Gary Schwantes is a San Francisco based Wind Instrumentalist and Composer.
Gary Schwantes has toured and recorded 2 CDs with the North Carolina based jazz-funk trio Hip Bones. He is founder of Ultra World X-tet, and produced the group's debut CD Moon and Legend. He has performed with groups under his name as well as S.F. Guzheng Music Society, Klezmania, Pam Tillis, Lou Harrison, Gregory James, Allen Ginsberg, John Cipolina, Animal Vegetable Television, Dave Creamer, Peter Welker, and many others. He released a CD with Chinese composer Gang Situ and has composed music and done sound design for many organizations including Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company, Mickey Hart's Planet Drum, Craig Baldwin, Dimensions Dance Theater, ACT, and S.F. Legion of Honor Museum.
