EFG LONDON JAZZ FEST & BOPFEST: NYC Tenor Giant - Grant Stewart Quartet

EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL & BOPFEST

PRESENTS

GRANT STEWART QUARTET

SUPPORT ACT

RESTAURANT | 7 PM | FREE FOR DINERS

PLEASE CALL THE RESTAURANT 020 7582 6800 FOR THIS PERFORMANCE AS SPACE WILL BE LIMITED

Eriko Ishihara - Piano

Allison Neale – Alto Sax

HEADLINE PERFORMANCE

JAZZ CLUB | 8 PM

GRANT STEWART QUARTET

Visiting US Sonny Rollins influenced tenor saxophonist
leads all-star UK bebop band

Brought over from the US especially to perform at BopFest, tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart has established himself as one of the leading figures on the world's straight ahead jazz scene, regularly touring around Europe and Japan as a soloist, and heavily featured as both leader and sideman on Dutch record label Criss Cross' catalogue of modern classic jazz recordings.

Hailing from Toronto, Canada and having moved to New York as a teenager to make his name on the jazz scene there, he studied with masters such as Donald Byrd and Barry Harris. He is known for being strongly influenced by Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins in particular. In his career to date, he has performed internationally with the likes of Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes, Clark Terry, Bill Charlap, Brad Mehldau, Russell Malone, Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Herb Geller and was a member of the last Al Grey Sextet. Starting in 2008, Stewart has consistently been voted a “rising star on the tenor” in the Downbeat Critic’s Poll and was the subject of a feature in JazzTimes magazine. Downbeat magazine has also featured Grant in a piece written by noted jazz writer Ted Panken.

On the international front Stewart was named one of the top 3 tenor saxophonists by the noted jazz magazine Swing Journal. “Stewart’s clarion sound and command recall Sonny Rollins, but his chops put him on a special level. He is not an imitator, but an artist who further illuminates and even expands the domain of expression first opened by Rollins.” – Thomas Conrad, Stereophile "Powerful in a form that combines tension and relaxation like that of Sonny Rollins and Dexter Gordon, Grant is one of the most powerful stylists... on the scene." Jazz Hot Magazine.

“Stewart’s clarion sound and command recall Sonny Rollins, but his chops put him on a special level. He is not an imitator, but an artist who further illuminates and even expands the domain of expression first opened by Rollins.” 

Thomas Conrad (Stereophile)

"Powerful in a form that combines tension and relaxation like that of Sonny Rollins and Dexter Gordon, Grant is one of the most powerful stylists... on the scene." 

Jazz Hot Magazine

Grant Stewart – Tenor Sax

Rob Barron – Piano

Dave Chamberlain – Double Bass

Matt Home – Drums

*Support tonight comes from Japanese bebop pianist Eriko Ishihara in a duo with saxophonist Allison Neale, who will be performing in the club's restaurant during dinner before the main act, with food available from 6pm until 7.50pm.

OTHER INFORMATION

GENRES:  BEBOP JAZZ

TICKETS: £16 PER PERSON

STROLLER PASS: £120 PER PERSON

SEE ALL 9 SHOWS (EXCLUDES WORKSHOP)

SEATING IS UN-ALLOCATED AND IS SUBJECT TO 1ST COME, 1ST SERVED BASIS

ONLY BAR FOOD & DRINKS AVAILABLE IN JAZZ CLUB

À LA CARTE DINING AVAILABLE IN THE MAIN RESTAURANT PRIOR TO SHOW