Parker’s “Scrapple from the Apple,” appears on Stewart’s new album Of Power, a solo collection of original and reimagined pieces inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter movement; arranged for violin, voice, and electronics; and created during the COVID-19 lockdown. The album is scheduled for release by Bright Shiny Things/Outside in Music on June 19, African American Freedom Day.”

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VIDEO PREMIERE | OF POWER | JAZZIZ

“GRAMMY-nominated violinist Curtis Stewart will release his new album, Of Power, on June 18 via Outside in Music. The album is described as a post-classical coming of agency album inspired by #BlackLivesMatter, featuring songs of resistance and resilience for violin, voice and electronics.”

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OF POWER | CONTEMPORARY FUSION REVIEWS

“At times, there’s nothing more haunting than looking in the mirror… change only comes when you see the reality you’ve become; and the lyrical & sonic weave Curtis crafted for “Until the Glass Breaks” is among the scariest sonic journeys I’ve ever been on – a true psychological thriller with beautiful violin.”

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OF POWER | Midwest Record

“Civil rights jazz through a lens of classical music and solo violin. Ringing out a sense of struggle from his bow, Stewart encapsulates mournfulness and hope at the same time doing it through a disparate set of sounds that make this a recital that’s one for the books. Interesting stuff for inquiring minds.”

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