April 29, 2025 As an alto saxophonist, NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz has merged freedom and form in historic fashion, in the process acquiring an understanding of the art of improvisation, or what Bartz ...

Gary Bartz is nobody's jazz musician. What he has built and created as an artist with a career that spans six decades defies labels, especially ones that have storied racist connotations and otherwise ...

A saxophonist with a searing tone honed in the bands of Charles Mingus, Art Blakey and Miles Davis, Gary Bartz is often depicted as one of jazz’s great improvisers. He doesn’t see himself that way.

The 83-year-old NEA Jazz Master turns the Tiny Desk into a place of musical worship. The lyrics "Music is my sanctuary, music is my life," hold special meaning at the Tiny Desk. Penned and sung by ...

Stream Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad's New Album 'Jazz is Dead 001' ft. Roy Ayers, Gary Bartz and More Quick links ...