{"id":461,"date":"2023-03-21T08:06:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedworld.gr\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2023-03-21T08:06:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:06:57","slug":"bill-stewart-trio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitedworld.gr\/index.php\/artists\/bill-stewart-trio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Stewart Trio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bill Stewart (2013): John Rogers
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Larry Grenadier (2018): Juan Hitters
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Walter Smith III (2017): Jati Lindsay
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Drummer and Composer Bill Stewart<\/strong> has been one of the most in demand drummers in music for over 30 years. He has been a member of a co-led trio with Larry Goldings and Peter Bernstein for over 3 decades. He has steadily added some projects as a bandleader over the years. Blue Note Records released his recordings Telepathy<\/em> (1997) and Snide Remarks<\/em> (1995), the latter of which was selected as one of the top ten recordings of 1995 by The New York Times. These previous recordings featured piano and keyboards and emphasized unusual colorful harmonies. The new release Band Menu <\/em>is a departure from that approach to a more spare, melodic approach, with no chordal instruments. Of this concept, Stewart says \"Playing with Walter and Larry without a chordal instrument leaves a lot more space for the drums, which leaves me the option of filling up that space more than I would otherwise or simply leaving that space there, which can be nice too\".\n\nAs one of the most admired, accomplished bassists working in jazz today, Larry Grenadier<\/strong> has been praised as \u201ca deeply intuitive\u201d musician by The New York Times and as an instrumentalist with a \u201cfluid sense of melody\u201d by Bass Player magazine. Grenadier has created an expansive body of work in collaboration with many of the genre\u2019s most inventive, influential musicians \u2013 from early days playing with sax icons Joe Henderson<\/em><\/strong> and Stan Getz<\/strong> <\/em>to what has been decades performing alongside pianist Brad Mehldau, from extended experiences working with the likes of Paul Motian and Pat Metheny to co-leading the cooperative trio Fly (with Mark Turner and Jeff Ballard) and quartet Hudson (with John Scofield, John Medeski and Jack DeJohnette). In 2019, ECM records released The Gleaners<\/em>, a solo bass recording by Grenadier, to rave reviews.\n\nWalter Smith III<\/strong> is an inspired young saxophonist and composer with a lot to say. Although it may appear Smith is a new voice on the scene, he is widely recognized as an adept performer, accomplished composer, and inspired educatormith released his 5th album as a leader, \u201cTwio\u201d in February of 2018 with his longtime trio of Harish Raghavan and Eric Harland including guest appearances by Christian McBride and Joshua Redman. In the Jazz tradition, Smith has developed under the wings of many of the music\u2019s greats. Walter is\/has been a member of several legendary groups (recording and\/or touring) including the Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band, Terence Blanchard Quintet, Eric Harland's \u201cVoyager\u201d, Jason Moran\u2019s In My Mind:Monk<\/em> at Town Hall, Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet, the Christian McBride \u201cSituation\u201d, Christian Scott group and the Sean Jones Quintet to name a few. Originally from Houston, TX, Smith now resides in Boston, MA and is Chair of Woodwinds at Berklee Collage of Music, helping to prepare the next generation of Jazz students. Legendary saxophonist Jimmy Heath<\/strong><\/em> had this to say: \"Walter Smith is a perfect example of what my mentor Dizzy Gillespie<\/em><\/strong> said \"You have to have one foot in the past and one foot in the future\u201d.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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