Ken Stubbs was born in Old Swan, Liverpool, United Kingdom and later attended Blackpool Grammar School.

In 1984, Ken Stubbs formed First House together with Django Bates on piano, Mick Hutton on bass and Martin France on drums.

While living in London Ken Stubbs also played and recorded with Mike Walker, Jeremy Stacey, Gary Husband, Peter Erskine, Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Phil Robson, Orlando le Fleming, Mike Gibbs Orchestra and Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath.

He was also a member of the UK jazz ensemble, Loose Tubes, appearing on the three live albums recorded at Ronnie Scott's Club in 1990, and released in 2010, 2012 and 2015.

In 2000 before leaving the UK to reside in Australia he recorded a quartet album, 'Ballads', featuring drummer, Gary Husband[1][2][3] In 2004 Ken Stubbs was one of the 60 composers invited to create one bar of music for the composition, 'Premature Celebration' by Django Bates - written for Evan Parker and the London Sinfonietta, to celebrate Evan's 60th birthday.

Since 2011 there have been a series of recording projects with Simon Barker and Brett Hirst featuring Australian guitarist, James Muller, UK pianist's Ivo Neame, Jason Rebello and New York based pianists, Craig Taborn and Luis Perdomo Since 1996 he has been developing a major on-line jazz education library resource.