Stew Cutler
Arthur's Tavern57 Grove Street, New York 10014
Stew Cutler brings his guitar-led music to Arthur’s Tavern for an evening shaped by four decades across jazz, blues and gospel. A New York City native, Cutler is billed as a guitarist and composer whose work moves between R&B, jazz, melody, noise, blues and American roots. The West Village club has long been a home for his music: his 2017 album Every Sunday Night documented the energy of his standing Sunday residency there, with covers and originals recast by his working band.
Cutler began professionally at 19 with blues singer Z.Z. Hill, then worked in the instrumental avant-garde with Bobby Previte and Eliot Sharp. After moving to Woodstock, he worked with bassist Harvey Brooks and became a sought-after sideman, playing with Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett, Fontella Bass, Earl King and Jimmy Castor, as well as David Sanborn, Bill Frisell, Lester Bowie, Charlie Hunter and Wayne Horvitz. His six bandleader releases include Trio Music, Insignia, So Many Streams, Trio Live, After Hours and Every Sunday Night. His guitar also appears on the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, performing “How High the Moon,” and on seasons two and three of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Arthur's Tavern is a basement club in the West Village where jazz, Latin, and blues are played with deep roots and modern energy. The stage is small, the room intimate, and the audience sits close to the musicians, often with a few people standing near the back. Shows start around 5 PM and go late, with some sets extending into the early hours. The club has a history of hosting top-tier performers since 2001, including regular appearances by Yuichi Hirakawa Jazz Group. It's a place where music is the center, and conversation flows naturally between the audience and the performers.