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Jacques Schwarz-Bart (born 22 December 1962 in Les Abymes) is a French jazz saxophonist.
"Jacques's playing reminds me of a cherry blossom tree. His melodies are like beautifully fragrant flowers, while his groove provides a solid foundation like a deeply rooted trunk. Very few sax players have his balance between pure lyricism and funk that you can hold onto.
Since the release of Jazz Racine Haiti, Jacques Schwarz-Bart has become an ambassador for a school of modern jazz rooted in Voodoo music. Jacques’ impressionistic writing, powerful tone, and wide-ranging language – both lyrical and angular – have fueled a growing presence on the world stage.
Jacques Schwarz-Bart is a recording artist with seven albums to his name, as well as a composer and educator. He has also produced over 20 records for a wide range of artists, is featured on over 150 albums as a side man, and has taught master classes and clinics in 12 different countries.
May 21, 2021 · The first Soné Ka-La album found Guadeloupe-raised saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart exploring the sonics and rhythmic structures of the Gwoka musical tradition he learned as a child.
Aug 5, 2021 · Saxist Jacques Schwarz-Bart creates a rich world-meets-jazz album that sounds like a modernizing of Chick Corea’s original RTF.
"With a Franco-Caribbean-American all-star line-up, Jacques Schwarz-Bart brings together bop, electric Herbie Hancock, nu-soul and the world of John Coltrane in a remarkably coherent whole, delivering a high-flying performance that is impressive for its many technical facets, but above all touching for the portrait it paints of the leader ...
Jacques and his Gwoka Project record two albums for Universal, “Soné Ka La” and “Abyss”, which have built his current career as an internationally acclaimed jazz band leader.In 2010, he releases “Rise Above”, which revives his long lasting collaboration with singer - and spouse - Stephanie McKay.
Since the release of Jazz Racine Haiti, Jacques Schwarz-Bart has become an ambassador for a school of modern Jazz rooted in Voodoo music. Jacques’ impressionistic writing, powerful tone, and wide-ranging language – both lyrical and angular – have fueled a growing presence on the world stage.
Jacques Schwarz-Bart has been at the center of several musical revolutions: neo soul next to D’angelo and Erika Badu, New Jazz as a founding member of Roy Hargrove RH Factor. He outright created two surging new styles.
