Antonio Hart | |
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| Born | September 30, 1968 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Website | AntonioHart.com |
Antonio Hart (born September 30, 1968) is a jazz alto saxophonist. He attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, studied with Andy McGhee at Berklee College of Music, and has a master's degree from Queens College, City University of New York. His initial training was classical, but he switched to jazz in college.[1] He gained recognition for his work with Roy Hargrove.[2]
Hart is currently serving as a full-time professor of jazz studies in Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College City University of New York.
Hart is a member of the Sigma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity [3]
Discography
As leader
- 1991: For the First Time (Novus)
- 1992: Don't You Know I Care with Gary Bartz (Novus)
- 1993: For Cannonball and Woody (Novus)
- 1994: Tokyo Sessions with Roy Hargrove (Novus)
- 1995: It's All Good (Novus)
- 1996: Alto Summit (Milestone) with Phil Woods, Vincent Herring, Reuben Rogers
- 1997: Here I Stand (Impulse!/GRP)
- 2001: Ama Tu Sonrisa (Enja)
- 2004: All We Need (Downtown Sound)
- 2015: Blessing (Jazz Legacy)
As sideman
With Rabih Abou-Khalil
- The Cactus of Knowledge (Enja, 2001) – recorded in 2000
With Dee Dee Bridgewater
- This Is New (Verve, 2002) – recorded in 2001
With Terence Blanchard
- Simply Stated (Columbia , 1992)
With Robin Eubanks
- Mental Images (JMT, 1994)
Wake Up Call, 1997, Scirocco
With Dizzy Gillespie
- Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Telarc, 1992)
- To Bird with Love (Telarc, 1992)
With Roy Hargrove
- Diamond in the Rough (Novus, 1990)
- Public Eye (Novus, 1991)
- The Vibe (Novus, 1992)
With Dave Holland
- What Goes Around (ECM, 2002) – recorded in 2001
- Pass It On (Dare2/Emarcy, 2008) – recorded in 2007
- Pathways (Dare2, 2010) – recorded in 2009
With Wallace Roney
- Crunchin' (Muse, 1993)
With Cecil Brooks III
- Smokin' Jazz (Muse, 1993)
With McCoy Tyner
- Prelude and Sonata (1995)
With Gerald Wilson
- Monterey Moods (Mack Avenue, 2007)
- Detroit (Mack Avenue, 2009)
- Legacy (Mack Avenue, 2011)
References
- ↑ Down Beat Artists Profile Archived November 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ All Music
- ↑ Famous Eta Pi Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine