Antonio Hart
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Antonio Hart 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. He gained recognition for work with Roy Hargrove
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 Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity
Hart plays a Yanagisawa
alto saxophone.
With Dave Holland
With McCoy Tyner
With Dee Dee Bridgewater
Alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
. He attended the Baltimore School for the Arts
Baltimore School for the Arts
Baltimore School for the Arts is a public high school located in Baltimore, Maryland and is a part of its public school system. BSA offers concentrations in classical music, theater, dance, theater production and visual art...
, studied with Andy McGhee
Andy McGhee
Andy McGhee is a tenor saxophonist and educator.Andy McGhee graduated from New England Conservatory in 1949 and worked for a short time with trumpeter Roy Eldridge and local Boston musician Fat Man Robinson...
at Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
, and has a master's degree from Queens College, City University of New York
Queens College, City University of New York
Queens College, located in Flushing, Queens, New York City, is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York. It is also the fifth oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning. The college's seventy seven acre campus is located in the heart of the...
. His initial training was classical, but he switched to jazz in college. He gained recognition for work with Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
Roy Anthony Hargrove is an American jazz trumpeter. He won worldwide notice after winning two Grammy Awards for differing types of music, in 1997, and in 2002...
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 Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...
fraternity
Hart plays a Yanagisawa
Yanagisawa Wind Instruments
Yanagisawa Wind Instruments is a Japanese woodwind company known for its range of professional grade saxophones. Along with Yamaha they are one of the leading manufacturers of saxophones in Japan....
alto saxophone.
As leader
- 1991: For The First Time (Novus RecordsNovus RecordsNovus Records Novus Records Novus Records (later Arista Novus and RCA Novus was a United States jazz and contemporary jazz record label. It was an Arista Records imprint focused on then-contemporary jazz artists...
) - 1992: Don't You Know That I Care with Gary BartzGary BartzGary Bartz is an American alto and soprano saxophonist and clarinetist.Bartz graduated from the Baltimore City College high school and The Juilliard School...
- 1993: For Cannonball and Woody
- 1994: Tokyo Sessions with Roy HargroveRoy HargroveRoy Anthony Hargrove is an American jazz trumpeter. He won worldwide notice after winning two Grammy Awards for differing types of music, in 1997, and in 2002...
- 1995: It's All Good (Novus RecordsNovus RecordsNovus Records Novus Records Novus Records (later Arista Novus and RCA Novus was a United States jazz and contemporary jazz record label. It was an Arista Records imprint focused on then-contemporary jazz artists...
) - 1996: Here I Stand (GRP RecordsGRP RecordsGRP Records is an American jazz record company, owned by Universal Music Group and operates through its Verve Music Group. The company's name has had different meanings. In its early days, it stood for "Grusin/Rosen Productions," after the founders...
) - 1996: Alto Summit with Phil WoodsPhil WoodsPhilip Wells Woods is an American jazz bebop alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader and composer.-Biography:...
, Vincent HerringVincent HerringVincent Herring is an American jazz hard bop and post-bop saxophonist and flautist.-Biography:Herring's formal musical education began at age 11, when he started playing saxophone in school bands and studying privately at Dean Frederick's School Of Music in Vallejo, California...
, Reuben RogersReuben RogersReuben Renwick Rogers is a American jazz bassist, composer and educator.-Biography:Born November 15, 1974, and raised in the Virgin Islands, Rogers was exposed to varieties of music that included Calypso, Reggae, Gospel and Jazz. In his formative years, Rogers received encouragement from his... - 2001: Ama Tu Sonrisa (Enja RecordsEnja RecordsEnja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971....
)
As sideman
With Roy HargroveRoy Hargrove
Roy Anthony Hargrove is an American jazz trumpeter. He won worldwide notice after winning two Grammy Awards for differing types of music, in 1997, and in 2002...
- Diamond in the Rough (1989)
With Dave Holland
Dave Holland
Dave Holland is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for 40 years....
- What Goes AroundWhat Goes Around (album)What Goes Around is Dave Holland's first big band album, released in 2002. It features his working quintet of the period augmented to big band size with a total of 13 members...
(2002) - Pathways (2011)
With McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.-Early life:...
- Prelude and SonataPrelude and SonataPrelude and Sonata is an album by McCoy Tyner released on the Milestone label in 1995. It was recorded in November 1994 and features performances of classical and contemporary music by Tyner with Antonio Hart, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride and Marvin "Smitty" Smith...
(1995)
With Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater is an American Jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award - winning stage actress and host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater...
- This Is NewThis is NewThis is New is a 2002 album by Dee Dee Bridgewater, dedicated to the songs of Kurt Weill.-Track listing:#"This Is New" – 3:47#"Lost in the Stars" – 5:36#"The Bilbao Song" – 10:24...
(2002)