GENRE(S): Be-BOP, Straight Ahead, Post Bop
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ANTON SCHWARTZ QUINTET
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Their latest album, Flash Mob, spent eight weeks in jazz radio’s Top 10 and earned a four-star review in Down Beat magazine, reinforcing Schwartz’s reputation as a passionate but poised improviser and smart purveyor of captivating melodies. Schwartz has performed at jazz’s most prestigious clubs and festivals, including the Blue Note and Dizzy’s (NYC), Blues Alley (DC), Yoshi’s (Oakland), Jazz Alley (Seattle), and the Monterey Jazz Festival. Recent engagements include sold-out shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center and a feature as soloist with the Boston Pops in Boston Symphony Hall. He is a longtime faculty member of the California Jazz Conservatory and has taught extensively at the Stanford Jazz Workshop and the Brubeck Institute. Schwartz is also the author of a popular blog about jazz, improvisation and harmony. Read more about Anton Schwartz here: BIO.. R
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"…accessible and groovy, yet deep and consistently surprising." — Jazz at Lincoln Center
"You'd expect a brainiac like Schwartz to make brainy jazz, and indeed he does. What surprises are the upbeat vibe, strong melodies, and unflagging sense of swing that he brings to this music." — Ed Kopp, JAZZIZ Magazine "You play the tenor sax like it's meant to be played!"— Illinois Jacquet "Tenor saxophonist Anton Schwartz is a guiding light of both the Bay Area and national jazz scenes."— SFJAZZ "Good saxophone players can make their instrument talk to you. Anton goes a step farther... his music communicates with your soul." — Ray Redmond, Jazz USA "Schwartz plays with an appealing grace and sophistication that allows him to say very much with very little." — Marc Greilsamer, Jazz Editor, Amazon.com Learn about Anton Schwartz: http://antonjazz.com |
Josh Nelson will be with Anton Schwartz for his 1st SLO Jazz Festival appearance
Born and raised in Southern California pianist-composer-bandleader Josh Nelson has performed with some of the most respected names in jazz, including Kurt Elling, John Pizzarelli, Benny Golson, Sheila Jordan, John Clayton, George Mraz, Jeff Hamilton, Dave Koz, Joe Chambers and Peter Erskine.Nelson toured with legendary vocalist Natalie Cole for six years and continues to tour with vocalists Gaby Moreno, Freda Payne, Alicia Olatuja, Sara Gazarek, accordionist Richard Galliano, saxophonist Tom Scott, multi-instrumentalist Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and violinist Christian Howes. He taught jazz for four years at Soka University and more recently at Cal State University Northridge. In 2006, Nelson was a semi-finalist in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.
His debut album as a leader, 2004’s Anticipation, garnered attention while his 2007 followup, Let it Go, was hailed by Jazz Times, All About Jazz and Jazz Review as a fully-realized breakthrough album. Nelson’s next album, 2009’s I Hear a Rhapsody, had him re-imagining Jerry Goldsmith’s “Theme From Chinatown,” Jimmy Van Heusen’s “Here’s That Rainy Day” and Elliott Smith’s “Everything Means Nothing To Me” while contributing seven affecting originals. With 2011’s sci-fi influenced Discoveries, Nelson introduced his Discovery Project, an immersive multi-media presentation combining video, performance art, light and art installations with his original music.
Learn more about Josh Nelson: http://www.joshnelsonmusic.com
His debut album as a leader, 2004’s Anticipation, garnered attention while his 2007 followup, Let it Go, was hailed by Jazz Times, All About Jazz and Jazz Review as a fully-realized breakthrough album. Nelson’s next album, 2009’s I Hear a Rhapsody, had him re-imagining Jerry Goldsmith’s “Theme From Chinatown,” Jimmy Van Heusen’s “Here’s That Rainy Day” and Elliott Smith’s “Everything Means Nothing To Me” while contributing seven affecting originals. With 2011’s sci-fi influenced Discoveries, Nelson introduced his Discovery Project, an immersive multi-media presentation combining video, performance art, light and art installations with his original music.
Learn more about Josh Nelson: http://www.joshnelsonmusic.com
Photo (above) of Josh Nelson by Cathy LaFever.
