Jacques Schwarz-Bart (born 22 December 1962 in Les Abymes) is a French jazz saxophonist.
His mother is the Guadeloupean novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, author of The Bridge of Beyond. His father was French-Jewish author André Schwarz-Bart. The family traveled widely, living in Senegal, Switzerland, and Goyave, Guadeloupe. Jacques Schwarz-Bart was dubbed "Brother Jacques" and his music has incorporated rhythm and blues as well as hip hop influences.
Schwarz-Bart's first instrument was the Gwo ka drum which he learned to play as... more
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