His debut disc, Panorama , has just been released on Double-Time Records. Gerald Spaits, a native of Kansas City, is one of the foremost jazz bass players in the Kansas City area. Appearing with national recording artists Herb Ellis, Rob McConnell, Marilyn Maye, Gary Foster and The Woody Herman Orchestra, Gerald has also provided soundtracks for TV and radio commercials. He has performed in a number of key jazz events including the Montreux Jazz Festival, the San Jose Jazz Festival and the World's Fair in Seville, Spain. Originally from Toronto, tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart now lives and works in New York City.
Grant travels frequently, playing all over the world.
He has studied with saxophonists Pat LaBarbera and Bob Mover, as well as with jazz legends Barry Harris and Donald Byrd.