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Grant Stewart Quintet at Soka Performing Arts Center

Courtesy of Renee Bodie | Posted on December 27, 2021

Where

Soka Performing Arts Center
1 University Dr
Aliso Viejo, CA
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When

Sat, March 26, 2022
8:00 pm

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Musicians

Grant Stewart
saxophone, tenor
Ron Stout
trumpet

About

“What separates Stewart from so many of his peers stuck in the quicksand of hard bop nostalgia is the sheer creative spark and spontaneity of his solos. When Stewart gets hot the questions of individuality evaporate amid the in-the moment thrills of his invention.”
- Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press

Grant Stewart - saxophone
Ron Stout - trumpet
Tardo Hammer - piano
David Wong - bass
Lewis Nash - drums

New York tenor sax giant Grant Stewart can be found playing at such clubs as Smalls, Lincoln Center, Birdland, SMOKE, The Kitano, The Jazz Standard and many more. Stewart has performed all over North America and Europe as well as in Japan, Brazil, and Taiwan. He was also one of the first jazz artists to be invited to play at the historical Hermitage Museum in St.Petersburg, Russia. In addition, Grant was a featured artist at the Guggenheim Museums’ Jazz series with his trio including drum legend Jimmy Cobb....

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