CLINIC/PERFORMANCE AT THE CELLAR

From New York, saxophonist Grant Stewart and pianist Tardo Hammer are doing a clinic/performance at the Cellar, 3611 West Broadway Saturday November 29th, 1:30 to 3:30, $10 (including a pop, coffee or tea) ~all students will receive 10% off at Prussin Music on day of clinic~ RESERVE NOW by calling 604-738-1959 or email reservations@cellarjazz.com Tardo Hammer For more than a quarter of a century jazz pianist Tardo Hammer has been a major figure on the New York Citybebop scene. Largely self-taught, Hammer was a full-fledged professional by the age of 16. Since then he wasplayed with such jazz notables as Lionel Hampton, Lou Donaldson, Art Farmer, Clifford Jordan, Abbey Lincoln,Johnny Griffin, Bill Hardman, Junior Cook, and many more. Hammer is an oft-sought sideman, and since 1994 has been accompanist and musical director for the vocalist Annie Ross. Hammer can currently be seen in many concerts and clubs throughout the US with his trio, which features on four acclaimed recordings for Sharp Nine Records. His most recent, Look Stop and Listen, was named one of the top CDs of 2007 in Downbeat, Jazz Times, the Village Voice and All About Jazz. In the past year he has performed at the Glasgow Jazz Festival, the Ascona Jazz Festival, and the Newport Jazz Festival. In addition, Hammer is an active jazz educator and is on the faculty at both the New School and the Lucy Moses School of Music in Manhattan. Grant Stewart 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 with Curtis Fuller, John 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 Cat and 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 eight recordings as a leader on various labels, two as a co-leader with fellow tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander on the Criss Cross label and many others as a sideman. His latest releases are The Shadow of Your Smile on Birds Records (Japan) and In the Still of the Night on Sharp Nine Records (USA) which has received worldwide critical acclaim. Keep an eye out for Stewart’s upcoming release of Young at Heart in March of 2008 on Sharp Nine Records. Post comments in the Jazz Forum