Stan Stewart’s blog

That’s right: Stan Stewart writes this blog (with occasional guest posts). Here, you can see some of the most recent posts. Enjoy and please leave your comments!

The sunset through deep gray winter clouds with a house lit up with holiday lights nestled in a grove of trees. There is snow covering the ground in the foreground.

Top Ten(ish) for 2025 – Thanks for listening!

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A grand piano keyboard is the photo behind the cover of "Piano Freedom" by Stan Stewart.

Piano Freedom #PianoImprov #LiveMusic

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"Freedom is... EXPRESSION!" written in felt-tip marker on a beige index card. Written as a prompt for a piano improvisation concert.

More from my first full-length piano improvisation concert

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Handwritten in black and red marker on a peach-colored index card: Freedom is.... like a butterfly ... Beautiful, fragile and strong

Freedom and Improvisation – a juxtaposition

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The keyboard of a grand piano with the bench and three pedals under it. The music stand above the keyboard is open with an iPad on it.

How Does One Prepare for an Improvised Piano Concert?

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A tic-tac-toe game forms the background for the cover to Stan Stewart's EP, "OICU". All sounds on this EP were created with Omnisphere 3.

Adding the “Oh!” to Omnisphere

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