Gabriel Schwartz, born in Curitiba, Brazil, has been an active musician for over twenty years. He holds degrees from the School of Music and Fine Arts of the State of Paraná and the Curitiba Conservatory of Brazilian Music. A versatile multi-instrumentalist, he performs on flute, saxophone, drums, Brazilian percussion, and guitar.
In 2020, he completed a master’s degree in Composition and Sound Creation at the Université de Montréal under the supervision of Ana Sokolović. He began doctoral studies in 2023 to further his research in composition, and in 2025 was awarded a doctoral research scholarship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC).
A finalist at the 27th Prix Opus in the World Music category (2023–2024) for his album Solo, Schwartz has emerged as a distinctive voice on today’s music scene. In 2025, he released Folk-Bossa, an EP blending folk influences with Brazilian rhythms, revealing a new facet of his musical language.