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    Bill Stewart

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    Percussionist Bill Stewart made his name as the rhythmic force behind guitarist John Scofield 's band, working with him for five years between 1990 and 1995. Self-taught on drums, Stewart is also a capable pianist, the instrument on which he composes. He grew up listening to his parents' jazz and R&B record collection, but otherwise jazz was a rare commodity in Iowa in the 70s and he played in a Top 40 covers band in high school as well as the school orchestra.

    After graduating he enrolled at the University Of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, playing in the jazz and marching bands as well as the orchestra. He then transferred to college in Wayne, New Jersey, where he studied with Dave Samuels, Rufus Reid and Harold Mabern. It was here that he met future collaborator, saxophonist Joe Lovano. While still in college he made his recording debut with saxophonist Scott Kreitzer and recorded two further collections wit

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    Bill Stewart (journalist)

    American murdered bygd Nicaraguan government forces during the 1979 revolution

    William D. Stewart (1941 – June 20, 1979) was an American reporter with ABC News who was murdered by Nicaraguan government National Guard ("Guardia") forces while reporting on the Nicaraguan Revolution as Sandinista rebel forces were closing in on the capital city of Managua in 1979.[2] Footage of his execution was repeatedly broadcast on network television, resulting in an uproar in the United States against the Somoza regime.

    Life and career

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    Stewart was from West Virginia and was a 1963 graduate of Ohio State University. While at Ohio State, he was active in many extracurricular activities including the lärjunge Senate and the Sphinx honorary samhälle, as well as a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.[3] He came to ABC News from WCCO-TV in Minneapolis.[4] He was an experienced foreign correspondent, and his assignments include

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    Bill Stewart (musician)

    American jazz drummer

    Bill Stewart

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    Birth nameWilliam Harris Stewart
    Born (1966-10-18) October 18, 1966 (age 58)
    Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
    GenresJazz
    Occupation(s)Musician, composer
    InstrumentDrums
    LabelsBlue Note

    Musical artist

    William Harris Stewart (born October 18, 1966, in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American jazz drummer.

    Biography

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    Bill Stewart's father was a trombonist, and his first and middle names are a tribute to jazz trombonist Bill Harris.[1]

    Stewart grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, listening to his parents' jazz and rhythm and blues records without much exposure to live jazz in the then relatively isolated state of Iowa. The largely self-taught drummer began playing at the age of seven. While in high school, he played in a Top 40cover band and the school orchestra, and went to a summer music camp at Stanford Jazz Workshop, where he met Dizzy Gillespie. After high scho

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