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Chris Potter: Eagle's Point
by Chris May
The question that comes to mind after listening to Eagle's Point is this: why have the four musicians, who have known each other since the 1990s, never recorded together before? For the combination of Chris Potter, Brad Mehldau, John Patitucci and Brian Blade is a real meeting of minds; the stars are in perfect alignment. Potter's previous release, Got The Keys To The Kingdom (Edition, 2023), was a live set, recorded at New York's Village Vanguard, and ...
read moreYour Favorite Living Jazz Saxophonists
by Michael Ricci
Member votes were tabulated and this list represents our favorite living jazz saxophonists. Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's living saxophonists poll was conducted during the 2023 calendar year up and ran up through January 24, 2024. We would like to thank every member who participated in creating this impressive list (200 total!) for the next generation of jazz enthusiasts to discover. 1Chris Potter2Joshua Redman3Sonny Rollins4Joe Lovano5Charles Lloyd6Branford Marsalis7Kenny Garrett8David Sanborn9Kamasi Washington10David Murray11Eric Alexander12Jan Garbarek13Dave Liebman14James ...
read moreMantova Jazz Festival 2023
by Angelo Leonardi
Mantova Jazz Festival Mantova, vari luoghi 13.10-10.11.2023 Giunto alla 43ma edizione, il jazz festival di Mantova continua a dimostrarsi attento agli sviluppi del jazz contemporaneo con programmi autorevolmente attrattivi, che presentano il meglio del panorama internazionale senza dimenticare i talenti locali. L'idea di fondo che ha guidato l'ultima rassegna era una ricognizione sulle possibilità di un mainstream progressivo" attraverso quattro concerti che hanno visto di scena il quartetto New Jawn" di ...
read moreChris Potter, Kait Dunton, Funkwrench Blues, Andrew Gorny & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This week we focus on the reissue of a seminal project bridging acid jazz and trip-hop, the soundtrack to a film without pictures, a trip east bound and down fusion lane, a great crop of guitarists deserving wider recognition, and saxophonists of well-deserved recognition.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Marden Hill Come On" Blown Away [Reissue] (Acid Jazz) 0:16 Host talks 4:45 Funkwrench Blues The Calling" Soundtrack to ...
read moreChris Potter Underground: The Wheel
by Mike Jacobs
Saxophonist Chris Potter has struck gold with many of his lineups but his Underground was indeed a special one, as this 2009 clip shows. With drummer Nate Smith, keyboardist Craig Taborn and guitarist Adam Rogers joining in, The Wheel" turns and burns so, it may take a minute to notice the absence of a bassist but it's likely you won't care either. (Special kudos to Taborn for being able to engage in offstage banter while laying down a dynamite 15/8 ...
read moreRyan Kisor: Power Source
by C. Andrew Hovan
Taking full advantage of what might be termed his second wind," Ryan Kisor has grown into one of the most mature trumpeters of his generation. Back in 1990 when he impressed his elders by taking the prize at the Thelonious Monk Institute trumpet competition, things appeared promising and a major record label deal even came through the following year, but it might have been a slight case of a bit too much too soon. It seemed as quickly as his ...
read moreChris Potter's Generations at SFJAZZ
by Harry S. Pariser
Chris Potter SFJAZZ CenterSan Francisco, CA April 23, 2023 Veteran saxophonist and composer Chris Potter, onstage at the beginning of the final performance of a four-night presentation in San Francisco of Generations," his remarkable new suite, informed the audience that There are eight movements, and each of them is named for a passage from Ecclesiastes 3:'There is a season, and a time for each purpose.' The first movement is To Be Born." The ...
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