Rhythmic Skills Ensemble

Barak Schmool
Angels + Comets
Ben's Bag

Rajna Swaminathan
Departures

Barak Schmool
Pendulum
The Chase

Django Bates
Sweet Williams

Barak Schmool director

The Academy’s Jazz Department has been steadily turning out some of the most acclaimed young composers currently shaping the contemporary scene. F-IRE Collective founder and Academy Rhythmic Skills professor Barak Schmool directs World of Rhythm, a 15-piece ensemble from the rhythm skills class, introducing music for listening and dancing from four corners of the world.