Mazz Swift, violinist

Mazz Swift is a composer, conductor, singer, bandleader, educator, and Juilliard-trained violinist, weaving classic African American musics, electronica, and mindfulness into their music. Improvisation is a throughline in their practice across genres and instrumental configurations and can be found in most of their works. They are a 2019 Jerome Hill Fellow, and 2021 United States Artist Fellow. Works include commissions by the Los Angeles Philharmonic (2020), the Silkroad Ensemble (2021), and the Kronos Quartet (2022+2023).

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