OF POWER | CONCERTONET

“On face value, jazz, classical and hip-hop seem like strange bedfellows. But in the capable hands of violinist Curtis J. Stewart and friends, the merging of these three streams creates an innovative fusion with a distinctive character of its own.

The advance material for Stewart’s new album, “Of Power,” calls it “a post-classical creation inspired by personal adversity and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Created entirely during the COVID-19 lockdown and releasing on the Bright Shiny Things label with the intention to coincide with Juneteenth - African American Freedom Day.” Although I think the term, “post-classical,” may be an oxymoron, the trail this album blazes is one of the directions serious music is taking today in search of relevance for our time.”