PLAYING THE HAKEN CONTINUUM With Rob Schwimmer

Rob Schwimmer is a composer-pianist and Haken Continuum player (as well as thereminist, vocalist and ondioline player) who has performed and recorded throughout the world. His compositions have been featured in theater, television, documentaries and feature films. Rob’s solo CD “Heart of Hearing” was rated #4 in Slate Magazine’s “Best Jazz of 2019” calling him “...a mesmerizing pianist of astonishing drama, wit, and virtuosity.” Rob has used the Haken Continuum in recording sessions with Paul Simon, Esperanza Spalding’s 2019 Grammy winning “12 Little Spells” and Trey Anastasio and performed one of the first full length solo concerts devoted entirely to the Continuum at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. Rob has worked with Simon and Garfunkel, Wayne Shorter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, Bobby McFerrin, Willie Nelson, Esperanza Spalding, Paul Simon, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Gotye, Chaka Khan, Laurie Anderson, Bette Midler, Boston Pops, etc.