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.
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.
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Jacques Schwarz-Bart Lyrics
평범한 중학생 때부터 혼자였던 나
아침도 밤에도 늘 똑같지 혼자였던 나
자연스럽게 달과 지내 혼자였던 날
감싸주었어 외로운 나의 밤을 채워준 달
Moon light과 함께 밤을 보냈었던 나
난 아직도 널 보고 싶어 해 내 목에
너와 함께 웃고 있는 날 그려놨어
흐려진 기억 속 어렴풋이 남은 것
혼자였다는 것 웃음은 잃지 않았어
의도치 않게 혼자가 돼버린 나
누구도 몰랐지 내가 보냈던 밤
예상치 못했던 내가 했던 생각
그래도 난 웃어야만 감춰야만
했었지 난 지금의 날 보면
그런 생각이 들어 그것 말고는
안 보였으니까 내가 바랬던 건
잠시 미뤄도 괜찮아 기다릴 수 있어 나
그때부터 였을까
감추는게 습관이 됐어
익숙해졌다가도
가끔은 눈물로 나오곤 해
평범한 중학생 때부터 혼자였던 나
아침도 밤에도 늘 똑같지 혼자였던 나
자연스럽게 달과 지내 혼자였던 날
감싸주었어 외로운 나의 밤을 채워준 달
Moon light과 함께 밤을 보냈었던 나
난 아직도 널 보고 싶어 해 내 목에
너와 함께 웃고 있는 날 그려놨어
아침도 밤에도 늘 똑같지 혼자였던 나
자연스럽게 달과 지내 혼자였던 날
감싸주었어 외로운 나의 밤을 채워준 달
Moon light과 함께 밤을 보냈었던 나
난 아직도 널 보고 싶어 해 내 목에
너와 함께 웃고 있는 날 그려놨어
흐려진 기억 속 어렴풋이 남은 것
혼자였다는 것 웃음은 잃지 않았어
의도치 않게 혼자가 돼버린 나
예상치 못했던 내가 했던 생각
그래도 난 웃어야만 감춰야만
했었지 난 지금의 날 보면
그런 생각이 들어 그것 말고는
안 보였으니까 내가 바랬던 건
잠시 미뤄도 괜찮아 기다릴 수 있어 나
그때부터 였을까
감추는게 습관이 됐어
익숙해졌다가도
가끔은 눈물로 나오곤 해
평범한 중학생 때부터 혼자였던 나
아침도 밤에도 늘 똑같지 혼자였던 나
자연스럽게 달과 지내 혼자였던 날
감싸주었어 외로운 나의 밤을 채워준 달
Moon light과 함께 밤을 보냈었던 나
난 아직도 널 보고 싶어 해 내 목에
너와 함께 웃고 있는 날 그려놨어
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Written by: LIL BART
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@markarchambault4783
This is one of the most joyous as well as compelling jazz performances I've come across. I hope Jacques Swartz Bart tours again soon.
@rudybazin5525
wow !!!! wow !!!! double wow !!!!!
@reginaldbonga737
La culture haïtienne a bien ses mérites
@euphrasiesapotille8934
Reginald Bonga
Bonga je cherchais votre surnom.
J avais assisté il y a fort longtemps à une de vos représentation avec Jacques et un danseur initie au vaudou dont je garde un excellent souvenir du cote de l Alliance française à Paris
@mauricesimonetti4855
Grégory Privat au piano
@zackajean-baptiste4176
Jacque Schwartz Bart au cap Haiti en school Jacque Stephan festy jazz
@zackajean-baptiste4176
Festival jazz en au cap a Jacque stephene alexi
@darromacomw
Drummer's name?
@jazzaheadtradefair
Hi Daniel! His name is Sony Troupé (trad. Haitian hand drums) Enjoy!
@darromacomw
@@jazzaheadtradefair Thanks! I'll check his music