Jazz/Fusion/Blues/Multi-Style drummer Charles David Stuart has been playing professionally and teaching for over 25 years. He was born in Detroit and began playing drums and percussion in the early 1970's. He was performing by the mid to late 1970's and started teaching privately in the early 1980's. Adept in a multitude of styles and genres, his musical interests have always been multi-faceted. Charles has performed with many internationally known artists and shows. As a youth, he was a mega award winning drummer-percussionist in orchestral and jazz settings. 1985 -1986 he attended WMU on a jazz scholarship and moved to NYC to perform and study privately between 1986 and 1987. Since the late 1980's, Charles has been consistently involved in the eclectic music scene of his hometown Detroit, also nationally and internationally.

• HOWARD GLAZER & THE EL34'S-ON RANDOM CHANCE RECORDS NYC, BLUES/JAM BAND. HOWARD GLAZER- GUITAR, BOB GODWIN-BASS, CHARLES DAVID STUART-DRUMS.

• CHARLES DAVID STUART TRIO (AND QUARTET)-ON STUTIANO RECORDS, JAZZ/FUSION/JAM BAND. CHARLES DAVID STUART-DRUMS, DUFFY KING-GUITAR, JAMES SIMONSON-BASS, MARK BYERLY-TRUMPET, AND SELECT LIVE PERFORMANCES INCLUDE RALPHE ARMSTRONG-BASS.

• CHOP SHOP PROJECT-RAW FUSION. MIKHAL CALDWELL-GUITAR, CHARLES DAVID STUART-DRUMS.

• BILL MEYER-DETROIT KEYBOARD LEGEND, JAZZ AND MULTI STYLES. WITH HUBIE CRAWFORD-BASS, DAVID REINSTEIN-SAX, CHARLES DAVID STUART-DRUMS, AND VARIOUS GREAT MUSICIANS.

• ARGENTUCKY BLUES-CONTEMPORARY/TRADITIONAL BLUES. JOHN KING-BASS, CHARLES DAVID STUART-DRUMS, MATT MACDERMAID-GUITAR, JOHNNY MAC-VOCALS

• VARIOUS LIVE & THEATER PERFORMANCES.

• STUART ENTERTAINMENT & STUTIANO RECORDS. StuartEntertainment.com

• VARIOUS STUDIO PROJECTS-PERFORMANCE, RECORDING, MIXING, MASTERING.

• PRIVATE INSTRUCTION.

• CLINICIAN.

THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF “ CHARLES DAVID STUART TRIO LIVE ” WILL OCCUR SOON WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO BUDDY MILES, GEOFFREY MENIN, DUANE LEE AND EMA ROSENAUER. WHEN RELEASED, IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM STUTIANO RECORDS AT ABSTRACTLOGIX. AN EXCITING LIVE JAZZ / FUSION / JAM BAND CREATIVELY EXPLORING EXTREME MUSICAL ADVENTURES. THE PERSONNEL CONSISTS OF CHARLES DAVID STUART-DRUMS, DUFFY KING-GUITAR, JAMES SIMONSON-BASS, AND SPECIAL GUEST MARK BYERLY-TRUMPET. SELECT FUTURE LIVE PERFORMANCES WILL INCLUDE WORLD CLASS BASSIST RALPHE ARMSTRONG.

"ONE CAN HEAR A VIRTUAL CORNUCOPIA OF EXOTIC WORLD BEATS AND RHYTHMS COURTESY OF MASTER DRUMMER STUART" - PROGRESSION MAGAZINE.

Charles David Stuart Trio and Quartet (since 87, currently with Duffy King, James Simonson, Mark Byerly, Ralphe Armstrong), Stuart Entertainment (since early 00's), Stutiano Records (since 07), Howard Glazer and the EL34’s (on Random Chance Records with Howard Glazer, Bob Godwin, live since the late 90’s), Chop Shop Project (since 97, with guitarist Mikhal Caldwell), Bill Meyer-Detroit keyboard legend (since the late 90’s), Ralphe Armstrong-bass legend (since 90's, with Bill Meyer, Menopause The Musical, CDST, various), Menopause The Musical (04-06, including bassist Ralphe Armstrong), Forgotten-A Jazz Opera (since 05’), Altar Boyz (05), Bill Watrous-jazz trombonist (January 1984, Midwestern Music Conference performance, recording, and PBS broadcast at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, MI).

Johnny Trudell-trumpet legend (various since the early 90's), Marcus Belgrave-jazz trumpet great (various late 90’s and early 00’s, with Bill Meyer), Pat Brennan-vocalist, keyboardist, composer, Star Search (since 82), The Harmonica Shah Blues Band (on Electro-Fi Records, late 90’s to early 00’s), Jeff Lederer-saxophonist, composer, educator, as seen with drummer Matt Wilson (85-late 80’s, various), Joey Calderazzo-jazz piano great (early 87, Manhattan), Bob Brookmeyer-valve trombonist (86, WMU Jazz Festival), Jack and Matt Pierson-jazz performance, education, and jazz industry giants (since 80’s, various, mostly with Jack), Catfish Hodge-blues artist (late 90’s, Michigan Blues Festival).

Donald Kinsey (07, with Howard Glazer & the EL34's), Allen Farnham-jazz keyboardist/producer (86-87, Brooklyn), Walter White-trumpet (late 80’s, late 90’s, with Johnny Trudell, various), Matt Michaels-Detroit jazz keyboard mentor (90’s, with Johnny Trudell), James Carter (07, with Bill Meyer, Larry Smith, Hubie Crawford), Ron McClure-bassist (late 90’s, in Manhattan), Craig Taborn-jazz keyboardist with James Carter, (early 90’s, with Paul Finkbeiner), Fruq Z. Bey-avant-garde master saxophonist (early 00’s, with keyboardist Bill Meyer), Gary Jibilian-NS Stick/bass (02-03), Joe Deninzon & Alex Skolnick (02-03, while on tour with Jibilian).

Johnny B. Gayden-blues bass legend (90’s, various, Detroit), Amjed ”AJ” Abdallah - percussionist / engineer / producer (early 90’s, 03-05, with Pat Brennan, Soup Can Music), Mark Byerly-trumpeter for Justin Timberlake, Bob Seger, and other greats (since 85), Dwight Adams-trumpeter with James Carter, Stevie Wonder (mid 00’s, studio and live with Bill Meyer), Dave Gilbert-vocalist for the Rockets (late 90s), Randy Scott-saxophonist (early 00’s, with Bill Meyer), Soup Can Music Co. (early to mid 00’s), Detroit Lions (early 00’s, with Johnny Trudell), Ford (80's, 90's, various), GM (mid 90’s, early 00's, with Johnny Trudell, Bill Meyer), Mercedes Benz (mid 90’s), Radio City Music Hall Rockettes (early 00’s, Detroit), IAJE reading band Detroit (04’, with Jack Pierson), many various artists and entertainment companies.