For more than 60 years, saxophonist and composer Gary Bartz has been a central figure in jazz history. But for some reason, he hasn’t received his due. With that said, the late jazz critic Stanley ...

April 29, 2025 As an alto saxophonist, NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz has merged freedom and form in historic fashion, in the process acquiring an understanding of the art of improvisation, or what Bartz ...

The National Endowment for the Arts has selected Terence Blanchard, Willard Jenkins, Amina Claudine Myers and Gary Bartz for the prestigious honor. NEA announces 2024 Jazz Masters including Terence ...

Artists at this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival offer a range of approaches to the genre, including the sonic explorations of bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding and the traditional strains of ...

Gospel doesn’t have to come out of the church. If the music tells the truth and distills a feeling or an experience with authenticity, that’s gospel. It’s even better when it’s all driven by a funky ...

In the early 1970s there was fusion and there was Gary Bartz Ntu Troop. After paying his dues in bands led by Charles Mingus, Max Roach and Art Blakey, Bartz made a splash in 1969 with his sophomore ...

Those who keep track of the few remaining significant saxophone voices of the 20th century are hereby commanded to check out Gary Bartz, who made a rare local appearance at the Jazz Bakery -- his ...

A saxophonist with a searing tone honed in the bands of Charles Mingus, Art Blakey and Miles Davis, Gary Bartz is often depicted as one of jazz’s great improvisers. He doesn’t see himself that way.

The Blue Note Jazz Club was the host to jazz legend McCoy Tyner and his trio on Monday. While McCoy is now 77 years old and Bartz 75, they proved on Monday that both still have all the skills that ...

The lyrics "Music is my sanctuary, music is my life," hold special meaning at the Tiny Desk. Penned and sung by 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, saxophonist Gary Bartz, the words ...