Grant Stewart Quartet
About This Event
Saxophonist Grant Stewart, a Canadian player rooted in the hard bop tradition, leads the Grant Stewart Quartet in late-night sets at Smalls Jazz Club. Their lean arrangements prioritize swing, direct melodic phrasing and extended improvisation, leaving space for close interplay with the rhythm section. The group works in the small-room, working-band tradition, favoring clarity over showmanship.
About the Artists
Grant Stewart
Grant Stewart is a Canadian jazz saxophonist whose work sits in the hard bop tradition, built on swing time and direct melodic phrasing. In New York City he is a familiar late-night presence at Smalls Jazz Club, often fronting the Grant Stewart Quartet.
Grant Stewart Quartet
Grant Stewart Quartet is a hard bop–leaning jazz group heard regularly at Smalls Jazz Club, part of New York City’s late-night club circuit. Built around saxophonist Grant Stewart, the quartet draws on the working-band tradition of small-room jazz, where arrangements are lean and the rhythm section does most of the heavy lifting.