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Gary Bartz

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Gary Bartz has been known to many as a trail blazer in the music business from the moment he started playing with Art Blakey at his father’s jazz club in his hometown of Baltimore, MD to his own music throughout the 57 years as a professional musician. As if his Grammy Award© with McCoy Tyner in 2005 (‘Illuminations’) wasn’t enough to carve out a place for Bartz in the jazz genre, he has broken the mold with more than 40 solo albums and over 200 as a guest artist.

Gary Bartz first came to New York In 1958 to attend the Julliard Conservatory of Music. Just 17 years old, Gary couldn't wait to come to the city to play and learn. "It was a very good time for the music in New York, at the end of what had been the be-bop era," says Bartz. "Charlie Parker had passed away three years previously but Miles' group was in its heyday, Monk was down at the Five Spot, and Ornette Coleman was just coming to town. Things were fresh." Back then, Gary could regularly be found drinking Cokes in the all ages "peanut gallery" of Birdland, enjoying a marathon bill of performers. "If I didn't have money to get in. I'd help somebody carry a drum and sneak in," laughs Bartz. "I learned that early on."

Album

Damage Control

Label: OYO Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Fantasy; One Hundred Ways; In Search of My Heart/Love Surrounds Us Everywhere; The Making Of You; You Bring Me Joy; You Are My Starship; Slow Jam; If Only You Knew; Biggest Part of Me; Love Me in a Special Way.

Article: Interview

Linda May Han Oh: Jazz e innovazione

Read "Linda May Han Oh: Jazz e innovazione" reviewed by Frank Housh


Linda May Han Oh è una delle artiste più innovative ed affermate della scena jazz di oggi, con collaborazioni che vanno da Dave Douglas a Vijay Iyer e Pat Metheny. L'ultimo album, Strange Heavens (Biophilia Records), vede la partecipazione di Ambrose Akinmusire e Tyshawn Sorey, già presenti in Honey from a Winter Stone di Akinmusire.

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Article: Album Review

Gary Bartz & NTU: Damage Control

Read "Damage Control" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


After a 12-year break from the recording studio, legendary saxophonist Gary Bartz makes a powerful return with Damage Control. This deeply personal passion project honors and re-imagines the soul genre. The album showcases Bartz's unwavering curiosity and artistic evolution, transforming soulful classics into meditative, jazz-infused compositions that cross genre boundaries. At the heart of the album's ...

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Article: Live Review

Sarah Hanahan Quartet At Joe Henderson Lab

Read "Sarah Hanahan Quartet At Joe Henderson Lab" reviewed by Steven Roby


Sarah Hanahan Quartet Joe Henderson Lab / SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA September 20, 2025 A knockout. No hedging, no warmup lap--impact from the first bar and the room knew it. Sold-out first set at the Joe Henderson Lab--Sarah Hanahan's SFJAZZ debut. Outside, faces pressed close to the glass, ...

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Article: Interview

Gary Bartz Is Nobody's Jazz Musician

Read "Gary Bartz Is Nobody's Jazz Musician" reviewed by Bridget A. Arnwine


Gary Bartz is nobody's jazz musician. What he has built and created as an artist with a career that spans six decades defies labels, especially ones that have storied racist connotations and otherwise derogatory origins like the word jazz. He is a composer of the finest order and as gifted as the most revered names in ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Dream Manifest

Read "Dream Manifest" reviewed by Karan Khosla


Dream Manifest: Theo Croker's Studio Invocation Theo Croker is a trumpeter whose career zigzags across genres and continents earning Grammy nominations, platinum credits, and a reputation for erasing boundaries. With Dream Manifest, he pushes farther than before: a studio album built on layers, detail, and a spirit of relentless curiosity and collaboration. For this ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Gary Bartz, Zoh Amba, Greg Tardy and Oscar Rossignoli

Read "Gary Bartz, Zoh Amba, Greg Tardy and Oscar Rossignoli" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


New music from Gary Bartz, Zoh Amba, Oscar Rossignoli and Allison Miller. Playlist Gary Bartz “In Search of my Heart-Love Surrounds Us" from Damage Control (OYO) 00:00 Zoh Amba “ Seaside" from Sun (Smalltownsounds) 10:08 Host Speaks 17:02 Allison Miller “Fierce" from Big and Lovely (Royal Potato Family) 18:35 George Burton Alexa Barchini “Your ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Opa and The Blackbyrds: Coveted 1970s Jazz-Funk

Read "Opa and The Blackbyrds: Coveted 1970s Jazz-Funk" reviewed by Mark Sullivan


Opa released only two albums before disbanding in the early 1980s. While neither of their albums found commercial success during their initial releases (despite the high-profile personalities involved), both titles gained underground followings over the following decades. The Blackbyrds' City Life celebrates its golden anniversary. “Happy Music," the dancefloor-ready title track and the group's heavily sampled ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Theo Croker, Sarah Buechi, Jon Irabagon, Nicholas Payton and Anais Reno

Read "Theo Croker, Sarah Buechi, Jon Irabagon, Nicholas Payton and Anais Reno" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


New releases from Theo Croker, Jon Irabagon, Anais Reno and Nicholas Payton.Playlist Yuko Mabuchi “Tribute to my Homeland" from Quantum (SRG Jazz/Universal) 00:00 Satoko Fujii “ Aruku" from Dream a Dream (Libra) 9:08 Host Speaks 19:47 Jon Irabagon “At What Price Garlic" from Someone to Someone (Irabbagast) 21:09 James Brandon Lewis “Left Alone" from ...


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