'''Gary Bartz''' (born September 26, 1940, in [[Baltimore]]) is an American jazz saxophonist.<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]] |date=1992 |edition=First |isbn=0-85112-580-8 |page=35}}</ref> He has won two Grammy Awards.<ref name="grammy_gb">{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/gary-bartz/1161 |title=Artist: Gary Bartz |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref>
'''Gary Bartz''' (born September 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist.<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]] |date=1992 |edition=First |isbn=0-85112-580-8 |page=35}}</ref> He has won two Grammy Awards.<ref name="grammy_gb">{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/gary-bartz/1161 |title=Artist: Gary Bartz |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=www.grammy.com}}</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:Gary Bartz KJC.jpg|thumb|left|Gary Bartz at the [[Kuumbwa Jazz Center]], [[Santa Cruz, California]], July 7, 2017]]
[[File:Gary Bartz KJC.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Bartz at the [[Kuumbwa Jazz Center]], [[Santa Cruz, California]], July 2017]]
Bartz was first exposed to jazz as the son of the owners of a jazz nightclub in Baltimore. In 1958 he left Baltimore to study at the [[Juilliard School]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> In the early 1960s, he performed with [[Eric Dolphy]] and [[McCoy Tyner]] in [[Charles Mingus]]' Jazz Workshop. He worked as a sideman with [[Max Roach]] and [[Abbey Lincoln]] before joining [[Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> In 1968, he was a member of [[McCoy Tyner]]'s band, Expansions.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>
Bartz was first exposed to jazz as the son of the owners of a jazz nightclub in Baltimore. In 1958 he left Baltimore to study at the [[Juilliard School]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/gary-bartz-gary-bartz-by-john-rogers|title=Gary Bartz|website=All About Jazz|date=July 15, 2005}}</ref> In the early 1960s, he performed with [[Eric Dolphy]] and [[McCoy Tyner]] in [[Charles Mingus]]' Jazz Workshop. He worked as a sideman with [[Max Roach]] and [[Abbey Lincoln]] before joining [[Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> In 1968, he was a member of [[McCoy Tyner]]'s band, Expansions.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>
In mid-1970, he joined [[Miles Davis]]' band,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> performing live at the [[Isle of Wight Festival 1970|Isle Of Wight]] festival in August; and at a series of December dates at [[The Cellar Door]] club in [[Washington, D.C.]] Portions of these shows were initially released on the 1971 ''[[Live-Evil (Miles Davis album)|Live-Evil]]'' album,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> with the entire six performance/four night run eventually released in full on the 2005 ''[[The Cellar Door Sessions 1970|Cellar Door Sessions]]'' box set.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cellar-door-sessions-1970-mw0000383421|title=The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 - Miles Davis | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 24, 2021}}</ref> He later formed the band Ntu Troop, which combined jazz, funk, and soul.<ref name="Jurek">{{cite web|last1=Jurek|first1=Thom|title=Gary Bartz|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gary-bartz-mn0000737969/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref>
In mid-1970, he joined [[Miles Davis]]' band,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> performing live at the [[Isle of Wight Festival 1970|Isle Of Wight]] festival in August;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicaficionado.blog/2023/07/12/1970-miles-davis-part-2/|title=1970 Miles Davis, part 2|website=The Music Aficionado|date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> and at a series of December dates at [[The Cellar Door]] club in [[Washington, D.C.]] Portions of these shows were initially released on the 1971 ''[[Live-Evil (Miles Davis album)|Live-Evil]]'' album,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> with the entire six performance/four night run eventually released in full on the 2005 ''[[The Cellar Door Sessions 1970|Cellar Door Sessions]]'' box set.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cellar-door-sessions-1970-mw0000383421|title=The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 - Miles Davis | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 24, 2021}}</ref> He later formed the band Ntu Troop, which combined jazz, funk, and soul.<ref name="Jurek">{{cite web|last1=Jurek|first1=Thom|title=Gary Bartz|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gary-bartz-mn0000737969/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref>
Bartz was awarded a Grammy for "Best Latin Jazz Performance" for his work on [[Roy Hargrove]]'s "Habana" at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, and for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group" for For [[McCoy Tyner]]'s Illuminations at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.<ref name="grammy_gb" />
Bartz was awarded a Grammy for "Best Latin Jazz Performance" for his work on [[Roy Hargrove]]'s "Habana" at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, and for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group" for For [[McCoy Tyner]]'s Illuminations at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.<ref name="grammy_gb" />
In mid-1970, he joined Miles Davis' band,[1] performing live at the Isle Of Wight festival in August;[4] and at a series of December dates at The Cellar Door club in Washington, D.C. Portions of these shows were initially released on the 1971 Live-Evil album,[1] with the entire six performance/four night run eventually released in full on the 2005 Cellar Door Sessions box set.[5] He later formed the band Ntu Troop, which combined jazz, funk, and soul.[6]
Bartz was awarded a Grammy for "Best Latin Jazz Performance" for his work on Roy Hargrove's "Habana" at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, and for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group" for For McCoy Tyner's Illuminations at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
Bartz was awarded the BNY Mellon Jazz 2015 Living Legacy Award, which was presented at a special ceremony at The Kennedy Center.[7]
In 2019, Revive Music and Bartz celebrated the 50th Anniversary of his Another Earth album at Winter Jazzfest in New York City, alongside original member Pharoah Sanders.[8]
He is Professor of Jazz Saxophone at Oberlin College.[9]
