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{{Short description|French jazz saxophonist}}
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'''Jacques Schwarz-Bart''' (born 22 December 1962 in [[Les Abymes]]) is a French [[jazz saxophonist]].


==Biography==
'''Jacques Schwarz-Bart''' (born December 22, 1962 in [[Les Abymes]]) is a New York based jazz saxophonist. His mother is the [[Guadeloupe]]an novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, author of ''The Bridge of Beyond''. His father was French Jewish author [[André Schwarz-Bart]]. The two published a joint novel, ''Un plat de porc aux bananes vertes'', in 1967. The family traveled widely, living in Senegal, Switzerland, and Goyave, Guadeloupe. Jacques Schwarz-Bart is dubbed "Brother Jacques" and his music has incorporated [[rhythm and blues]] as well as [[hip hop]] influences.[http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=5827]
His mother is the [[Guadeloupe]]an novelist [[Simone Schwarz-Bart]], author of ''The Bridge of Beyond''. His father was French-Jewish author [[André Schwarz-Bart]]. The family traveled widely, living in [[Senegal]], [[Switzerland]], and [[Goyave]], Guadeloupe. Jacques Schwarz-Bart was dubbed "Brother Jacques" and his music has incorporated [[rhythm and blues]] as well as [[hip hop]] influences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=5827|title=Jacques Schwarz-Bart - Verve Records|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205181432/http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=5827|archive-date=2004-12-05|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref>


Schwarz-Bart's first instrument was the [[Gwo ka]] drum which he learned to play as a child, coached by Anzala (one of the top percussionists in Guadeloupe).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/22/jacques-schwartz-bart-jazz-review|title=Jacques Schwarz-Bart – review|last=Marmande|first=Francis|date=2011-03-23|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-08-12|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> He also learned the [[biguine]] style of music. At age six, while living in Switzerland, he discovered jazz music and taught himself guitar by playing along with jazz records.
His musical path is atypical. At age four, he was offered a Gwoka drum, and Anzala (one of the all-time Gwoka greats, along with Velo and Carnot), showed him how to play the seven fundamental rhythms: Toumblak, Graj, Lewoz, Kalagya, Padjanbel, Mende, Woulé.


Schwarz-Bart graduated from the School of Government called [[Sciences Po]], and worked as a Senator’s assistant in [[Paris]]. When he was 24, he began playing saxophone, and after three years, he left his position in government, and attended the [[Berklee College of Music|Berklee School of Music]], in [[Boston]], Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.berklee.edu/people/jacques-schwarz-bart|title=Jacques Schwarz-Bart {{!}} Berklee College of Music|website=www.berklee.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref>
At age six, while living in Switzerland, he discovered jazz music through his best friend’s father's record collection. Fascinated, he taught himself guitar by playing along with records. By age eleven, he was sitting in with the players of the local Lausanne scene, but soon after, his family relocated to Guadeloupe. There, without a jazz scene, he concentrated on his studies, most notably at the prestigious School of Government called Sciences Po, and eventually landed a job as a Senator’s assistant in Paris. At twenty-four he appeared poised for a more conventional success, until by chance he tried a friend's tenor saxophone. He practiced between his long hours at the Senate, and three years later, he abandoned his nascent career to attend Berklee School of Music.


After a grueling practice schedule that spanned four years, he graduated from Berklee and developed a reputation by playing with acknowledged leaders of the Boston jazz scene such as Danilo Perez, Bob Moses, and Giovanni Hidalgo before leaving for New York City. One week after arriving there, he went to hear Chucho Valdes, Roy Hargrove and Randy Brecker perform at Bradley’s, the former renowned jazz club. In a moment of boldness he pulled out his horn, jumped on stage and joined in. A month later he got a call from Roy Hargrove to replace David Sanchez in his Latin jazz band, Crisol. By early 2000, he had earned his nickname, "Brother Jacques," given to him by musician D'Angelo, in praise of Schwarz-Bart's musicianship. In addition to his work with Hargrove and D'Angelo, Schwarz-Bart has done session work and performed live with Erykah Badu, Eric Benet, Meshell N’degeocello, James Hurt, Danilo Perez, Soulive, Ari Hoenig and David Gilmore, among others. His tune “Forget Regret” was the single on Roy Hargrove’s 2003 album "Hard Groove."
In addition to his work with [[Roy Hargrove]] and D'Angelo, Schwarz-Bart did session work, and performed live with, [[Erykah Badu]], [[Eric Benét|Eric Benet]], [[Meshell Ndegeocello|Meshell N’degeocello]], [[James Hurt]], [[Danilo Pérez|Danilo Perez]], [[Ari Hoenig]] and [[David Gilmore]]. His tune, "Forget Regret", was a single on Hargrove’s 2003 album "Hard Groove."


