Steve Potts (jazz musician)
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Steve Potts (born January 21, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American jazz musician (saxophone player).
Potts studied architecture in Los Angeles and took lessons by Charles Lloyd. Afterwards he went to New York where he was student of Eric Dolphy and performed with Roy Ayers, Richard Davis, Joe Henderson, Reggie Workman, and Chico Hamilton.
1970 he moved to Europe to live in Paris. He performed with Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Slide Hampton, Mal Waldron, Ben Webster, Hal Singer, Christian Escoudé, Boulou Ferré, and Oliver Johnson. Around 1973 he met Steve Lacy and played in his groups for 30 years. Potts produced also film scores.
[edit] Discography
- Great day in the morning with Jessye Norman, 1982
- Cross Roads, 1979
- People, 1986
- Thank you for being, 1995
- Mukta, 1998
- Pearl, 1990
- Wet Spot, 2000
[edit] Film scores
- Bengali Night, 1988
- Louise (take 2), 1998
