Member Since: 01/08/2005
Band Website: http://www.isaiahstewart.com
Band Members: Isaiah Stewart plays drums, hand drums, percussion and all rhythm keyboards. Backing musicians include: Joshua Stewart: lead keyboards & keyboard solos; Terence Hansen: electric & acoustic guitars; James Stewart: alto & tenor saxophones; David Chisholm: trumpet solos; John Stewart: trumpet; Joe Chisholm: trombone; Berno Danylik: bass; and John Flanders: saxophone & flute solos.
Influences: In no particular order . . . Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan, Dave Weckl, Chick Corea, George Benson, Billy Cobham, Tom Scott, Spyro Gyra, Freddie Hubbard, David Sanborn, Eumir Deodato, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Incognito, Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies, Rick Braun, Boney James, Jeff Lorber, Jean-Luc Ponty, Herb Alpert, Chuck Mangione, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Tom Browne, Ramsey Lewis, Earth Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Average White Band, Stevie Wonder, Brecker Bros, Crusaders, Fattburger, Chicago, Sergio Mendes, Alphonse Mouzon, Tony Williams, Lenny White, Return to Forever, Al Jarreau, Richard Elliot, Down to the Bone, Tom Coster, Lonnie Liston Smith, The Headhunters, Al Dimeola, Curtis Mayfield, The Ventures, Dennis Chambers, Four 80 East, LTJ Bukem, Casiopea, Jeff Golub, Akira Jimbo, Pockets, Brian Culbertson, The Rippingtons, Urban Knights, Dave Gruisin, Allan Holdsworth, George Duke, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Pharrell, Tribe Called Quest, Brothers Johnson, The Gap Band, Quincy Jones, Dream Theatre, Rush, Korn, Metallica, The Beatles, Prince, Cameo, Kool & The Gang, Con Funk Shun, Dazz Band, Slave, The Time, Morris Day, Ready For the World, Zapp and Roger, Gino Vannelli, Sade, Duran Duran, Tears For Fears, Scritti Politti . . . and on and on.
Sounds Like: Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan, Dave Weckl, Chick Corea, George Benson, Billy Cobham, Tom Scott, Spyro Gyra, Freddie Hubbard, David Sanborn, Eumir Deodato, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Incognito, Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies, Rick Braun, Boney James, Jeff Lorber, Jean-Luc Ponty, Herb Alpert, Chuck Mangione, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Tom Browne, Ramsey Lewis, Earth Wind & Fire, Ohio Players, Average White Band, Stevie Wonder, Brecker Bros, Crusaders, Fattburger, Chicago, Sergio Mendes, Alphonse Mouzon, Tony Williams, Lenny White, Return to Forever, Al Jarreau, Richard Elliot, Down to the Bone, Tom Coster, Lonnie Liston Smith, The Headhunters, Al Dimeola, Curtis Mayfield, Dennis Chambers, Four 80 East, LTJ Bukem, Casiopea, Jeff Golub, Akira Jimbo, Pockets, Brian Culbertson, The Rippingtons, Urban Knights, Dave Gruisin, Allan Holdsworth, George Duke, Pharrell, Tribe Called Quest, Brothers Johnson, The Gap Band, Quincy Jones, Prince, Cameo, Kool & The Gang, Con Funk Shun, Dazz Band, Slave, The Time, Morris Day, Ready For the World, Zapp and Roger, etc. (Some of these artists are vocalists and I am an instrumentalist, but we share similar sounds musically.)
Record Label: Fortress Hill Records
Type of Label: Indie