Jazz at the Fort presents “Jacques Schwarz-Bart Plays the Harlem Suite” on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. (Jazz at the Fort takes place at Highland Park, 20 Fort Avenue, Roxbury, Massachusetts.) This event is free and open to all.
Description: Jacques Schwarz-Bart, an associate professor in Berklee’s Ensemble Department, has been at the center of several musical revolutions: neo-soul (performing with D’Angelo and Erykah Badu) and new jazz (as a founding member of Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor). He also pioneered the creation of gwoka jazz and voodoo jazz, two new styles that reunite jazz with its Afro-Caribbean and spiritual origins. Schwarz-Bart’s impressionistic writing, powerful tone, and expansive, lyrical and angular language have fueled his growing presence on the world stage. His latest publication, Sounded for-The 2: Odysseyrevisits his Guadeloupe roots and confirms his reputation as the saxophone colossus of the Caribbean.
In November 2021, Schwarz-Bart recorded The Harlem Suite, sponsored by Live Arts Boston. The recording is a remarkable set of compositions that reflect his journey as a jazz player from the small Caribbean island of Guadeloupe to the highest peaks of New York City’s legendary music scene. His Summer in the City performance will feature Victor Gould ’09 (who has performed with Terence Blanchard), Obed Calvaire (who is part of Wynton Marsalis’ Lincoln Center Orchestra), and Berklee bass talent Ian Banno.
For more information, see https://college.berklee.edu/events/summer/jazz-at-the-fort-jacques-schwarz-bart-harlem-suite
