Stevie (they/them) is a non-binary trombonist, composer, bandleader, festival director and creative producer. Originally from Bunganditj/Mount Gambier SA, they graduated with a Bachelor in Jazz Performance from the Elder Conservatory (Adelaide) and have toured internationally as a freelance musician. By day they work as the co-founder and artistic director of the Lutruwita Art Orchestra and as the co-artistic director of the Clarence Jazz Festival, by night they lead nipaluna/Hobart’s 12-piece all original Afrobeat dance band Baba Bruja, play trombone in the hugely popular reggae-fusion band Boil Up and write and conduct music for projects and major festivals across the island of lutruwita/Tasmania.