Jeff Schwartz is a member of MESTO, Passacaglia, the World Stage Big Band, and the Vicente Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Santa Monica Symphony, and is part of Los Angeles’ improvised and experimental music communities. He has performed with Glenn Branca, Anthony Braxton, Andrea Centazzo, Anna Homler, Lisa Mezzacappa, Adam Rudolph, Dog Star Orchestra, the Wild Up Collective Orchestra, and many others. He studied at St. John’s College, UC Santa Cruz, Bowling Green State University, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Creative Music Studio, and has written two books on music, plus numerous journal articles and conference papers.