BarT

BarT: BarT Featuring Jim Beard

by Mark Sabbatini
June 1, 2006

Sweden has always seemed like the mellow sibling of Scandinavia. Nestled between the fjords of Norway, party-hearty Denmark and the Soviet/European culture clash of Finland, Swedes maintain a squeaky clean country while talking in a soft language featuring lots of “mmm," “rrr" and other smooth sounds.

So perhaps it's not surprising the Göteborg trio BarT, which occasionally teams up with keyboardist Jim Beard on this self-titled album, sounds a lot like a trip to the LA coast. Some ...

The Art Of Dreaming, By Saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Set For September 25 North America Release

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
September 13, 2012

Saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart’s most recent CD, “The Art of Dreaming", released in Europe earlier this year, is set to debut in the United States and Canada by Naïve/Naxos on September 25, 2012. The project is called “The Art of Dreaming" because of the state of heightened awareness shared when musicians play together, which can be described as ‘”dreaming while awake”. According to Carlos Castañeda, anthropologist and author, ancient Toltec sorcerers had developed the art of staying aware while dreaming, in ...
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Bart Weisman Klezmer Swing Concert at Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod This Friday, March 2

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
March 1, 2012

Jazz drummer Bart Weisman and his Klezmer Swing group are performing at the Cotuit Center for the Arts on Cape Cod this Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Tickets are $18 / $15 for members, and can be purchased online or by calling 508-428-0669. The group includes Monica Rizzio on violin and vocals , Clayton March on clarinet and mandolin, Alan Clinger on guitar, Laird Boles on bass, and Mr. Weisman on drums. Weisman is ...
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Bart Weisman Trio Performs at Summer Stock Restaurant in Dennis, Cape Cod on Wednesday, June 8

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
June 7, 2011

The Bart Weisman Trio, one of Cape Cod's premier jazz groups, is performing at the Summer Stock Restaurant at the Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Cape Cod, on Wednesday June 8, 2011, starting at 7:30 p.m.. There is no cover charge. Founder of the Provincetown Jazz Festival, Weisman is a seasoned jazz drummer who has played with many of the great jazz players of the region. Located on the campus of the Dennis Cape Playhouse, Cape Cod Cinema and Cape Cod ...
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Jazz Bassist Avery Sharpe Performing on Cape Cod on Saturday, April 30, with Bart Weismann Jazz Group

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
April 29, 2011

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Jazz Jam at the Island Merchant in Hyannis with Bart Weisman on February 20

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
February 15, 2011

A live jazz jam hosted by drummer Bart Weisman takes place on Sunday, February 20, 2011, at The Island Merchant at 302 Main Street in Hyannis, Cape Cod. The music goes from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and there is no cover charge. Weisman, a well known jazz musician on Cape Cod, started the annual Provincetown Jazz Festival, which takes place this year on August 12, 13 & 15, 2011. For a full schedule of upcoming jazz sessions, concerts and gigs ...
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Bart Weisman Jazz Group Celebrates New Year's Eve on Cape Cod

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
December 28, 2010

Jazz drummer Bart Weisman and his group is kicking off New Year's on the Cape with a show at the Riverway Lobster House restaurant in South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, on Friday, December 31, 2010 starting at 8:15 p.m. The group features vocalist Carol Syeth and also features Weisman on drums, Mark Borgmann on piano, and Ron Ormsby on. Weisman, founder and director of the Provincetown Jazz Festival each August, is one of the leading exponents of live jazz on Cape ...
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Jacques Schwarz-Bart Featuring Stephanie McKay: 'Rise Above' on Dreyfus Jazz August 31

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 6, 2010

Soulful sax man Jacques Schwarz-Bart makes his Dreyfus Jazz recording debut with Rise Above, an eclectic blend of jazz and neo-soul featuring the stirring vocal stylings of former Brooklyn Funk Essentials singer Stephanie McKay. Rise Above is an epic culmination of this son of a Black Guadeloupean mother and a French Jewish father's diverse experiences. “The great common denominator between all the styles I love, being Funk, Jazz, Soul and R & B, is that the music starts with the ...
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Duo Do Brazil at Cafe St. Bart's Saturday July 22nd

Source: All About Jazz
July 21, 2006

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Bart Weisman: A Drummer Rolls In

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2005

By Sean Corcoran (for the Cape Cod Times) “This was where I was going to come someday,” he remembers thinking. “It just felt right: the water, the houses, the smells, everything. It was the whole feel, not just of Cape Cod, but of Provincetown. Everything was right.” Twenty-five years later, Weisman and his wife have a condo in Provincetown and a living room view of Cape Cod Bay. He compares that first glimpse of Provincetown to a similar moment of ...
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Pianist Paul Winston to appear at St. Bart's and Parlor Jazz on February 18-19

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2005

It is difficult to determine whether Paul Gabriel Winston prefers jazz or classical as he plays both with the compassion and reverence that exceeds most our contemporary pianists. His graying hair and metal framed glasses give the appearance of a literature professor( A discipline in which he majored in at NYU) but once you hear the sounds of his piano echoing the tunes of Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk you know that you’ve been a victim of a pleasant façade. ...
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