While he is, perhaps, best-known as a reed and woodwind multi-instrumentalist of tremendous power and versatility—the torch-bearer and logical successor, even, to the late, great Michael Brecker—Chris Potter has also demonstrated remarkable breadth as a bandleader and composer. It's hard to imagine that it's been only 23 years since the 44 year-old first came onto the scene with Red Rodney and began a career as a leader soon after with Presenting Chris Potter (Criss Cross, 1994)—the first of what is, with the release of Imaginary Cities, a substantial discography now numbe… read more
While he is, perhaps, best-known as a reed and woodwind multi-instrumentalist of tremendous power and versatility—the torch-bearer and logical successor, even, to the late, great Michael Brecker—Chris Potter has also demonstrated remarkable breadth as a bandleader and composer. It's hard… read more
While he is, perhaps, best-known as a reed and woodwind multi-instrumentalist of tremendous power and versatility—the torch-bearer and logical successor, even, to the late, great Michael Brecker—Chris Potter has also demonstrated remarkable breadth as a bandleader and composer. It's hard to imagine that it's been only 23 years since the 44 year-old firs… read more