Gary Bartz Quartet with Stefon Harris
12 July 2002 | Jan Steen Hall | 23:15 - 00:30 |
Line-up:
Barney McAll, Gary Bartz, Gregg Bandy, James King, Stefon Harris.
About Gary Bartz Quartet with Stefon Harris
If your father runs a jazz club, that leaves you with hardly any
choice but to become a musician. Besides, it gives you the
opportunity to jam with all the celebrities that stop by at Dad's
club. That's how it went with sax player Gary Bartz. After spending
some time on drums, he heard Charlie Parker play and decided to go
for the alt, and later the soprano saxophone. He got his first
professional engagement in 1964 with Max Roach. As a leader, he was
early to flirt with roots music and funk, but eventually returned
to straightforward jazz. During this festival, Bartz will pit his
strength against that of the young but increasingly popular vibes
player Stefon Harris.
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Gary Bartz Quartet with Stefon Harris