Just 22 years of age, Alexander Stewart is already creating a buzz as one of the most precociously talented vocalists of the new generation. With a voice rooted in Connick and Sinatra - and with a touch of the Kurt Elling rasp - Stewart avoids being a nostalgia act by a judiciously off-beat choice of material and a decidedly contemporary energy level. As well as clever re-arrangements of great standards, he translates the occasional pop song into jazz and adds some originals including songs by pianist Webb. With Alex Webb (piano), Gary Crosby (bass) and Andy Chapman (drums).
