Johannes Bartmes

Bartmes: Me We

by Phil DiPietro
June 1, 2004

Funk keyboardist Jo Bartmes leads this left-field find from Germany, and he takes much of the responsibility for the unit's success. He studied classical music in Heidelberg while leading a German funk-jazz group before landing in New York in the 90's. There he honed his skills with teachers like Joe Lovano, Maria Schneider and Fred Hersch, while hitting the club scene pretty hard. Back in Germany since 1999, he's been spreading the gospel of Bartmes.

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