Saxophonists Grant Stewart & Aidan McKeon with the Tim Brey Trio
Saxophonists Grant Stewart & Aidan McKeon with the Tim Brey Trio
Born in Toronto, Canada on June 4, 1971, Grant Stewart was exposed to the music of Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray and Coleman Hawkins by his father, a high school English teacher and semiprofessional guitarist. Father and son often played together for hours on end. It was through these early experiences and his father’s encouragement that Stewart first developed a strong ear for melody, style, and improvisation. He began with the alto saxophone at age 10, and when he was 14 his first teacher, noted Toronto bandleader Pete Schofield, invited him to play professionally in Schofield’s Big Band. At 17 he switched to the tenor saxophone and was soon playing with such master saxophonists as Pat Labarbara and Bob Mover. Stewart considers Mover to be one of his greatest teachers and among his strongest influences along with Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Don Byas, and Lester Young.
Since moving to New York City at the age of 19, Stewart has studied with such masters as Donald Byrd, Barry Harris, and Joe Lovano, and performed withCurtis Fuller, Jon Hendricks, Clark Terry, Etta Jones, Bill Charlap, Frank Gant, Dan Barret, Bob Mover, Brad Mehldau, Russell Malone, Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Jimmy Cobb, Harry Connick, Mickey Roker, Arthur Harper, Jimmy Lovelace, Cecil Payne, Dick Hyman, Herb Geller and was a member of the last Al Grey Sextet. Stewart can be found playing at such clubs in NY as Birdland, Smoke, The Ketano, The Jazz Standard, Fat Catand can be heard every Tuesday night at Smalls Jazz Club. Stewart has performed all over North America and Europe as well as in Japan, Brazil and Taiwan. He was also one of the first jazz artists to be invited to play at the historical Hermitage Museum in St. Petersberg, Russia. In addition Grant was a featured artist at the Guggenheim Museums’ Jazz series with his trio including drum legend Jimmy Cobb.
Stewart has twelve recordings as a leader on various labels, two as a co-leader with fellow Stewart Plays the Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn on Sharp Nine Records (USA) has received worldwide critical acclaim. Keep an eye out for Stewart’s upcoming release in September of 2010 on Sharp Nine Records.
Aidan McKeon
Saxophonist Aidan McKeon
Grant Stewart and Aidan McKeon take over the stage for the weekend and Tim Brey's trio backs them up.
Friday $25 / Saturday $30
General Admission ~ includes a la carte menu: $25 / $30
Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner: $80 / $85
VIP Dinner & Show package ~ includes 3-course dinner and stage-front seating: $100 / $105
(Beverages not included)
Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.
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Born in Toronto, Canada on June 4, 1971, Grant Stewart was exposed to the music of Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray and Coleman Hawkins by his father, a high school English teacher and semiprofessional guitarist. Father and son often played together for hours on end. It was through these early experiences and his father’s encouragement that Stewart first developed a strong ear for melody, style, and improvisation. He began with the alto saxophone at age 10, and when he was 14 his first teacher, noted Toronto bandleader Pete Schofield, invited him to play professionally in Schofield’s Big Band. At 17 he switched to the tenor saxophone and was soon playing with such master saxophonists as Pat Labarbara and Bob Mover. Stewart considers Mover to be one of his greatest teachers and among his strongest influences along with Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Don Byas, and Lester Young.
Since moving to New York City at the age of 19, Stewart has studied with such masters as Donald Byrd, Barry Harris, and Joe Lovano, and performed withCurtis Fuller, Jon Hendricks, Clark Terry, Etta Jones, Bill Charlap, Frank Gant, Dan Barret, Bob Mover, Brad Mehldau, Russell Malone, Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Jimmy Cobb, Harry Connick, Mickey Roker, Arthur Harper, Jimmy Lovelace, Cecil Payne, Dick Hyman, Herb Geller and was a member of the last Al Grey Sextet. Stewart can be found playing at such clubs in NY as Birdland, Smoke, The Ketano, The Jazz Standard, Fat Catand can be heard every Tuesday night at Smalls Jazz Club. Stewart has performed all over North America and Europe as well as in Japan, Brazil and Taiwan. He was also one of the first jazz artists to be invited to play at the historical Hermitage Museum in St. Petersberg, Russia. In addition Grant was a featured artist at the Guggenheim Museums’ Jazz series with his trio including drum legend Jimmy Cobb.
Stewart has twelve recordings as a leader on various labels, two as a co-leader with fellow Stewart Plays the Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn on Sharp Nine Records (USA) has received worldwide critical acclaim. Keep an eye out for Stewart’s upcoming release in September of 2010 on Sharp Nine Records.
Aidan McKeon
Seating InfoView Seating Chart
Premier Tables:
The best seats in the house positioned directly in front of the performance stage (marked dark blue on the seating map).
Standard Tables:
Clear and unobstructed views of stage (marked purple on the seating map). A few tables have a partially obstructed view (marked light blue on the seating map).
Cocktail & Bar Area:
Seating at high-top tables and at the bar area available on a first come, first seated basis (marked green on the seating map). Tables may be shared for sold out shows. Two TV monitors with live video feed of the performance are conveniently located above the bar and cocktail areas.
- All ticket prices are per person.
- Dinner menu available in all sections.
- Your ticket is also your dining reservation.
- Every ticket gets a seat in area purchased and tables are reserved based on the date when you made your reservation.
- We will do our best to ensure that your entire group sits together, please let us know in the order notes if there are multiple ticket orders in your group.
- For any special needs or accommodation requests, please call us at 215-568-3131.
- Tickets are the same price whether purchased in person, over the phone or online.
- No refunds, professional cameras or outside food and drink.
- There is a limited amount of seating available for performances, if the show is sold out online, contact us at 215-568-3131 for seating availability.
Festival Seating:
Festival seating is our general admission ticket. The entire venue or a portion of the venue may be designated for festival admission. These tickets will guarantee you a seat for the show and you are free to sit anywhere in the venue based on a "first come, first seated" basis. This should also allow for larger groups to sit together.
- All ticket prices are per person.
- Dinner menu available in all sections.
- Your ticket is also your dining reservation.
- For any special needs or accommodation requests, please call us at 215-568-3131.
- Tickets are the same price whether purchased in person, over the phone or online.
- No refunds, professional cameras or outside food and drink.
- There is a limited amount of seating available for performances, if the show is sold out online, contact us at 215-568-3131 for seating availability.