Gary Bartz

Gary Bartz (born in 1940) is an American alto and soprano saxophonist.

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1940 - American - Alto - Soprano - Saxophonist

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Since graduating from The Juilliard School he has worked with Charles Mingus, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Max Roach, and Jackie McLean, as well as performing and recording with his own groups, among them the Ntu Troop, which combined soul, funk, African folk music, hard bop, and avant-garde jazz.

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The Juilliard School - Charles Mingus - Art Blakey - Miles Davis - McCoy Tyner - Max Roach - Jackie McLean - Ntu Troop - Soul - Funk - Folk music - Hard bop - Jazz

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In 2005, Bartz won a Grammy for playing on McCoy Tyner's album Illuminations.

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He currently teaches at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music when not touring.

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