Also appearing with Anton Schwartz are the fabulous musicians Alex Boneham (bass), Joel Behrman (trumpet), and Lorca Hart (drums).
Alex Boneham performed at the White House with 14x GRAMMY winner Herbie Hancock for First Lady Michelle Obama during International Jazz Day, touring Morocco with Hancock and Dee Dee Bridgewater, and headlining the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl with Herbie and Wayne Shorter.Alex was named the Bell Awards Young Jazz Musician of the Year in 2012, the national jazz industry award in Australia. In 2015 he took 2nd place in the National Jazz Awards, the major jazz instrumental competition in Australia.
Joel Behrman has been performing in the Bay Area for 11 years and is currently working with several local groups including the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, and the Glide Change Band. Joel also works regularly with such local stars as Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (who performed at the 2015 SLO Jazz Festival), Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, and former Tower of Power lead singer, Lenny Williams. He has also made appearances with such artists as Natalie Cole, Bobby McFerrin, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The O'Jays, Gladys Knight, Boz Scaggs, Etta James, Tony! Toni! Tone!, The Funk Brothers, Barry Manilow, and Josh Groban. Those following the SLO Jazz Fest won't be surprised that Joel's newest ventures include touring with drumming superstar Sheila E and also with her father and Latin jazz legend Pete Escovedo, who we had perform as headliner at the 2016 SLO Jazz Festival.
Lorca Hart has worked consistently in a variety of musical situations, performing with many of the West Coast's (and beyond) finest artists including : Ralph Moore, Carmen Lundy, Freddie Hubbard, Calvin Keys, Stanley Jordan, Craig Handy, Kyle Eastwood, Herman Riley, Azar Lawrence, Red Holloway, Plas Johnson, John Heard, and many more. He is the drummer on Anton Schwartz's latest album, flash MOB. He also leads his own trio featuring Josh Nelson on piano and Edwin Livingston on bass.
Learn more about Alex Boneham: http://alexboneham.com
Learn more about Joel Behrman: http://www.joelbehrman.com
Learn more about Lorca Hart: http://lorcahart.com
Alex Boneham performed at the White House with 14x GRAMMY winner Herbie Hancock for First Lady Michelle Obama during International Jazz Day, touring Morocco with Hancock and Dee Dee Bridgewater, and headlining the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl with Herbie and Wayne Shorter.Alex was named the Bell Awards Young Jazz Musician of the Year in 2012, the national jazz industry award in Australia. In 2015 he took 2nd place in the National Jazz Awards, the major jazz instrumental competition in Australia.
Joel Behrman has been performing in the Bay Area for 11 years and is currently working with several local groups including the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, and the Glide Change Band. Joel also works regularly with such local stars as Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (who performed at the 2015 SLO Jazz Festival), Lydia Pense and Cold Blood, and former Tower of Power lead singer, Lenny Williams. He has also made appearances with such artists as Natalie Cole, Bobby McFerrin, The Four Tops, The Temptations, The O'Jays, Gladys Knight, Boz Scaggs, Etta James, Tony! Toni! Tone!, The Funk Brothers, Barry Manilow, and Josh Groban. Those following the SLO Jazz Fest won't be surprised that Joel's newest ventures include touring with drumming superstar Sheila E and also with her father and Latin jazz legend Pete Escovedo, who we had perform as headliner at the 2016 SLO Jazz Festival.
Lorca Hart has worked consistently in a variety of musical situations, performing with many of the West Coast's (and beyond) finest artists including : Ralph Moore, Carmen Lundy, Freddie Hubbard, Calvin Keys, Stanley Jordan, Craig Handy, Kyle Eastwood, Herman Riley, Azar Lawrence, Red Holloway, Plas Johnson, John Heard, and many more. He is the drummer on Anton Schwartz's latest album, flash MOB. He also leads his own trio featuring Josh Nelson on piano and Edwin Livingston on bass.
Learn more about Alex Boneham: http://alexboneham.com
Learn more about Joel Behrman: http://www.joelbehrman.com
Learn more about Lorca Hart: http://lorcahart.com
