Stewy was born into a musical family in 1962. He started piano lessons at the Conservatory of Berne when he was eight, and studied classical music for about 10 years. He enrolled in the famous Swiss Jazz School in Berne, where he teaches today, in 1995 and graduated in 1998.
In 1990 Stewy founded his Trio, which became one of his favourite formations. In unnumerous projects from solo piano to Bigband he became also a very experienced and demanded accompanist.
He worked with many of the worlds greatest jazz musicians, such as Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Alvin Queen, George Robert, Bobby Shew, Bob Mintzer, Johnny Griffin, Ryan Kisor, Eric Alexander, Joe Ascione, Sandy Patton, Dusko Goykovic, John Allred, Ed Neumeister, Reggie Johnson, Greg Gisbert, Dany Doriz, Rhonda Dorsey, Sharon Harris, Bert Joris a.o. and with the most valid players of the Swiss scene: Domenic Landolf, Alex Hendriksen, Nick Perrin, Pius Baschnagel, Daniel Schläppi, Tobias Friedli, Daniel Woodtli, Christoph Grab, Lance Beyeler, Christoph Sprenger, Martin Streule, Bänz Oester, Daniel Schenker, Mats Spillman, Roman Schwaller, Christian Münchinger, Sandro Schneebeli, Rolf Häsler, Daniel Aebi, Giorgos Antoniou, Bernhard Bamert, Pascal Dussex, Elmar Frey, Herbie Kopf, Christoph Schweizer, Samuel Zingg, a.m.o.
Performing at national and international jazz festivals has also been an important part of Stewy’s musical life. Stewy played with his Trio or as an accompanist at many national and international festivals:
Jazz Days Biel 1987, Jazz Festival Bonianco 1989, Jazzfire Luzern 1996, Jazzfestival Cully 1997, Int. Jazz Festival Bern 1997 and 1998, IAJE Conference New York 1998, Int. Jazzfestival Montreux 1997 and 2001, MIDEM 2003 Cannes (France), CH-Jazzfestival Schaffhausen 2003, Verbier Festival 2004, Axalp Festival 2004, Lucerne Piano Festival 2004, BeJazz Festival Berne 2005, BeJazz Sommer Berne 06, Verbier Festival 06...and in every wellknown Jazzclub of Switzerland.
CD’s as a leader
1993 «Icarus’ Flight»
1995 «Live & Elsewhere»
1997 «To The Point»
1999 «Everything I Love» (w Daniel Schläppi, Peter Horisberger)
2002 «Cookin’ Live» (w Daniel Schläppi, Peter Horisberger)
2003 «Live At Birdseye" feat. Eric Alexander
2005 «Dienda» (w Reggie Johnson b, Daniel Schläppi b, Tobias Friedli dr)
2008 «Wabash» (w Alex Hendriksen ts/ss, Daniel Woodtli tp/flh, Pius Baschnagel dr)
As a sideman Stewy appears on many other productions
