Luke Schwartz

Luke Schwartz is a jazz guitarist, bassist, pianist, composer, and arranger from San Francisco, CA. Luke's guitar style is influenced by contemporary and old-school jazz players such as Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Jesse Van Ruller, Peter Bernstein & Kurt Rosenwinkel. His compositional style is also inspired by that of Steve Swallow, Wayne Krantz & Bud Powell. 

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Luke returned to the Bay Area to make his mark on the local scene after stints in New Orleans and New York. 

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Luke can be found performing regularly at cafes, clubs, bars & restaurants throughout the Bay Area under his own name - The Luke Schwartz Trio & Quartet, as well as with a variety of other jazz, rock, fusion, funk, R&B and blues groups. Luke also plays in the dynamic church band of Unity SF.