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Bartz: Pictures of Earth and Space

Read "Pictures of Earth and Space" reviewed by John W. Patterson


In 1987, I picked up a copy of this release on the Audion label in LP format. I thought, “Hmm, cool cover, good label, lotsa cool instruments listed.” When I put that LP on I was an immediate Bartz-head. The nearest guitarist-composer/ sound-smith I could compare Bartz to was Steve Hackett but Bartz goes way beyond Hackett in pulling sounds out of his guitar and embellishing it all in a dreamworld of swirling, warping, shifting, glistening imagery.This 1995 ...

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Bartz (Imagineer #29/100): Evolver

Read "Evolver" reviewed by John W. Patterson


If you missed Bartz’s amazing Pictures of Earth and Space release in 1987, and re-released in 1995 or still can’t find a copy of the limited edition Build Your Own Planet then by all means seek this excursion out.For spaced-out, infinite guitars, stretched-out sounds and shimmerings into the nether regions of missing matter, ambient spaces interspersed with errant dimensionaloid detritus of gilded weirdness – do get a Bartz CD. This is not like anything you have ever heard. ...

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Bartz: Build Your Own Planet

Read "Build Your Own Planet" reviewed by John W. Patterson


After Bartz’s amazing Pictures of Earth and Space release in 1987, the Audion label went “belly-up” and other labels snubbed the music Bartz had prepared as follow-up to PoEaS. It was a demoralizing time with everyone scrambling for Yanni-clones. Bartz waited. The Internet explosion allowed freedom for Bartz to bypass record label gauntlets. He dusted off the years and has now re-issued the music once unheard.Bartz sent me a signed copy of Build Your Own Planet along with ...

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Bassist-Producer Frank Swart Releases 'Soundtrack For A Film Without Pictures' Featuring Gary Bartz, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Bill Evans, Warren Wolf And Idris Ackamoor

Bassist-Producer Frank Swart Releases 'Soundtrack For A Film Without Pictures' Featuring Gary Bartz, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Bill Evans, Warren Wolf And Idris Ackamoor

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

In his wide-ranging career, bassist, guitarist, arranger, composer, producer, and engineer Frank Swart has contributed to countless sessions covering a wide range of music, from rock and funk to psychedelic acid jazz. In recent times, under the Funkwrench Blues name, he has created and produced 146 singles (at the time of this writing) that have been released once every two weeks, featuring such major artists as Mike Stern, Charlie Hunter, John Medeski, Oz Noy, Fred Wesley, and the late Lucky ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today!

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, ...

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Gary Bartz Headlines 13th Annual Berklee Global Jazz Summit

Gary Bartz Headlines 13th Annual Berklee Global Jazz Summit

Source: Daniel Pesquera

The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) presents its 13th annual Berklee Global Jazz Summit on March 24, 8:00 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center, featuring special guest saxophonist Gary Bartz, as well as original compositions from BGJI faculty, alumni, visiting artists, and students. Hosted by BGJI founder and Grammy Award-winning composer and pianist Danilo Pérez, this year’s concert honors the accomplishments of several acclaimed members of the BGJI community, with performances specially dedicated to influential women in celebration of Women’s ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today!

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, ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today!

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, ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today!

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... ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today!

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... ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today!

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... ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today!

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... ...

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Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today! Jazz saxophonist 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 ...

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