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Revision as of 09:43, 8 August 2019
Jacques Schwarz-Bart (born December 22, 1962 in Les Abymes) is a New York-based jazz saxophonist.
Biography
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 on 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 took a job as a Senator’s assistant in Paris. When he was 24, he began playing saxophone, and after three years, 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]
Discography
- Immersion - 1999, Fresh Sound[6]
- Living These Times (with Fernando Huergo and Luciana Souza) - 2000, Bluemusicgroup.Com[7]
- Soné Ka La - 2006, Universal[4]
- Abyss - 2008, Universal[4]
- Rise Above (with Stephanie McKay) - 2010, Dreyfus Jazz[5]
- The Art Of Dreaming - 2012, Aztec Music[8]
- Jazz Racine Haiti - 2014, Motéma Music[8]
References
- ^ "Jacques Schwarz-Bart - Verve Records". Archived from the original on 2004-12-05. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Marmande, Francis (2011-03-23). "Jacques Schwarz-Bart – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ "Jacques Schwarz-Bart | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- ^ a b c "Artists". Lebayle Mouthpieces (in French). Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "A Husband And Wife Combine Tastes And Talents". NPR.org. April 7, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "Jacques Schwarz-Bart | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "Fernando Huergo, Featuring Luciana Souza Now On BlueMusicGroup.com". news.allaboutjazz.com. March 5, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "Jacques Schwarz-Bart". Discogs. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
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