Curtis Stigers | Gentleman [Compact Disc] CD

When vocalist, songwriter and saxophonist Curtis Stigers recorded his latest album, Gentleman, he had no way of knowing that his planned release date would coincide with a global pandemic. A true gentleman remains unflappable in the face of any adversity; so Stigers straightened his tie, adjusted his cufflinks, and set about supplementing the album with one new song that speaks to our tumultuous moment in history with hope, empathy and humour.

Gentleman addresses the question: What does it mean to be a gentleman in this day and age? Stigers found himself confronting that question from a variety of angles as he was preparing for the album. On a personal level, he was watching his daughter leave home for college, beginning a new chapter in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp. Back at home, Stigers was reinventing his own life with a new romance and marriage.