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Draft:Patrick Bartley

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{{Short description|American jazz saxophonist (born 1993)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Patrick Bartley

| image = {{Easy CSS image crop|Image=Patrick Bartley Jr., Port Townsend, WA, 25 July 2024.png|desired_width=220|crop_bottom_perc=38|align=center}}

| birth_date = 1993 (age 31–32)

| birth_place = Hollywood, Florida

| genre = {{hlist|Jazz|fusion|J-Music|video game music}}

| occupation = Musician, composer

| instrument = Alto saxophone, clarinet, flute

| years_active = 2010–present

| current_member_of = J-MUSIC Ensemble

}}

Patrick Bartley Jr. (born 1993) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. Bartley is best known for his appearances on Emmet Cohen's "Live from Emmet's Place" series, as well as from the J-MUSIC Ensemble, a jazz-rooted, modern-japanese-music band. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award, and has performed and recorded with many big names, establishing himself in the jazz and greater music community.

Presently, he resides in Tokyo, Japan, where he continues to develop his career.{{Cite web |title=Patrick Bartley |url=https://syos.co/en/blogs/our-artists/patrick-bartley |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=Syos |language=en}}

Career

Born and raised in Hollywood, Florida, and under the tutelage of Melton Mustafa Jr., Bartley became the the youngest musician to perform at the Jazz In The Gardens festival (Miami Gardens), and got his first professional recording opportunity at age 17.{{Cite web |title=THE FOUNDER |url=https://www.jmusicband.com/patbio |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=j-music-ensemble |language=en}}

Bartley was introduced to jazz at a young age, and his passion for music developed during his high school years as he started playing the saxophone, marking the beginning of his journey with music.{{Cite web |title=Jazz Beliefs that Need to Die – Patrick Bartley |url=https://bettersax.com/jazz-beliefs-that-need-to-die-patrick-bartley/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=bettersax.com |language=en-US}}

Bartley approaches composition and improvisation from a visual and narrative perspective, taking inspiration from video games, anime, and sci-fi adventure.{{Cite web |date=2018-10-09 |title=Open World: Patrick Bartley Speaks |url=https://www.jazzspeaks.org/jazz-speaks/open-world-patrick-bartley-speaks |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Jazz Speaks |language=en-US}}

Discography

Sources:{{Cite web |title=Patrick Bartley Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & ... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/patrick-bartley-mn0003226516 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Patrick Bartley |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/5589210-Patrick-Bartley |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Discogs |language=de}}

= As leader =

First Song – Patrick Bartley Trio: Russell Hall, Stefan Klein (self-released, 2023)

= As sideman =

  • ¡Qué Viva Harlem! – Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Bobby Sanabria (Jazzheads, 2014)
  • The Symphonic Ellington – Manhattan School of Music Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra, Justin Dicioccio (Jazzheads, 2014)
  • Young Bloods – Marcus Printup (SteepleChase, 2015)
  • Time to Play – J-MUSIC Ensemble (self-released, 2016)
  • Futurebound – J-MUSIC Ensemble (self-released, 2016)
  • Freedom Highway – Rhiannon Giddens (Nonesuch, 2017)
  • Anatomy of Angels: Live at the Village Vanguard – Jon Batiste (Verve, 2019)
  • Chronology of a Dream: Live at the Village Vanguard – Jon Batiste (Verve, 2019)
  • Welcome to the Vault – Steve Miller Band (Universal/Capitol, 2019)
  • Selections from the Vault – Steve Miller Band (Capitol, 2019)
  • Nothing Never Happens – Bria Skonberg (2019)
  • World Unity – Mathis Sound Orchestra, Mathis Picard (Outside In Music, 2020)
  • A Little Bit of Soul – Jon Batiste (Universal, 2020)
  • Metagroove: The Music Of Persona 5 – J-MUSIC Ensemble (self-released, 2020)
  • We Are the Golden Ones – Jon Batiste (Universal, 2021)
  • You Say Run (UA Class of 2020 Edition) – Mason Lieberman (Qrates, 2021)
  • Before & After Life – Eric Hutchinson (Let's Break, 2021)
  • The Evening Collection – Jon Batiste (Universal, 2022)
  • 雨中爵戀 Rainy Day Jazz – various artists (Universal, 2022)
  • Uptown in Orbit – Emmet Cohen (Mack Avenue, 2022)
  • Happy Jazz for Kids – various artists (Universal, 2022)
  • First Steps – Khrys Williams & The Red Line Arsenal (Nall Street, 2022)
  • Game Changer – The 8-Bit Big Band (self-released, 2023)
  • 1509 – Juna Serita (Edoya, 2023)

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