Gary Bartz

Gary Bartz is a composer, saxophonist, bandleader, and early architect of jazz-funk. He debuted with the Max Roach/Abbey Lincoln band in 1964, followed by stints with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Charles Tolliver, and McCoy Tyner. In 1970-1971 he recorded and toured with Miles Davis. Bartz formed NTU Troop in 1970. They released seven jazz-funk-soul fusion albums between 1970 and 1974, including Follow the Medicine Man and I've Known Rivers. In 1977, he worked with Larry and Fonce Mizell on Music Is My Sanctuary, and played with Norman Connors and Donald Byrd. He returned to ...