Donna Schwartz

Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Trumpet

Professional Musician-Saxophones, Trumpet; Educator; Speaker; Radio Show Host San Gabriel, CA • United States

Preferred Rovner Ligatures

"I have been recommending Rovner ligatures to my students and using them professionally myself for more than 20 years, but most recently the Van Gogh really blew me away. I was shocked at how such a huge ligature could blow so freely and beautifully."

Biography

Donna has performed on saxophones in NY and Los Angeles with artists such as Vicci Martinez from NBC’s The Voice, Richie Cannata from Billy Joel’s band, and Bobby Rondinelli from Blue Oyster Cult, as well as the legendary jazz vocalist, Barbara Morrison.

She has performed at such notable venues as the House of Blues in Anaheim, Whisky A Go-Go, Aquarius Casino (Las Vegas), The Orleans (Las Vegas), The Canyon Club (LA), The Orpheum Theatre (LA), City National Grove of Anaheim, The Viper Room, Yost Theatre, The Paramount NY, World Cafe Live (Philadelphia), Wolf Den (Mohegan Sun, CT), and many more.

Donna has recorded a track for Criss Angela’s Believe show at The Luxor in Las Vegas, and several tracks for indie artists in the NY and LA metro areas. Donna’s articles have appeared in SBO Magazine (School Band & Orchestra, NafMe (National Association for Music Education), CMEA (California Music Educator’s Association), AMP (National Association for Music Parents) and others.

Donna joins Rovner® in supporting:
Gordon Institute for Music Learning

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