Peterborough Jazz Club – The Grant Stewart Quartet

Grant Stewart (tenor saxophone), Gabriel Latchin (piano), Simon Woolf (double bass), Sebastiaan De Krom (drums)

Born in Toronto, in 1971, Grant Stewart was exposed to the music of Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray and Coleman Hawkins by his father, a semi-professional guitarist. He began with the alto saxophone at age 10, and at 17 switched to the tenor saxophone and was soon playing with such master saxophonists as Pat Labarbara and Bob Mover. Grant considers Mover to be one of his greatest teachers and among his strongest influences along with Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Don Byas, and Lester Young. Since moving to New York City at the age of 19, Grant has studied with such masters as Donald Byrd, Barry Harris, and Joe Lovano, and performed with Curtis Fuller, Jon Hendricks, Clark Terry,Brad Mehldau, Russell Malone, Larry Goldings, Jimmy Cobb, Harry Connick, Mickey Roker, Dick Hyman, Herb Geller. He was also one of the first jazz artists to be invited to play at the historical Hermitage Museum in St. Petersberg, Russia. In addition, Grant was a featured artist at the Guggenheim Museums’ Jazz series with his trio including drum legend Jimmy Cobb. Grant has twelve recordings as a leader on various labels and two as co-leader. His album ‘ Grant Stewart Plays the Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’ on Sharp Nine Records (USA) has received worldwide critical acclaim. This is Grant Stewart’s first tour of the UK.