Grant Stewart

Grant Stewart (born June 4, 1971) is a Canadian jazz saxophonist.

Life and career Stewart was born in Toronto, Ontario, on June 4, 1971. His father was a part-time jazz guitarist.

Stewart is the first to have been interviewed for the long-running jazz-interview podcast The Jazz Session when it was created by Jason Crane in 2007.

For his 2007 recording Young at Heart, Stewart chose compositions that included music by Elmo Hope and Neal Hefti, as well as originals.

On Around the Corner in 2010, Stewart also played soprano sax. In 2011, this album was the focus of his second interview by Crane for the 4th-anniversary episode of The Jazz Session.

Stewart married Armenian American jazz singer Lucy Yeghiazaryan in the fall of 2020.

Playing style Stewart plays "steady swinging, muscular hard bop". His sound is "lean and sinewy, yet flush with lyricism, humor and rhythmic possibilities, much like tenor icons Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins, to whom Stewart is frequently compared".

Discography An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

As co-leader with Eric Alexander Criss Cross With David Hazeltine (piano), Peter Washington (bass), Kenny Washington (drums) 2006 Reeds and Deeds: Cookin'|Criss Cross With David Hazeltine (piano), John Webber (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums) 2010 Reeds and Deeds: Tenor Time''Criss CrossWith David Hazeltine (piano), John Webber (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)

As co-leader with Fabio Miano

As sideman

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