Antonio Hart
Antonio Hart (born September 30, 1968 in Baltimore, Maryland) 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]
Hart plays a Yanagisawa alto saxophone.
Discography
As leader
- 1991: For the First Time (Novus)
- 1992: Don't You Know That I Care with Gary Bartz
- 1993: For Cannonball and Woody
- 1994: Tokyo Sessions with Roy Hargrove (Novus)
- 1995: It's All Good (Novus)
- 1996: Here I Stand (Impulse!/GRP)
- 1996: Alto Summit with Phil Woods, Vincent Herring, Reuben Rogers (Milestone)
- 2001: Ama Tu Sonrisa (Enja)
- 2004: All We Need (Downtown Sound)
As sideman
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 (Dave Holland album) (2008)
- Pathways (2011)
With McCoy Tyner
- Prelude and Sonata (1995)
With Dee Dee Bridgewater
- This Is New (2002)