Jacqueline Schwab

Pianist

"Brilliant pianist ... gorgeously spare piano"

Scott Alarik, The Boston Globe

From the soundtracks of Ken Burns’ documentaries to the White House to the PBS American Roots special with The American Pops Orchestra, pianist Jacqueline Schwab is known for evoking the American musical past, but in a fresh, personal way. She has performed vintage American music on the solo concert stage in almost every state of the union. She is well known in the traditional dance world for her groundbreaking playing with the Bare Necessities ensemble. In concert, her uptempo tunes have a lilting flow from her decades of improvisational playing for many genres of dancing. Her reflective solo pieces resonate with heart and breath.

 What’s New

Listen to Jacqueline's performance on GBH's Holiday Celebration 2022, starting around 11:45 with an introduction by host Greg Ferrisi.

Listen to Jacqueline's new solo CD I Lift My Lamp—Illuminations from Immigrant America on the audiophile Sono Luminus label.

 

upcoming performances

9.22.22

Soloist with
American Pops Orchestra

Marietta, OH

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10.16.22

4:00 PM
Solo concert

WSHU
Fairfield, CT

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10.21.22

Fall Favorites dance
with Bare Necessities

Concord, MA

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11.4.22—11.5.22

English dance weekend with Bare Necessities and Graham Christian

Fairfield, IA

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11.11.22

with Judge Gregory Williams, Battle Lines: Poetry and Music of WW I, 1717 Meetinghouse

W. Barnstable, MA

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11.13.22

2:00pm
Solo concert
I Lift My Lamp—Illuminations from Immigrant America

Currier Museum of Art Manchester, NH

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11.19.22

Solo concert
I Lift My Lamp—Illuminations from Immigrant America

Five Sparks
Harvard, MA

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12.2.22—12.4.22

English dance weekend
with Bare Necessities

Princeton, Germantown Ball, Westchester

12.31.22

afternoon
Solo concert

First Night Chatham
Chatham, MA

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