In 2005, Schwarz-Bart left Hargrove's band and began the Gwoka Jazz Project which included musicians such as [[Admiral T]] and Jacob Desvarieux of [[Kassav']], and resulted in two albums with [[Universal Music Group|Universal]], ''Soné Ka La'' and ''Abyss''.<ref name=lebayle>{{cite web|title=Artists|url=http://fredlebayle.com/index/#/new-gallery-57/|website=Lebayle Mouthpieces|accessdate=August 12, 2017|language=fr-FR}}</ref> In 2010, he released ''Rise Above'' which is a collaboration with singer [[Stephanie McKay]], who is also his wife.<ref name=npr>{{cite web|title=A Husband And Wife Combine Tastes And Talents|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/04/07/135210771/a-husband-and-wife-combine-tastes-and-talents|website=NPR.org|accessdate=August 12, 2017|date=April 7, 2011}}</ref>
Jacques Schwarz-Bart has produced several personal projects. After a straight-ahead CD entitled "Immersion" came The Brother Jacques Project: a mixture of soul and jazz, with layers of Caribbean rhythms, featuring the vocalist Stephanie McKay.

With his 2007 album on Universal, "Soné Ka-La," Schwarz-Bart became one of the first musicians to fully explore the connection between Gwoka and jazz, two musical styles of the African Diaspora. The project features musicians such as [[Admiral T]] and Jacob Desvarieux of [[Kassav']].
In 2014, Schwarz-Bart released an album called ''Jazz Racine Haïti''. With a deep knowledge of [[Culture of Haiti|Haitian heritage]], he was inspired to integrate [[Haitian Vodou|voodoo]] ritual music into his repertoire, by the arrangement of sacred tunes and composed melodies by bringing about the fusion and synergy of modern jazz with ''[[Rasin|musique rasin]]''. Like the [[blues]], musique racine was source of inspiration that enabled millions of slaves to overcome tragedy and escape oppressive conditioning. Schwarz-Bart recognizing that this rebellious sound is universal and has shaped “Black Music”, he attempts to give meaning to this original heritage. He toured in [[Lyon]], from 13–18 January 2014, and continued his exploration of this sound in [[Paris]] at the [[New Morning]] on 7 March 2014 and planned on touring in [[Hamburg]] and [[Brussels]] the following Spring. The publication of this album was supported by [[UNESCO]] within the framework of the program "The Slave Route", about [[Caribbean folklore|Afro-Caribbean historical folklore]] in which the power of emotion which give meaning to their human condition, resist the erosion of time.<ref name="RFI">{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/emission/20140208-jacques-schwarz-bart-jazz-racine-haiti|title=Jazz Racine Haïti|editor=Farmer, Joe |date=8 February 2014 |publisher=[[Radio France internationale]]|accessdate=11 August 2020}}</ref>
It is his oldest project, and yet the one that took the longest to achieve.

In 2018, French [[independent record label]] alter-nativ released the record ''SHIJIN'' with Jacques Schwarz-Bart, pianist [[Malcolm Braff]] from [[Switzerland]], [[bassist]] Laurent David from [[France]] and drummer [[Stéphane Galland|Stephane Galland]] from [[Belgium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shijin.bandcamp.com/album/shijin|title=SHIJIN, by Jacques Schwarz Bart / Laurent David / Stephane Galland / Malcolm Braff|website=SHIJIN Jacques Schwarz-Bart / Stephane Galland / Malcolm Braff / Laurent David|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref>

==Discography==
===As leader===
* ''Immersion'' (Fresh Sound, 1999)<ref>{{cite web|title=Jacques Schwarz-Bart {{!}} Album Discography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jacques-schwarz-bart-mn0000122340/discography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=August 12, 2017}}</ref>
* ''Sone Ka-La'' (EmArcy, 2006)<ref name=lebayle />
* ''Abyss'' (Universal, 2008)<ref name=lebayle />
* ''Rise Above'' (Dreyfus, 2010)<ref name=npr />
* ''The Art of Dreaming'' (Aztec Music, 2012)
* ''Jazz Racine Haiti'' (Motema, 2014)
* ''Hazzan'' (Enja, 2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jazziz.com/jacques-schwarz-bart-hazzan-enja-yellowbird/|title=Jacques Schwarz-Bart – Hazzan (Enja/Yellowbird)|date=2019-03-01|website=JAZZIZ Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref>


== References==
== References==
{{Reflist}}
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The Bridge of Beyond, Simone Schwarz-Bart, Heinemann, 1982


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.brotherjacques.com Official site]
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20160122172024/http://brotherjacques.com/biography/}}

* [http://jacquesschwarzbart.bluemusicgroup.com/ Jacques Schwarz-Bart at Blue Music Group]
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 8 November 2024

Jacques Schwarz-Bart (born 22 December 1962 in Les Abymes) is a French jazz saxophonist.

