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ALBUMHomage - SingleAlan Pasqua, Randy Brecker & Gary Bartz
Albums by Gary Bartz
ALBUMGary Bartz JID006Gary Bartz, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad
ALBUMNight Dreamer Direct-To-Disc SessionsGary Bartz & Maisha
ALBUMBird at 100Vincent Herring, Bobby Watson & Gary Bartz
ALBUMAfrican LakeJarek Smietana & Gary Bartz
ALBUMJu Ju Man / Love Song (feat. Curtis Robertson, Howard King, Charles Mims, George Cables & Carl McDaniels)Gary Bartz
ALBUMColtrane Rules: Tao of a Music WarriorGary Bartz
ALBUMThe Montréal ConcertGary Bartz & Peter Leitch
ALBUMArtworkArt Gore featuring Gary Bartz
ALBUMThe Red and Orange PoemsGary Bartz
ALBUMVignettesGary Bartz & Ray Drummond
Gary Bartz's Popular Music Videos
JAZZ IS DEAD (feat. Gary Bartz & Kassa Overall)
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Gary Bartz Essentials
An unfailing and intriguing sense of melody from a star sideman and solo legend.
Gary Bartz: The Session Musicians
Artist Biography
Son of a jazz-club owner, Gary Bartz began playing alto saxophone at the age of 11. He studied at Juilliard and the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore before making his debut with the Max Roach/Abbey Lincoln band in 1964. One year later, he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, followed by stints with Charles Tolliver, Blue Mitchell, McCoy Tyner, and Miles Davis. Following Davis, Bartz formed Nu Troop in 1972, moving further into funk fusion throughout the decade, then returning to hard bop, to which his assertive, agile improvising is best suited (displayed on 1990's There Goes the Neighborhood). Though he led fewer dates after the '80s, he remained active as a collaborator and sideman. In 2003, Bartz joined the Jazz Studies department at Oberlin's Conservatory of Music.
Hometown
Baltimore, MD, United States
Genre
Jazz