Cantor Azi Schwartz is the Senior Cantor of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, and is a world-renowned vocal performer and recording artist whose music reaches Jewish and interfaith audiences internationally. His craft of Jewish liturgical music has been described as emotionally moving, spiritually uplifting, and artistically dynamic.

Azi grew up in a traditional community in Israel. His grandfather, also a cantor, inspired Azi to pursue his passion and inclination for singing and music. After graduating from Tel Aviv Cantorial Institute and studying under the top cantors in the world, Azi continued studying music with a Masters in Classical Singing and Conducting from Mannes School of Music.

This journey brought Azi to New York, where he leads Park Avenue Synagogue (PAS), the largest Conservative community in NYC and the flagship of Jewish liturgical music in North America. As PAS Music Center's Director, Cantor Schwartz creates, records, and publishes new liturgical music, as well as hosts world-class guest artists for concerts and worship.

Passionate about bringing Jewish liturgy to the broader world, Azi has performed at Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, Madison Square Garden, the US Capitol Rotunda, and the Israeli Knesset. In 2018, Azi was featured in a PBS special entitled, The New York Cantors, which brought cantorial music to millions of viewers across the US and in Europe. During Pope Francis’ visit to New York in October 2015, Cantor Schwartz represented the Jewish people at the multi-religious service at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. He plays the cantor’s role in Richard Gere's movie Norman, and performs in concerts and interfaith missions around the world. Azi has an astounding online following. He has released nine studio albums containing traditional and newly commissioned Jewish liturgical music.

Dedicated to cultivating the next generation of cantors, Azi serves on faculty of all major cantorial schools, and serves as Treasurer for the Cantors’ Assembly, the largest professional organization for cantors. Azi is married to Dr. Noa Schwartz, and they have four children.

Cantor Josh Breitzer has served Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn since 2011. Recently listed by The Jewish Daily Forward as one of the top new Jewish music voices in its "Soundtrack of Our Spirit" series, Cantor Breitzer has performed at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Merkin Concert Hall. For the past several years, he has appeared with the New York Festival of Song in their annual “A Goyishe Christmas to You” program and has previously enjoyed significant collaborations with Pulitzer Prize-winner Yehudi Wyner and the late author/composer Jack Gottlieb. As a dedicated and passionate Jewish music educator, Cantor Breitzer has coached young artists at NYC Opera, The Juilliard School, and Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. He has also taught at the Academy of Jewish Religion, the URJ Kutz Camp, and the North American Jewish Choral Festival. Cantor Breitzer is on faculty at the HUC-JIR Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music and is a vice president of the American Conference of Cantors.

Josh Warshawsky is a singer/songwriter and Jewish musician currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. He is currently working as the Artist-in-Residence at Temple Beth Am, also in Los Angeles, CA. This makes commuting to work quite easy. Josh recently finished an EP of new melodies for Jewish liturgy, and is currently working on an album of secular music as well as some more Jewish tunes. When he's not singing, teaching, and playing at Beth Am, you can find him busking at Farmer's Markets, hosting dinner parties, or beatboxing while walking down the street.

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