Harvie Swartz
Harvie Swartz ( Harvie S , born December 6, 1948 in Chelsea / Massachusetts ) is an American jazz bassist .
Live and act
Swartz studied piano and composition at Berklee College of Music before switching to bass at the age of 19 and working with musicians such as Al Cohn and Zoot Sims , Mose Allison and Chris Connor . In 1973 he went to New York, where he performed with Thad Jones and Mel Lewis , Gil Evans , Chet Baker , Lee Konitz , John Abercrombie and was part of Barry Miles ' group Silverlight from 1974 to 1976 .
In the second half of the 1970s he toured Europe several times with David Friedman's group Double-Image and was a member of Steve Kuhn's quartet from 1979 to 1981 . After working with Stan Getz , he released his first album as a band leader in 1980, followed by ten more. He also worked on recordings of John Abercrombie, Mick Goodrick and Mike Stern .
Swartz has been teaching jazz bass at the Manhattan School of Music since 1983 ; he has given guest lectures at the Hochschule für Musik Köln , McGill University , Berklee College of Music , Eastman School of Music and others.
In the 1990s he traveled to Cuba to study Afro-Cuban and Latin American music and founded the group Eye Contact , with which he performed at festivals and in 1999 recorded the album Havana Manana . In addition, Swartz worked with Juan Carlos Formells and Virginia Mayhews Band, with Karl Berger , Paul Motian , with Ed Sarath and with Sheila Jordan (including duo CD Old Time Feeling , 1982).
Since 2001, Swartz has only performed under the name Harvie S because he was tired of his last name being misspelled all the time. The first album under the new name is New Beginning .
Discography
- Underneath It All with Benny Aronov , Dave Charles , John D'Earth , Erik Friedlander , Peter Grant , 1980
- Urban Earth with Benny Aronov, Manolo Badrena , Victor Lewis , Bob Mintzer , David Sanborn , Mike Stern , 1985
- Smart Moves with Benny Aronov, Mino Cinelu , Victor Lewis, Charlie Mariano , Mike Stern, John Stubblefield , 1986
- Tiramisu : Al di Meola Project, Manhattan Records 1987, with Kei Akagi, Tommy Brechtlein, Mino Cinelu, Anthony Jackson, Jose Renato
- It's About Time with Billy Drewes , Jay Azzolina , Yves Gerard , 1988
- In A Different Light with Winard Harper , Leon Parker , John Scofield , Leni Stern , Mike Stern, 1990
- Full Moon Dancer with Billy Drewes , Joan Johnson , Yves Gerard , Wayne Krantz , Ted Lo , Bob Ward , 1989
- Arrival with John Abercrombie, Mick Goodrick, Marvin Smith , 1991
- Love Notes from the Bass with Randy Klein , 1994-95
- Havana Manana with Memo Acevedo , Bruce Arnold , Gregor Huebner , Barry Olsen , Ed Uribe , Isabel Valdes , 1999
- New Beginning ; Band name Eye Contact with Bruce Arnold, Daniel Kelly , Gregor Hübner, Adam Weber , Renato Thoms
- Texas rumba
- Funky Cha
Web links
- Works by and about Harvie Swartz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Harvie Swartz website
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Swartz, Harvie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | S, Harvie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chelsea (Massachusetts) |