Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)

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Chris Potter (born January 1, 1971) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Potter spent most of his childhood in Columbia, South Carolina where his mother taught psychology at the University of South Carolina. He exhibited an early interest in all kinds of music and quickly became a prodigy, mastering several instruments including guitar and piano, and finally gravitating toward the alto and tenor saxophone.

Potter played his first professional jazz gig at age 13 and quickly developed a devoted local following. He attended college in New York City, first at the New School, and later at Manhattan School of Music. He currently resides in New York.

Potter has released a number of albums as leader and has performed and recorded with many leading musicians including Kenny Werner, Red Rodney, Marian McPartland, the Mingus Big Band, Paul Motian, Ray Brown, Jim Hall, James Moody, Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Mike Mainieri, Steve Swallow, Steely Dan, Dave Holland, Joanne Brackeen, and many more.

His 1998 CD Vertigo was named one of the year's top ten jazz CDs by both Jazziz magazine and The New York Times. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for his work on the Joanne Brackeen recording Pink Elephant Magic. His 2004 CD Lift: Live At The Village Vanguard was named one of the year's ten best new jazz recordings by Fred Kaplan of Slate. His most recent CD, "Underground," on which he records with an electric, more "groove"-based ensemble (Craig Taborn, keyboard; Wayne Krantz, guitar; Nate Smith, drums; Adam Rogers, guitar on tracks 6 and 9), was released on January 31, 2006.

[edit] Selected discography

  • Presenting Chris Potter (1994, Criss Cross Records)
  • Concentric Circles (1994, Concord Records)
  • Sundiata (1995, Criss Cross)
  • Pure (1995, Concord)
  • Moving In (1996, Concord)
  • Unspoken (1997, Concord)
  • Vertigo (1998, Concord)
  • Gratitude (2001, Verve Records)
  • Traveling Mercies (2002, Verve)
  • Lift: Live At The Village Vanguard (2004, Sunnyside Records)
  • Underground (2006, Sunnyside)

[edit] External links

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