Anton Schwartz
Encyclopedia
Anton Schwartz is an American
jazz
saxophonist
and composer based in Seattle, Washington
and Oakland, California
.
, the son of Tony Schwartz, the audio documentarian and media theorist, and Reenah Lurie Schwartz. He attended the The Dalton School
, during which time he studied jazz privately with Warne Marsh
and Eddie Daniels
,
and studied advanced mathematics at New York University
and Columbia University
. He earned his Bachelor's
, Phi Beta Kappa
, in Mathematics and Philosophy at Harvard University
in 1989, whereupon he entered the Doctoral
program in Computer Science
at Stanford University
on a National Science Foundation Fellowship
.
There he pursued research in artificial Intelligence
, specializing in reinforcement learning
.
He left the program to become a full-time musician, but not before earning a Master of Science
degree along the way.
He has released four CDs as a leader, on his own Antonjazz label.
They have garnered strong national radio play and reviews.
His most recent, Radiant Blue, features Peter Bernstein
on guitar and Taylor Eigsti
on piano and landed Top Five on the U.S. jazz radio charts.
Schwartz performs periodically at Yoshi's
. One such performance was broadcast nationally in the U.S. as an hourlong episode of NPR
's JazzSet.
Schwartz is a faculty member of The Jazzschool in Berkeley, California
and The Stanford Jazz Workshop
, and has been Artist-In-Residence at Harvard University
and The Brubeck Institute
.
United States
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jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophonist
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
and composer based in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
and Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
.
Biography
Anton Schwartz was born and raised in New York CityNew York City
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, the son of Tony Schwartz, the audio documentarian and media theorist, and Reenah Lurie Schwartz. He attended the The Dalton School
The Dalton School
The Dalton School, originally called the Children's University School, is a private university-preparatory school on New York City's Upper East Side and a member of both the New York Interschooland the Ivy Preparatory School League...
, during which time he studied jazz privately with Warne Marsh
Warne Marsh
Warne Marion Marsh was an American tenor saxophonist born in Los Angeles.-Biography:Marsh came from an affluent background: his father was the cinematographer Oliver T. Marsh , and his mother Elizabeth was a violinist...
and Eddie Daniels
Eddie Daniels
Eddie Daniels is an American musician. Though he is best known as a jazz clarinet player, he has also played alto and tenor saxophones, as well as classical music on the clarinet....
,
and studied advanced mathematics at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He earned his Bachelor's
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa Society
The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society. Its mission is to "celebrate and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences"; and induct "the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at America’s leading colleges and universities." Founded at The College of William and...
, in Mathematics and Philosophy at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1989, whereupon he entered the Doctoral
Ph.D.
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program in Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
on a National Science Foundation Fellowship
NSF-GRF
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program is an annual grant awarded by the National Science Foundation to approximately 2,000 doctoral-level students in the natural, social, and engineering sciences at US institutions...
.
There he pursued research in artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
, specializing in reinforcement learning
Reinforcement learning
Inspired by behaviorist psychology, reinforcement learning is an area of machine learning in computer science, concerned with how an agent ought to take actions in an environment so as to maximize some notion of cumulative reward...
.
He left the program to become a full-time musician, but not before earning a Master of Science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
degree along the way.
He has released four CDs as a leader, on his own Antonjazz label.
They have garnered strong national radio play and reviews.
His most recent, Radiant Blue, features Peter Bernstein
Peter Bernstein (guitarist)
-Biography:Born in New York City on September 3, 1967, Peter began playing piano when he was 8 but switched to guitar when he was 13, learning the instrument primarily by ear. He studied Jazz at Rutgers University with Ted Dunbar, and Kenny Barron. He completed his degree at The New School in New...
on guitar and Taylor Eigsti
Taylor Eigsti
Taylor Eigsti is an American jazz pianist and composer.A former child prodigy, Eigsti started studying piano at age four. He recorded his first album at age 14...
on piano and landed Top Five on the U.S. jazz radio charts.
Schwartz performs periodically at Yoshi's
Yoshi's (jazz club)
Yoshi's is the preeminent jazz club of the San Francisco Bay Area.Started as a Japanese restaurant in Berkeley by Yoshi Akiba, a World War II war orphan, , and her friends Kaz Kajimura and Hiroyuki Hori, the club soon moved to a larger space on Claremont Avenue in Oakland, California and began to...
. One such performance was broadcast nationally in the U.S. as an hourlong episode of NPR
NPR
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's JazzSet.
Schwartz is a faculty member of The Jazzschool in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
and The Stanford Jazz Workshop
Stanford Jazz Workshop
Stanford Jazz Workshop was founded in 1972 by saxophonist and educator Jim Nadel to create an environment conducive to learning, experiencing and appreciating jazz...
, and has been Artist-In-Residence at Harvard University
and The Brubeck Institute
Brubeck Institute
The Brubeck Institute is a special program at the University of the Pacific's Conservatory of Music. It was founded in 2001 by noted Jazz pianist and Pacific alum Dave Brubeck.-External links:*http://www.pacific.edu/brubeck/...
.
Discography
- When Music Calls (1998, Antonjazz)
- The Slow Lane (2000, Antonjazz)
- Holiday Time (2004, Antonjazz)
- Radiant Blue (2006, Antonjazz)
External links
- Anton Schwartz's official web site
- Schwartz on AllAbout Jazz
- [ Schwartz on Allmusic]