Biography

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His mother is the Guadeloupean novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, author of The Bridge of Beyond. His father was French-Jewish author André Schwarz-Bart. The family traveled widely, living in Senegal, Switzerland, and Goyave, Guadeloupe. Jacques Schwarz-Bart was dubbed "Brother Jacques" and his music has incorporated rhythm and blues as well as hip hop influences.[1]

Schwarz-Bart's first instrument was the Gwo ka drum which he learned to play as a child, coached by Anzala (one of the top percussionists in Guadeloupe).[2] He also learned the biguine style of music. At age six, while living in Switzerland, he discovered jazz music and taught himself guitar by playing along with jazz records.

Schwarz-Bart graduated from the School of Government called Sciences Po, and worked as a Senator’s assistant in Paris. When he was 24, he began playing saxophone, and after three years, he left his position in government, and attended the Berklee School of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts.[3]

In addition to his work with Roy Hargrove and D'Angelo, Schwarz-Bart did session work, and performed live with, Erykah Badu, Eric Benet, Meshell N’degeocello, James Hurt, Danilo Perez, Ari Hoenig and David Gilmore. His tune, "Forget Regret", was a single on Hargrove’s 2003 album "Hard Groove."

In 2005, Schwarz-Bart left Hargrove's band and began the Gwoka Jazz Project which included musicians such as Admiral T and Jacob Desvarieux of Kassav', and resulted in two albums with Universal, Soné Ka La and Abyss.[4] In 2010, he released Rise Above which is a collaboration with singer Stephanie McKay, who is also his wife.[5]

In 2014, Schwarz-Bart released an album called Jazz Racine Haïti. With a deep knowledge of Haitian heritage, he was inspired to integrate voodoo ritual music into his repertoire, by the arrangement of sacred tunes and composed melodies by bringing about the fusion and synergy of modern jazz with musique rasin. Like the blues, musique racine was source of inspiration that enabled millions of slaves to overcome tragedy and escape oppressive conditioning. Schwarz-Bart recognizing that this rebellious sound is universal and has shaped “Black Music”, he attempts to give meaning to this original heritage. He toured in Lyon, from 13–18 January 2014, and continued his exploration of this sound in Paris at the New Morning on 7 March 2014 and planned on touring in Hamburg and Brussels the following Spring. The publication of this album was supported by UNESCO within the framework of the program "The Slave Route", about Afro-Caribbean historical folklore in which the power of emotion which give meaning to their human condition, resist the erosion of time.[6]

In 2018, French independent record label alter-nativ released the record SHIJIN with Jacques Schwarz-Bart, pianist Malcolm Braff from Switzerland, bassist Laurent David from France and drummer Stephane Galland from Belgium.[7]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Immersion (Fresh Sound, 1999)[8]
  • Sone Ka-La (EmArcy, 2006)[4]
  • Abyss (Universal, 2008)[4]
  • Rise Above (Dreyfus, 2010)[5]
  • The Art of Dreaming (Aztec Music, 2012)
  • Jazz Racine Haiti (Motema, 2014)
  • Hazzan (Enja, 2018)[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Jacques Schwarz-Bart - Verve Records". Archived from the original on 2004-12-05. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. ^ Marmande, Francis (2011-03-23). "Jacques Schwarz-Bart – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  3. ^ "Jacques Schwarz-Bart | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  4. ^ a b c "Artists". Lebayle Mouthpieces (in French). Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "A Husband And Wife Combine Tastes And Talents". NPR.org. April 7, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Farmer, Joe, ed. (8 February 2014). "Jazz Racine Haïti". Radio France internationale. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. ^ "SHIJIN, by Jacques Schwarz Bart / Laurent David / Stephane Galland / Malcolm Braff". SHIJIN Jacques Schwarz-Bart / Stephane Galland / Malcolm Braff / Laurent David. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  8. ^ "Jacques Schwarz-Bart | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "Jacques Schwarz-Bart – Hazzan (Enja/Yellowbird)". JAZZIZ Magazine. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
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