Welcome to my website, Bill Stevens Music. From the menu tab above you can find information about my music and the groups I perform with including my calendar, as well as checking out my current and past projects. You can read my blog, Fragile Beauty or check out my pedagogy page and much more. At the bottom of this page you can sign up to receive my newsletter and a button to follow me on Spotify, SoundCloud and Bandcamp. If you might be interested in more information including the booking of one of my groups you can reach out to me through my contacts page. Thanks for visiting and I hope to hear from you.
In 2016, I presented the first of my Event Series Performances with the Suite for Chet Baker, AsThough I had Wings, followed by a performance of the Spoken Word Project and culminating with a Lennie Tristano Retropective. Next year marks our 10th Anniversary with the following presentations:
2026 Event Series…
In 2026, for the 10th year anniversary of my Event Series of performances and album releases I will present a series of videos of new compositions that will be released on the following dates…
Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026: a spoken word oratorio entitled A Dove Has Spread its Wings
To commemorate Earth Day, I will release a four video suite entitled, To Whom Shall Inherit the Earth beginning on April 19 - Water; April 20 - Wind; April 21 - Fire and Earth, culminating on Earth Day, April 22, 2026.
World Meditation Day, May 21, 2026: I will release a video entitled Forest Bathing as a multi-movement improvisation on solo trumpet through the hiking paths of the temperate rain forests of Olympic National Park in Washington State across the Puget Sound from the city of Seattle.
Christmas Day, December 25, 2026: an ambient-minimalist Mass, Above Him Was a Star as a video recited in Latin by Dee Kittany with readings from the Gospels of both Thomas and Mary.
I am looking forward to once again sharing my new music with you as we leave one year and move to the next. Thank you for taking the time to listen to my past works and for listening to this new material as it is released in 2026 through my social media accounts and music sites including Soundcloud, Spotify, Bandcamp and now Apple Music.