Gary Bartz

alto and soprano saxophones · 1940 · Baltimore

Saxophonist from Baltimore, who passed through the bands of Max Roach, Art Blakey, McCoy Tyner and Miles Davis in 1970. He founded NTU Troop, which fuses jazz, funk and soul.

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Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk
• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Spiritual jazz

Landmark tracks

• Music Is My Sanctuary (1977)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Nov 27, 2025: Gary Bartz débarque au Duc des Lombards (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

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