Tag Archives: Gary Bartz
It’s Gary Bartz’s 71st Birthday: Three WKCR Interviews From the ’90s
Below are the proceedings of several interviews I conducted with alto saxophonist Gary Bartz — who turns 71 today — on WKCR on different occasions during the ’90s. The first, from February 1997, captures his remarks during a 5-hour restrospective … Continue reading →
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Tagged as alto saxophone, Gary Bartz, WKCR
“The Bradley’s Hang” (DownBeat 2006): For the 86th Birthday Anniversary of Bradley Cunningham
In observation of the 86th birthday anniversary of Bradley Cunningham, the founder and animating spirit of Bradley’s, New York’s premier piano saloon from 1969, when he launched it, until October 20, 1996, when his widow, Wendy Cunningham, closed its doors, … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Ben Riley, Bradley's, Cedar Walton, Danilo Perez, Fred Hersch, Gary Bartz, George Cables, Kenny Barron, Kirk Lightsey, Larry Willis, Mulgrew Miller, piano, Roger Kellaway, Roy Hargrove, Stanley Crouch
Lee Konitz Blindfold Test, 2003, Uncut
The inimitable Lee Konitz is mid-week at the Blue Note with an ad-hoc quartet of Bill Frisell, Gary Peacock, and Joey Baron. He’s played with each of them at various points along his timeline, but I believe this is their … Continue reading →
