Luke Stewart (musician)

rdf:langString Luke Stewart (musician)

rdf:langString Luke Stewart

rdf:langString Luke Stewart

rdf:langString Irreversible Entanglements, Blacks' Myths, Luke Stewart Exposure Quintet, Heart of the Ghost, Six Six, Heroes Are Gang Leaders

rdf:langString Astral Spirits, International Anthem, Atlantic Rhythms

rdf:langString composer, improviser, bassist, multi-instrumentalist

rdf:langString Luke Stewart is a composer-improviser, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, and organizer known for his work as a soloist; leader of his Exposure Quintet, with Edward Wilkerson, Jr., Ken Vandermark, Jim Baker, and Avreeayl Ra; and member of groups including Blacks' Myths, Heart of the Ghost, Six Six, Irreversible Entanglements, and Heroes Are Gang Leaders, a literary free jazz ensemble that was awarded the 2018 American Book Award for Oral Literature. Stewart has co-run DC jazz advocacy nonprofit CapitalBop since 2010, curating the organization's longstanding "Loft Jazz" concert series and writing music criticism for its website. In 2020, he was included among DownBeat's "25 for the Future" as an artist who "shapes the artistic landscape". He has performed or recorded with artists including Camae Ayewa, Keir Neuringer, Aquiles Navarro, Tcheser Holmes, Archie Shepp, Warren "Trae" Crudup, III, Miriam Parker, Daniel Carter, Fay Victor, Hamiet Bluiett, Wadada Leo Smith, Jarrett Gilgore, Ian McColm, Anthony Pirog, Jaimie Branch, Thurston Moore, Leila Bordreuil, and Priests.