Biography.guide
Home › People › Jazz musician › Bob Stewart
Portrait of Bob Stewart

Bob Stewart

b. 1945

American musician

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Bob Stewart

Born 1945. Bob Stewart is an American jazz musician, performing artist and musician.

Bob Stewart (born February 3, 1945) is an American jazz tuba player and music teacher.

Early life and education Stewart was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts and a Master of Education from Lehman College.

Discography

As leader 1987: First Line (JMT) 1988: Goin' Home (JMT) 2000: Then & Now (Postcards) with Taj Majal, Carlos Ward, Steve Turre, and Graham Haynes 2008: Heavy Metal Duo: Work Songs and Other Spirituals

As sideman With Ahmed Abdullah's Diaspora and Francisco Mora Catlett's AfroHORN Jazz: A Music of the Spirit (Amedian, 2019) With Ray Anderson It Just So Happens (Enja, 1987) With Arthur Blythe Metamorphosis (1977) The Grip (1977) Bush Baby (1978) Lenox Avenue Breakdown (Columbia, 1979) Illusions (1980) Blythe Spirit (1981) Elaborations (1982) Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk (1983) Hipmotism (Enja, 1991) Night Song (Clarity, 1997) Spirits in the Field (Savant, 2000) Focus (Savant, 2002) Exhale (Savant, 2003) With Henry Butler The Village (1987, Impulse!) With Uri Caine The Sidewalks of New York: Tin Pan Alley (Winter & Winter, 1999) The Goldberg Variations (Winter & Winter, 2000) With Don Cherry Multikuti (A&M, 1990) With Gil Evans There Comes a Time (RCA, 1975) Priestess (Antilles, 1977 ) Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (RCA, 1979) With Bill Frisell Rambler With Dizzy Gillespie and Machito Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods (Pablo, 1975) With Howard Johnson and Gravity Gravity!!! (Verve, 1996) Right Now! (Verve, 1997) Testimony (Tuscarora, 2017) With Chris Joris Songs For Mbizo (VKH Tonesetters, 1991 and Jazz Halo/Omnitone, 2002) – with 1976 recordings With David Murray Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 (Black Saint, 1984) Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 (Black Saint, 1984) David Murray Big Band (DIW/Columbia, 1991) With Charles Mingus Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia, 1972) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (Columbia, 1972) With Sam Rivers Crystals (Impulse!, 1974) Inspiration (BMG France, 1999) Culmination (BMG France, 1999) With Herb Robertson Shades of Bud Powell (JMT, 1988)

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Lehman College, The University of the Arts

People in Bob Stewart's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bob Stewart's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bob Stewart?

American musician

When was Bob Stewart born?

Bob Stewart was born on 3 February 1945 in Sioux Falls.

What is Bob Stewart's occupation?

Bob Stewart is a jazz musician, performing artist and musician.

What nationality is Bob Stewart?

Bob Stewart is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bob Stewart

· Wikidata: Q888271

· DBpedia: Bob Stewart (musician)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Stewart. https://biography.guide/bob-stewart-jazz-musician/

MLA: "Bob Stewart." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-stewart-jazz-musician/.

Chicago: "Bob Stewart." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bob-stewart-jazz-musician/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:31 UTC