748: Luke Stewart on the Washington, DC music scene

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://thelukestewart.com/">Luke Stewart</a> is a DC/NYC-based musician and organizer of important musical presentations and has a strong presence in the national and international Improvised Music community. He was profiled in the Washington Post in early 2017 as “holding down the jazz scene,” selected as “Best Musical Omnivore” in the Washington City Paper’s 2017 “Best of DC,” chosen as “Jazz Artist of the Year” for 2017 in the District Now, and in the 2014 People Issue of the Washington City Paper as a “Jazz Revolutionary,” citing his multifaceted cultural activities throughout DC.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We talk about his upbringing in Mississippi, the DC music scene, how Covid has affected aspects of this scene, his personal goals moving forward, working in broadcasting, and much more.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Enjoy, and be sure to check out Luke on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/takealukearound">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://twitter.com/lukeostewart?lang=en">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/drlukestewart">Soundcloud</a>!</span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://contrabassconversations.com/app"><em>Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!</em></a></span><span class= "s2"><br /></span></p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1">Check out my <a href= "https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass"> Beginner's Classical Bass course</a>, available exclusively from <a href="https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath">Discover Double Bass</a>!</span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><strong>Thank you to our sponsors!</strong></span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/"><strong>Dorico</strong></a> - Dorico helps you to write music notation, automatically producing printed results of exceptional quality —