Jacques Schwarz-Bart

tenor and soprano saxophones, flute · Guadeloupe

Originally from Guadeloupe and drawn since childhood to gwoka, Jacques Schwarz-Bart did not take up the saxophone seriously until age 24, studied at Berklee and became a sideman for Roy Hargrove, Giovanni Hidalgo, Danilo Pérez and D'Angelo. His albums, including Soné Ka-La (2006), combine gwoka rhythms with jazz.

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Styles

• Antillean jazz (biguine, gwoka)

Landmark tracks

• Léwoz (2006)

Sources

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