Garth Stevenson, a double bassist who approaches music as a conversation with nature, was raised on family excursions into the remote wilderness of British Columbia. Often composing in the forest near his home in Western Massachusetts, he creates spatially immersive music through deep listening, inspired improvisation, and textural experimentation. Garth’s compositions are inspired by oceans, landscapes, and the life within them, blending artistry and environmental wonder. 

His commitment to conservation has led him to play alongside pods of breaching whales in Antarctica and Baja, Mexico, while his original scores have accompanied feature films by director John Curran, as well as the biopic Bob Marley: One Love. As he continues to refine what it means to collaborate with the natural world, Garth’s albums have become companions for those at life’s thresholds: birth and death, meditation and grief, heartbreak and renewal.

In 2009, Garth began offering music meditation hikes at Wanderlust where he leads intimate audiences on a hike then improvises music in nature. His music has been used for mediation, yoga, body work and other healing practices. He is the recipient of the International Society of Bassists composition competition, the Henry Mancini fellowship by ASCAP, and a four-time recipient of Canada Council grants.