Court Stewart received a Bachelor's degree in music at Radford
University and a Master's degree in jazz performance from the University
of Tennessee in Knoxville. During this time he studied privately with
renowned jazz educators and performers Jerry Coker and Donald Brown.
While in Knoxville, he had the opportunity to perform with a wide
variety of musical talent, including a two-year engagement at Lucille's
with tenor sax great Bill Scarlett. During this time Stewart's group
also won the 1999 Downbeat Reader's award for best small group
performance.
After moving to Atlanta, GA in 2000, Stewart quickly became a familiar
face on the local music scene, performing in popular Atlanta venues such
as Churchill Grounds, Sambuca Jazz caf‚, the Rialto center and the High
Museum of Art. He has performed at Jazz festivals and concerts up and
down the East Coast, including the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the Trumpet
Awards at Earthlink Live, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Stewart has performed with such jazz notables as Rene Marie, Javon
Jackson, Steve Ellington, Chip McNeill and Lisanne Lyons.