Jacques Schwarz-Bart (born December 22, 1962 in Les Abymes) is a New York … Read Full Bio ↴Jacques Schwarz-Bart (born December 22, 1962 in Les Abymes) is a New York based jazz saxophonist. His mother is the Guadeloupean novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, author of The Bridge of Beyond. His father was French Jewish author Andre 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.[1]

His musical path is atypical. At age four, he was offered a Gwoka drum, and Anzala (one of the all time greats along with Velo and Carnot), showed him how to play the seven fundamental rhythms -Toumblak, Graj, Lewoz, Kalagya, Padjanbel, Mende, Woulé.

At age six, while living in Switzerland, he discovers Jazz music through his best friend’s dad record collection. Fascinated, he self teaches the guitar by playing along with records. By age eleven, he sat in with the players of the local Lausanne scene, but soon after, his family relocated in 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 Danilo Perez, Bob Moses, Giovanni Hidalgo, before leaving for New York City. One week upon arriving there, goes to hear Chucho Valdes, Roy Hargrove and Randy Brecker perform at Bradlee’s Jazz Club. In a moment of boldness, he pulls out his horn, jumps on stage and joins in. One month later, he gets a call from Roy Hargrove to replace David Sanchez in his Latin Jazz band, Crisol. By early 2000, he earns his nickname, "Brother Jacques," from musician D'Angelo, in praise of Schwarz-Bart's musicianship. In addition to 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.

Jacques Schwarz-Bart has produced several personal projects. After a straight ahead CD entitled Immersion, comes 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,Jacques Schwarz-Bart is 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'. It is his oldest project, and yet the one that took the longest to achieve.

Abyss
Jacques Schwarz-Bart Lyrics

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(ghost) Dante Chase me through the seas Chase me through the endless…
2-06 I'm cooling and I'm T and I'm two and I'm…
3 Force I see the lights flickering above I’m heading down To where …
3FORCE Gancher & Ruin How fowl and treacherous their ways have become Buried benea…
3FORCE Scandroid I see the lights flickering above I’m heading down To where …
Aathma The wind is blowing, high on the hills Leaves are falling…
Abyss A room full of dancing shadows... Echoes of intimacy... The …
Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale All of these stories pass through time All these verses and…
Ära Lost Alone Afraid Left here to die by a world…

