“I am so impressed by Kersten. She has a fantastic talent. I watch her play the violin, and I am like, wow - each time is a discovery. This girl is bad. You need to listen to this album, and you need to listen quickly!"

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE
“You feel the funk in her playing. You feel the soul. You feel the gospel, the Latin. She has it all.”

WBGO JAZZ 88.3FM
"Imagine if the spirit of Marion Williams suddenly possessed jazz master Jean-Luc Ponty's violin, and you have some sense of what Kersten can do. She is a gift to music."

THE BLACK GOSPEL BLOG
"Breathtaking pyrotechnics that burst with pure joy."

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PBS/CT PUBLIC – Connecticut Music Disruptors: From a Jazz Violinist to a DJ Challenging Stereotypes

This hour, we explore Connecticut music. Violinist Kersten Stevens just released a jazz album that she worked on with eight-time Grammy winner Christian McBride. She talks to us about facing imposter syndrome and how her unique sound came out of her experience playing a wide range of genres while growing up in Connecticut.

NEWS12 – Spotlight New Jersey: Kersten Stevens

Kersten Stevens, is a violinist, producer and arranger who is working on and releasing some exciting projects. She joined Della Crews this week on Spotlight New Jersey.

WBGO – The Violin Queen Rises Up with a New Album Produced By Christian McBride

It was great to catch up with the violinist Kersten Stevens who joined me at the WBGO Studios to talk about her new and highly anticipated fifth recording, Queen Rising, that is co-produced with Christian McBride

“I am so impressed by Kersten. She has a fantastic talent. I watch her play the violin, and I am like, wow - each time is a discovery. This girl is bad. You need to listen to this album, and you need to listen quickly!"

“You feel the funk in her playing. You feel the soul. You feel the gospel, the Latin. She has it all.”

"Imagine if the spirit of Marion Williams suddenly possessed jazz master Jean-Luc Ponty's violin, and you have some sense of what Kersten can do. She is a gift to music."

"Breathtaking pyrotechnics that burst with pure joy."

PBS/CT PUBLIC – Connecticut Music Disruptors: From a Jazz Violinist to a DJ Challenging Stereotypes

NEWS12 – Spotlight New Jersey: Kersten Stevens

WBGO – The Violin Queen Rises Up with a New Album Produced By Christian McBride