Mike Stewart

Born in Invercargill, New Zealand, Mike began learning the clarinet, well into his teens, before picking up a saxophone at the age of 17. Soon after he began working with local pop and jazz groups, landing gigs with New Zealand music icons Midge Marsden, Liam Ryan, Ray Columbus and others. At 21 he moved to Adelaide, Australia to begin jazz studies at the Elder Conservatorium and joined the teaching faculty soon after graduation. Mike has worked in