Anton Schwartz

Advisory Board Member

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Anton Schwartz is best known as a jazz saxophonist and composer, but his background and his work span many disciplines. He earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Philosophy, magna cum laude, at Harvard University and conducted groundbreaking doctoral research in Machine Learning at Stanford University as a National Science Foundation fellow and IBM Fellow. As a musician, he has headlined at jazz’s most prestigious clubs and festivals, from Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Blue Note (New York) to Yoshi’s (Oakland), SFJAZZ and the Regattabar (Boston), to Blues Alley (D.C.) and the Monterey Jazz Festival. Each of his CDs has drawn sterling reviews and strong airplay; his most recent release, Flash Mob, earned a four star DownBeat review and a long run on the jazz radio Top 10 chart.

Schwartz is a longtime faculty member of the California Jazz Conservatory and has taught extensively at the Stanford Jazz Workshop and the Brubeck Institute. He has been Artist in Residence at Harvard University and the Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony, and has been a featured clinician and guest soloist for countless university and high school jazz programs. He is also the author of a popular blog about music theory and improvisation that frequently employs mathematical concepts.

Most recently, Schwartz is the creator of two highly rated mobile apps, Random Roots and ScaleMate, to help musicians internalize deep harmonic structure and has co-founded a company, Earsight, that is creating a mobile app to help children who struggle with reading.