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Ernest Stuart

Music began in the life of Ernest Stuart at the age of 12 while in middle school. He dreamt of playing saxophone, but soon realized that his dream of being a musician had come to a screetching halt when his mother, a single parent of two, could not afford his instrument. To aviod being kicked out of beginners music class young Ernest was given three options for substitutes: tuba, baritone horn, and trombone… he picked the lesser of three evils, and never looked back. Throughout highschool he studied classical music with bass trombonist Jose Vidal in Sicklerville, NJ. Eventually the lessons and hard work paid off landing Ernest spots in top district orchestras and earning him numerous awards in local jazz competitions. After graduating from high school all roads seemed to lead towards Philadelphia, more specifically, Temple University. While at Temple Ernest studied with Luis Bonilla, “This…”, he explains, “…changed my life”. During his undergraduate studies Ernest began to make a name for himself around Philly as a very versatile trombonist playing various styles of music such as jazz, salsa, r&b,neo-soul, and hip-hop with such artist as The Roots, Captain Black Bigband, Jaguar Wright, Orrin Evans, John Swana, Jimmy Jorge and the Latin Express, Tim Warfield, Thee Phantom, The OJays and more. After graduting from Temple Ernest set his sights on a new city: New York City. Since moving to New York, he has played in such clubs as the Village Vanguard, The Iridum, Smoke and the Blue Note, and has share the stage with musicians such as The Duke Ellington Orchestra, The Village Vangurd Orchestra, Reggie Workman, Charles Tolliver, Terell Stafford, Anthony Wonsey, and so on. Now well on his way, Ernest continues to be active on Philadelphia’s and New York music scenes.

Ernest Stuart: One Step Ahead

by Geno Thackara
April 26, 2017

It ain't exactly jny: Rome, and it's not all roads, but many of them (especially in the jazz world) certainly seem to lead to jny: Philadelphia. It's unavoidable for a city where the music has such deep roots (birthplace of Billie Holiday, home of John Coltrane, hangout of Dizzy Gillespie and Sun Ra among countless others), and it's certainly been the case for the omnivorously eclectic trombonist Ernest Stuart. The Temple graduate has also shuffled between New York and Indiana ...

Live From Philadelphia

Center City Jazz Fest: Five Years Strong

by Geno Thackara
May 6, 2016

Center City Jazz Festival Philadelphia, PA April 30, 2016 “The Fifth Annual Center City Jazz Festival is officially sold out!" Thus tweeted a spokesperson from @ccjazzfest two days before the start of jny:Philadelphia's annual celebration (most likely its founder, local trombonist Ernest Stuart). I'm not sure if there was any backup plan for late stragglers; clearly the familiar crowd knew they didn't want to wait too long to get in on the festivities. The timing had ...

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The Center City Jazz Festival: A Jazz Project In Philadelphia By Ernest Stuart

Source: Michael Ricci
January 25, 2012

Help Fund Philadelphia's Center City Jazz Festival at Kickstarter.com The Idea: On April 28, the Center City Jazz Festival is set to showcase great new jazz in an exciting, youthful, energetic environment, and introduce a new crop of the Philadelphia area's best up-and-coming artists to both jazz aficionados and the jazz curious. We're going to take jazz out of concert halls and put it into a number of Center City's best restaurants/bars and music venues clustered around Broad Street, all ...
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Multi-talented Trombonist Ernest Stuart Releases First CD "Solitary Walker" March 15

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 19, 2011

From humble beginnings to headlining Philadelphia and New York City clubs, Ernest Stuart is a multi-talented trombonist who's played alongside The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Billy Paul, The O'Jays, Charles Tolliver Big Band and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, among others. Stuart's heavily awaited debut CD, Solitary Walker, rolls out nationally on March 15, 2011 at a SRP of $15.00 and is also available as a digital download at www.erneststuart.com.

With an explosion of hard-bop jazz and soul compositions, ...
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Multi-Talented Philadelphia Jazz Trombonist Releases His First CD, "Solitary Walker" on March 15

Source: Damore Public Relations
February 14, 2011

Multi-talented Philadelphia Jazz Prodigy Ernest Stuart Releases Self-Produced Debut CD “Solitary Walker" March 15, 2011 Trombonist Has Played with GRAMMY Award-winning Artists “The Roots" and “Vanguard Jazz Orchestra" LOS ANGELES—From humble beginnings to headlining Philadelphia and New York City clubs, Ernest Stuart is a multi-talented trombonist who's played alongside The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Billy Paul, The O'Jays, Charles Tolliver Big Band and Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, among others. Stuart's heavily awaited debut CD, Solitary Walker, rolls out ...
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