Visiting Artist Performance: Jesse Stewart

Jesse Stewart will perform in the Sensory Garden at the Baehr Audio-Reader Center.

Jesse Stewart’s music appears on over twenty recordings including Stretch Orchestra’s self-titled debut album, winner of the 2012 “Instrumental Album of the Year” Juno Award (the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy). He has performed and recorded with musical luminaries including William Parker, Hamid Drake, Joe McPhee, Pauline Oliveros, and many others.

He is a professor of music at Carleton University, an adjunct professor in the visual arts department at the University of Ottawa, and founder and director of We Are All Musicians, an organization dedicated to fostering inclusive group music-making.