About Delta Duo
Pre-WWII Mississippi Delta blues with an Eastern European flair. The Delta Duo—JJ Stenzoski and Irina Povarova—marries the raw tone of a National resonator slide guitar to the sweet purity of the classical Russian violin.
World-class Russian violinist Irina Povarova was formally trained in classical violin at the Kazan musical conservatory in Tatarstan, Russia. She has toured throughout Europe with the Symphonic Orchestra of the Radio and TV Company of Belarus and more recently has performed stateside with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra and her chamber music quartet in venues across central Indiana, including Carmel’s new Palladium. Offstage, Irina is a highly-respected instructor of violin, viola, and piano.
Born and raised in Chicago, blues guitarist JJ Stenzoski is currently a lecturer in creative writing and English composition at Indiana University in Indianapolis. He is a devotee and scholar of early acoustic blues and brings his passion for these musical roots to each performance. JJ studied under the personal tutelage of world-renown artists Stefan Grossman, Woody Mann, and acoustic blues master Rory Block.
Next Irvington First Friday is Friday, September 6.