Arbitrator US Cleansed The sky's womb Hangs open empty and bare Atop the s…
Asriel 地に落ちれば恋しくなる空の匂い嗚呼懐かしや空を往けば恋しくなる土埃1 よ嗚呼愛おしや満ちて満たして溢れだせば…
Atomic Symphony Wretched being I am, lost in this world Tortured by infernal…
Austin Lam This is our city we get litty if we want…
Bakasura The ocean beckons us These seas are vast Expanse unexplore…
Blind Fortune Sink or swim Release or hold it in Draw your lines I'll cros…
Brume And It goes Life was brighter when you were here Now that…
C.I.A.N.U.R.O Bitch you pussy blinded by the lights and I dont…
Cathubodua Wake up Feel this world once more in darkness Crawl on Refin…
Chalice Immutable, in mists of gold beyond this Acheron How grandio…
Circus Maximus Can you feel my broken spirit? Seeing only visions of how…
Circus Maximus (www.circusmaximussite.com) Can you feel my broken spirit? Seeing only visions of how…
Claire Voyant If I were to fall Know I love you If I weren't…
Crown Sons always pay for the sins of their fathers Conspiracy in…
Cypariss Run yo′ mouth-run yo' mouth-run yo′ mouth-run yo' mouth For …
Cyrenic Cut the cord to my soul Feel I'm losing control Will I…
D'espairsRay そっと夢見る深い海でずっと止まない声に抱かれ泡のように浮かぶ想い君を映し　ばらばらに散らばった映りゆ…
D.Baker I been lost in my abyss Trying to find my fucking…
David Candelas Let me whisper something in your ear I won't tell you…
Dawn of Ashes What's inside me ? (3x) What's in-fucking-side me ?! …
Dead Soul I carry my cross Barefoot and sore, can′t take no more On…
DEATHGAZE burst out 感情垂れ流せ worst out ありのまま歌え声が聞こえるか my lover? さあ始めよう…
Defamed They wrote signs They carved words on stone They told lies T…
Eddi Oh it's you You Who lights up my day Baby, come through You …
Erase This Earth Cold, down below Dark, in our home Cold hands of guilt Twis…
Everthe8 It eats me alive, it burns me inside. It eats me…
Expire If I can't love myself? I sweep it under the rug Just…
Fastpoholmen Det flækkede smil, siger at det hele er godt Det glade…
From The Crowd This distance makes things harder You're still the one I'm w…
Goldspot If everything went back to seed, back to the start of…
gomongerr theyll shout never broke with my baby PASS never mess up m…
Gone Tomorrow How was your weekend? Bet you got messed up I miss the…
HAWAIIAN6 If you ring the bell Then you'll hear them ringing loud If…
holidaykiss And like I can never think straight at all With you…
Hypocrisy Born dead in flames For my beliefs They will take me to…
I Divorced Life The cold, damp walls Of old abandoned malls Voices Like ho…
I.C.U. Bitch you pussy blinded by the lights and I dont…
Ill Defined So lay down your dreams and put your mind to…
ImDontai Stuck in a loop in cycled depression, feel my body…
Inanis I shouldn't be here That was a plan already done To disappea…
Introtyl I just want to get out of the abyss I always…
Issjxke I'm so lost in the abyss... I'm so lost in the…
J. Tyler Life is precious so you need to get a grip I…
Jawndarko Servin' pack outta hellcat Gun on my hip and I held…
Jin 숨을 참고서 나의 바다로 들어간다 (간다) 아름답고도 슬피 우는 나를 마주한다 저…
Jonas K.P. Sometimes I go a little insane Feel my vibes originated on…
Jonestown How I love the calm before the storm, the quick…
K. K. Null & Jim O'Rourke These days there ain't no such thing as love They take…
Kataan I lay here, waiting for you Take me away A life that…
Kaz I know you wanna see me Feelin' like you're gonna treat…
Kazuyuki K. Null; Jim O'Rourke Purified, dark deep waters heal But our sorrow's not redeeme…
KickRox Listen All these quiet steps I'll be trapped here in the sky…
KOTOKO 凍りついた感情の底　逆撫でされる白い起伏うずくまる囚われ人路傍の石　捨てられた灰夢見たものも遠く消えて …
Kurtis Wells I think I need a change Too much of the same…
Leah Release me from this cage Where games are played inside my…
M-Koda feat. fraqsea And my chest is filling up and I can't breathe I…
Martin Against the World I believe that happiness is self fulfillment I believe that …
Meeca Jaká je to veliká věc, když smíte psát a říkat…
Melting Palms Here we go Clean your tears Hold my hand We dissapear We ta…
Memento Never will you find the reasons Sand is just a broken…
Mimi Barks I fuck with Evil Venom Death I fuck with Evil Venom Deat…
my.head Mixed messages, not enough Mortality, my expense It's like I…
N.E.W.T. Trynna Pinpoint where it started Sixth grade off a Slim shad…
Nicolina Sittin' by this waterfall You haven't said nothing at all Bu…
no.sar I sit down with all the pain I'm carrying My burden's…
nobody.one - 2013 - The Wall Eater I was patient and I was taught to stay at…
Nola Tick tock Muffle the clock Drop the anchor I'm ready to dock…
Old Wharf Lifeless It's so hard cracking a smile when it breaks my…
p.ortra.it Sometimes I go a little insane Feel my vibes originated on…
Paradoxx Feels like the abyss is a second home Fall deep down…
Pastel Ghost Loneliness inside an abyss Want nothing but to fade in your…
Project Pitchfork The ability to see makes me wonder Whether there is a…
Pryti How long has it been? This feeling won’t give in I’m trapped…
R.a.M. Land Fall Going down To the abyss Pray to the moon god for streng…
R.O.B.T.F. We've been together through a lot and more Won't take anothe…
S.R.L. World is still muddy today I've poor visibility Everlasting …
Saint The battle happened in heaven The battle happened a long…
Saori Hayami 目を閉じて記憶の海に飛び込む錆びついた針揺れる僕らの時間に意味があるなら君に触れて夢を見ていた闇を零さぬ…
Schneider TM connected by a vision of what to do with life means perman…
Segbroek Step by step Think you can Now you gaze You're not scared …
Sky On Flames My heart is beating slower I think it wants to stop My…
SkyShaper In search for the values your words lost Long time ago I…
Slave to the System Hear in this problem, you're running for spaces to hide…
Slaves of the Prison 本性不断超越我的底线挣扎着扭曲的事实渐变一面之辞不断去试验重叠的曾经同我转变曾经与当下依在然挣扎还在迷失企图跨…
Solace. These words were written in tears This shit hurts since many…
Sora Amamiya 光も音も届かぬ場所へ消えゆく君の声笑っていたんだ痛みを忘れるため自分を誤摩化せば強くなれると信じてひび割…
Stratovarius I'm out on the open sea The wind is embracing me I'm…
Stryper Speak of the devil He's no friend of mine To turn from…
Suffer No Fools Take a walk under the tree Come down now, it's not…
SuperDuperWavey I look In your eyes And seem to sink deeper…
Syonide Everyday I sink deeper into my abyss I float and wonder how…
T.D.D. I been lost in my abyss Trying to find my fucking…
T.R.H. please say hello i am swimming on on the bout of…
Talk Me Off Constantly pissed off Never wanna talk I'll just wait impati…
Tanus Falling into disruption Witness the breakdown of the human …
Taylor Castro Every angle of your face is like a maze Take a…
The Birdwatchers Destination of the nearest bottomless abyss It's the science…
The-Dream Feel my plague Earth I crave Cull the sheep Souls to keep F…
Thematic All alone I descend Time is of the essence Throw me a…
The‐Dream Because of you, because of you Even though I said…
To Kill Voices are echoing without any depth, I'm still trying to b…
Tron Sepia Aching distress from the recent crash One thousand miles she…
Unleash the Archers Open my eyes in a daze How long has it been?…
V.E.X. Обнимаю пустоту. Говорю с самим собой. В собеседниках моих л…
Voyant Claire If I were to fall Know I love you If I weren't…
Whitener Я всегда честен с собой Мне похуй кто ты пуссибой Компенсиру…
Wolfheart By each circle of sun my soul is growing colder When…
WOODZ 바라는 게 많아도 좋아요 원하는 건 다 해줄게요 딱 하나 부탁이 있다면 날…
X-Boys Is this pain? Are there’s tears? Crying because of my fears …
X-Zero Same 風景、盛放 It's slow down 樹陰,覆蓋了傷 Can't find my way out Sn…
Young Kee はじめは良かったのになんで壊れてしまったっけ不安定君の言ってる大丈夫だって正気じゃないなって思っちゃってる足りな…
雨宮天光も音も届かぬ場所へ消えゆく君の声笑っていたんだ痛みを忘れるため自分を誤摩化せば強くなれると信じてひび割…
진 숨을 참고서 나의 바다로 들어간다 (간다) 아름답고도 슬피 우는 나를 마주한다 저…
ＫＯＴＯＫＯ凍りついた感情の底逆撫でされる白い起伏うずくまる囚われ人路傍の石捨てられた灰夢見たものも遠く消えて身体だけ虚…