Antonio Hart

 

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. He gained recognition for his 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 the Sigma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity

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: Here I Stand (Impulse!/GRP)
  • 1996: Alto Summit (Milestone) with Phil Woods, Vincent Herring, Reuben Rogers
  • 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)

With Dee Dee Bridgewater

  • This Is New (2002)

With Terence Blanchard

  • Simply Stated (1992)

With Robin Eubanks

  • Mental Images (JMT, 1994)

With Dizzy Gillespie

  • Bird Songs: The Final Recordings (Telarc, 1992)
  • To Bird with Love (Telarc, 1992)

With Roy Hargrove

  • Diamond in the Rough (1989)

With Dave Holland

  • What Goes Around (2002)
  • Pass It On (2008)
  • Pathways (2011)

With Wallace Roney

  • Crunchin' (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)

 


To learn more about the artist, please visit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Hart