Gary Bartz and NTU Troop

Gary Bartz and NTU Troop

Saxophonist Gary Bartz is a jazz master who has shaped the history and evolution of the genre since the 1960s. One of the best purveyors of what he calls “informal composition” (as opposed to traditional jazz improvisation), he has worked with luminaries like Charles Mingus and Miles Davis. For a career spanning show at Le Guess Who? 2025, Bartz performs with NTU Troop, the iconic group who recorded with him some classics like I’ve Known Rivers and Other Bodies and the iconic Harlem Bush Music. Blending soul, funk, African folk music, hard bop and avant-garde jazz, these groundbreaking records have become milestones of jazz innovation and are often sampled by hip-hop artists, as monuments to their lasting impact.

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