Results for "Brian Swartz"

Musician

Brian Swartz

Born: December 16, 1967

Brian Swartz

Trumpet, Vocals, Composer, Arranger, Instructor

Los Angeles, CA

[email protected]

Trumpeter Brian Swartz is a diverse musician with a wide range of influences. He has appeared on multiple Grammy® nominated and winning recordings with artists including The Dixie Chicks' Double Platinum "Taking the Long Way" which won 5 Grammy® Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year in February 2007, John Beasley's Monk'estra which has garnered 6 Grammy® Nominations for it's 3 albums and 1 Grammy® Win for Beasley's arrangement of "Donna Lee," The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Scott Healy's Tentet and Kim Richmond's Concert Jazz Orchestra

News: Performance / Tour

Joanne Tatham Celebrates Her New CD, "The Rings Of Saturn," At Vitello's On May 4th!

April 28, 2018

Joanne Tatham celebrates the release of her new CD, The Rings of Saturn with a performance at Vitello's in Studio City on Friday, May 4th with one show at 7:30pm. Make Reservations Joanne has been receiving excellent reviews and national jazz radio airplay. Midwest Record says, “This vocalist pulls up a set card of jazz/pop classics ...

Article: Lyrics

Nuove Orchestre Alla Ribalta

by Angelo Leonardi
September 6, 2017

Da anni non si vedevano all'opera tanti nuovi ensemble, sia negli Stati Uniti che in Europa. Le cinque formazioni che presentiamo spaziano da quella giovanile come l'italiana New Talents Jazz Orchestra guidata da Mario Corvini (Extempora) alla big band di John Beasley ricca di stelle (Monk'estra -Vol. 1); dai progetti norvegesi del pianista Rune Klakegg (Fjon) ...

Article: Big Band Report

Time Check: A Paucity of Riches?

by Jack Bowers
June 2, 2016

On May 18, Betty and I flew to Los Angeles to attend Time Check: A Buddy Rich Alumni Reunion, a four-day panorama sponsored by the L.A. Jazz Institute and held at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel, about a stone's throw or two from the LAX airport. We arrived early afternoon so we could also be present for ...

Album

"Portraiture" Brian Swartz & The Gnu Sextet

By Brian Swartz

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2014

Album

"Portraiture" Brian Swartz & The Gnu Sextet

By Brian Swartz

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2014

Album

"Portraiture" Brian Swartz & The Gnu Sextet

By Brian Swartz

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2014

Article: Live Review

MONK'estra at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
September 7, 2013

MONK'estraSFJAZZ CenterSan Francisco, CAAugust 22, 2013The music of the legendary Thelonious Monk (October 10, 1917-February 17, 1982) has rarely been heard in a big band setting. The second most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, Monk's music is nothing if not popular. While Ellington composed over a thousand songs, Monk penned only ...

Article: Extended Analysis

Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra: Artistry

by Jack Bowers
July 24, 2013

On Artistry, the Kim Richmond Concert Jazz Orchestra pays homage to one of Richmond's former employers, the legendary Stan Kenton, not by rehashing music performed by the Kenton Orchestra--no matter how forward-leaning that may have been--but rather by renovating a few themes associated with Kenton (and quite a few others that weren't) in the manner in ...

Video

Smile 4 Me

Featuring the music of Brian Swartz
Duration: 2:27
November 27, 2012

An excerpt from "Smile 4 Me" from HOME, part 4 of the evening length performance "Portraiture" Stories in Jazz." June 9, 2012. Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, Los Angeles. Featuring Jazz Antiqua Dance Ensemble Composer/Music Director: Brian Swartz. Artistic Director/Choreographer: Pat Taylor. Gnu Sextet: Otmaro Ruiz: piano; Trevor Ware:bass; Aaron McLendon: drums; Brian Swartz:trumpet; Keith Fiddmont;saxophone; Phil Ranelin: trombone.