Chris Potter
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Chris Potter’s Surprising Strategy for Composing Music
I’ve been in awe of Chris Potter’s music since I was 17. I could share endlessly about how he’s influenced me as a saxophonist, improviser, and composer. While preparing for the GroundUP Festival in Miami…
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In the shed 2021-05-23
“The Nearness of You”, Chris Potter on “The Source” (Live), diminished stuff, “Stella By Starlight” in G.
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Saxophonist Chris Potter on Practicing, Finding Your Voice, Playing Piano, Charlie Parker, Michael Brecker and Pat Metheny
Chris Potter is one of my biggest influences. I first discovered him on a Red Rodney album, circa 1994. My friend Juan found the disc in the sale bin at a Coconuts Records in Florida. In the…
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75 Years after Coleman Hawkins Records Body & Soul, What’s so Great about It?
75 years ago this month, Coleman Hawkins recorded what would become one of the most legendary jazz recordings. I didn’t always like this recording. When I first heard it, as a jazz newbie, all I…
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Chris Potter & Kenny Werner’s Beautiful Rendition of Tom Harrell’s “Sail Away”
When I first heard this I thought it was the single greatest soprano saxophone performance I’d ever heard. That was more than fifteen years ago. To this day, I feel the same. (Though Branford’s soprano…
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Real Sax Daily: Highlights from the First 50 Videos
For the last couple months I’ve published a mini music video 5 days a week. It began as a challenge to myself to practice more. A small, public-facing incentive to shed (I’ve always loathed practicing…at…