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Gary Schwantes
Awards
Zellerbach Family Foundation Grants Awarded 2011, 2012 Graduate Assistantship Mills College
Gear
Tenor Sax: B&S Medusa, RPC Custom Made Mouthpiece
Soprano Sax: Yanagisawa Curved, Various Mouthpieces
Reeds: Alexander D.C., Vandoren Blue Box
Bamboo Flutes: Mostly Chinese, Some made to order, some lucky finds.
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Ultra World X-Tet CD Release: Moon and Legend
Source:
Michael Ricci
Introducing a new album for Ultra World X-tet... Moon and Legend
Ultra World X-tet performs a joyful, exotic, soulful and elegant fusion of East and West for the 21st Century. The band instrumentation includes Saxophone, Bamboo Flutes, Bass, Percussion, and Guzheng (23 string Chinese Zither). The Guzheng and Chinese Bamboo flutes bring a rich history of over 2000 years to the overall sound which is modern and adventurous. The X-tet's unique brand of San Francisco World Jazz" casts ...
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"an excellent original from Gary Schwantes...hot solos from Schwantes and bassist Shannon Hoover."
"Hip Bones, from parts across the continent, hit Awful’s Towers again on Thursday, and the jazz/rock/funk trio sounded as tasty and musical as ever...the band’s Gary Schwantes tearing up a sax solo on a cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain.” -Roanoke Times
"Noteworthy Seriously funky jazz from San Francisco, this all-instrumental trio is fronted by hard-bopping saxman Gary Schwantes, who also plays bamboo flutes and keyboard samples..." -Connect Savannah
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson