John Stewart (45)

Jazz and bluegrass guitarist. He began his career in the Midwest, where he worked with some of the country’s finest traditional fiddler players, and then toured and recorded on upright bass with swing and bluegrass bands. For some twenty years he played guitar with the legendary Kansas City jazz violinist, Claude “Fiddler” Williams. John has performed on numerous tours for The National Council for the Traditional Arts, including Echoes of the Ozarks, Masters of the Folk Violin and Masters of the Steel-String Guitar.