Mazz Swift

Mazz Swift (they/them) is a neuro-emergent composer, conductor, bandleader, educator, singer, and Juilliard-trained violinist, weaving classic African American musics, electronica, and mindfulness into their music. Improvisation is a throughline in their performance and composition practices, across genres and instrumental configurations, and can be found in most of their works. 

Mazz is a 2019 Jerome Hill Fellow, and 2021 United States Artist Fellow. Works include commissions by the Los Angeles Philharmonic (2020), the International Contemporary Ensemble (2023),  the Silkroad Ensemble (2021, 2022, 2023), and the Kronos Quartet (2022+2024).

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