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Gary Bartz at Jazz Showcase
Courtesy of Jazz Showcase | Posted on August 21, 2015
Where
Jazz Showcase
Dearborn Station
Chicago, IL
Map
(312) 360-0234
When
Fri, August 21, 2015
8:00 pm
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Musicians
About
GARY BARTZ HAS BEEN KNOWN TO MANY AS A TRAIL BLAZER IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS FROM THE MOMENT HE STARTED PLAYING WITH ART BLAKEY AT HIS FATHER’S JAZZ CLUB IN HIS HOMETOWN OF BALTIMORE, MD TO HIS OWN MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE 57 YEARS AS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN. AS IF HIS GRAMMY AWARD© WITH MCCOY TYNER IN 2005 (‘ILLUMINATIONS’) WASN’T ENOUGH TO CARVE OUT A PLACE FOR BARTZ IN THE JAZZ GENRE, HE HAS BROKEN THE MOLD WITH MORE THAN 40 SOLO ALBUMS AND OVER 200 AS A GUEST ARTIST.