Bob Stewart (born February 3, 1945) is an American jazz tuba player and music teacher.

Early life and education

Stewart was born in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts and a Master of Education from Lehman College.

Career

Stewart taught music in Pennsylvania public schools and at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City. He is now a professor at the

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and is a distinguished lecturer at Lehman College. Stewart has toured and recorded with such artists as

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, Gil Evans, Carla Bley, Muhal Richard Abrams, David Murray, Taj Mahal, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, Don Cherry, Nicholas Payton,

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, Charlie Haden,

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, Bill Frisell and many others in the United States, Europe, and Eastern Asia. He was a frequent collaborator with saxophonist Arthur Blythe from the 1970s into the early 2000s, often taking the place of the

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that traditionally supports a jazz ensemble. In their review of Blythe's album ''

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'', the editors of ''

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'' called Stewart's title track solo "one of the few genuinely important tuba statements in jazz."

Discography

As leader

*1987: '' First Line'' ( JMT) *1988: '' Goin' Home'' (JMT) *2000: ''Then & Now'' ( Postcards) with

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, Carlos Ward,

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, and Graham Haynes *2008: ''Heavy Metal Duo: Work Songs and Other Spirituals''

As sideman

With Ray Anderson *'' It Just So Happens'' (Enja, 1987) With Arthur Blythe *'' Metamorphosis'' (1977) *''

The Grip ''The Grip'' is a live debut album by jazz saxophonist Arthur Blythe which was recorded at the Brook, New York City in 1977 and released on the India Navigation label.

'' (1977) *''

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'' (1978) *''

'' (Columbia, 1979) *'' Illusions'' (1980) *'' Blythe Spirit'' (1981) *''

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'' (1982) *'' Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk'' (1983) *'' Night Song'' (Clarity, 1997) *''

Spirits in the Field ''Spirits in the Field'', is a live album by saxophonist Arthur Blythe which was recorded at Bimhuis in Amsterdam in 1999 and released on the Savant label the following year. Reception In his review on Allmusic, Michael G. Nastos stated: "Blythe ...

'' (Savant, 2000) *'' Focus'' (Savant, 2002) *''

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'' (Savant, 2003) With

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*''The Village'' (1987,

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) With Uri Caine *'' The Sidewalks of New York: Tin Pan Alley'' (

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, 1999) *'' The Goldberg Variations'' (Winter & Winter, 2000) With Don Cherry *'' Multikuti'' (A&M, 1990) With Gil Evans *'' There Comes a Time'' (RCA, 1975) *''

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'' ( Black Saint, 1984) *'' Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2'' (Black Saint, 1984) *''

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'' (DIW/Columbia, 1991) With

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'' (Columbia, 1972) *'' Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert'' (Columbia, 1972) With Sam Rivers *'' Crystals'' (Impulse!, 1974) *'' Culmination'' (BMG France, 1999) With Herb Robertson *''

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written by Sergio Carolino.
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