I was a content writer for the 2019 Sesc Jazz Festival, creating artist profiles for the event’s digital and print promotional campaign. The collection of texts was published in a catalog and on the event's website.
Sample article:
Gary Bartz Showcases the Fruits of Over 60 Years Devoted to the Saxophone, Including Research on Space and Extraterrestrial Themes
Saxophonist Gary Bartz has one foot in jazz and the other in the stars. In his second studio album, Another Earth (1969), the American musician expressed his fascination with celestial phenomena—and extraterrestrial activity—through tracks like “UFO” and “Lost in the Stars,” which feature a solemn, space-like soundscape, almost as if they were soundtracks for an adventure beyond our planet’s atmosphere. Bartz claims to have had two experiences observing unidentified flying objects.
These themes are explored with the expertise of a career spanning more than 60 years dedicated to the saxophone. A graduate of New York’s renowned Juilliard School of Music and a member of the Jazz Workshop of acclaimed composer Charles Mingus from 1962 to 1964, Bartz played alongside jazz greats like vocalist Abbey Lincoln and drummer Max Roach. In 1970, he was hired by Miles Davis.
With a discography stretching across six decades, Bartz has produced key works in jazz history, including albums recorded with his band Ntu Troop, such as the double album Harlem Bush Music (1970-1971), where he continued to explore cosmic themes with tracks like “Celestial Blues” and “The Planets.”
