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BarT: BarT Featuring Jim Beard

Read "BarT Featuring Jim Beard" reviewed by Mark Sabbatini


Sweden has always seemed like the mellow sibling of Scandinavia. Nestled between the fjords of Norway, party-hearty Denmark and the Soviet/European culture clash of Finland, Swedes maintain a squeaky clean country while talking in a soft language featuring lots of “mmm," “rrr" and other smooth sounds.

So perhaps it's not surprising the Göteborg trio BarT, which occasionally teams up with keyboardist Jim Beard on this self-titled album, sounds a lot like a trip to the LA coast. Some ...

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Recording

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 ...

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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Event

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, ...

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Recording

Bartosz Hadala Group Releases 'Three Short Stories'

Bartosz Hadala Group Releases 'Three Short Stories'

Source: Bartosz Hadala

Polish-Canadian pianist and composer Bartosz Hadala is thrilled to announce the release of his new jazz album, Three Short Stories, the highly- anticipated follow-up to his critically- acclaimed and successful debut jazz album, The Runner Up (featuring Randy Brecker & Antonio Sanchez). Three Short Stories invites the listener to share Hadala's deeply personal journey through a musical narrative presented through arrangements which are unique yet accessible and delivered with brilliant musicianship. Recorded at one of jny: Toronto's premiere studios, Revolution ...

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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Recent Listening: Bruno Råberg With Barth and Cruz

Recent Listening: Bruno Råberg With Barth and Cruz

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey

Bruno Råberg Trio, Tailwind (Red Piano Records) Råberg’s bass—at once relaxed and penetrating—is at the heart of a collection of his compositions. The sole piece written by someone else is Jimmy Van Heusen’s “Here’s That Rainy Day,” a feature for the leader’s seductive bowing. Råberg follows the Van Heusen with his own “Rainy Day Farewell,” which he may have conceived with Jamaica and Harry Belafonte in mind. Adam Cruz’s drum pattern supports that notion. Throughout, Cruz and pianist Bruce Barth ...

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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!

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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Recording

A Family Feeling: Temple University Jazz Faculty Record New Music By Bruce Barth

A Family Feeling: Temple University Jazz Faculty Record New Music  By Bruce Barth

Source: All About Jazz

In June, six members of Temple University’s noted jazz faculty gathered in Bunker Hill Studio in Brooklyn to record eight tracks of new music composed by Bruce Barth. Terell Stafford, director of Jazz Studies at Temple, lead the charge and the result, Family Feeling, is a reflection on the warm camaraderie between Terell Stafford (trumpet); Dick Oatts (also/soprano saxophone); Bruce Barth (piano); Tim Warfield, Jr., (tenor/soprano saxophone); David Wong (bass); and, Byron Landham (drums) that has been forged over many ...

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Riverside Jazz Festival
2013

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ObliqSound
2010

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