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Jim McNeely Frankfurt Radio Big Band feat. Chris Potter: Rituals
by Angelo Leonardi
Commissionata dall'Alte Oper Frankfurt a Jim McNeely nell'ambito del festival dedicato a Stravinsky del 2013, quest'originale esecuzione de “Le Sacre du Printemps" è stata registrata due anni dopo in studio e viene pubblicata solo ora. Assieme all'arrangiatore di Chicago, i protagonisti sono Chris Potter al sax tenore e soprano, e la Frankfurt Radio Big Band. La presenza di una figura solista chiarisce da subito che non si tratta di una rivisitazione de “La sagra della primavera" ma ...
Continue ReadingChris Potter Big Band and Quartet at SFJAZZ Center
by Harry S. Pariser
Chris Potter Big Band and Quartet CenterSFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA March 17-19, 2022 Widely acclaimed saxophonist Chris Potter needs no introduction. His fans know him as someone who is always expanding and growing. In addition to his recent role as leader of the SFJAZZ Collective, Potter has formed trios and quartets and played as a sideman with many notable jazz musicians. He's even played with Steely Dan. As a child growing up ...
Continue ReadingRenee Rosnes: Kinds of Love
by C. Andrew Hovan
When Canadian pianist Renee Rosnes decided to make her mark in the jazz world, she wasted no time, making an auspicious start as a member of Joe Henderson's all-female quartet in 1986. Fast forward thirty-five years and her career continues to advance on an upward trajectory. Her third offering for Smoke Sessions, Kinds of Love, is yet another brilliant showcase for Rosnes, both as a pianist and composer. The top tier ensemble assures sublime renditions of the composer's originals, with ...
Continue ReadingRenee Rosnes: Kinds of Love
by Mike Jurkovic
Still riding high on the energy generated by her superwoman jazz group Artemis—Anat Cohen, Melissa Aldana, Ingrid Jensen, Noriko Ueda and Allison Miller— pianist Renee Rosnes, undaunted by the string of world crises but just as ruminative as the rest of us, elicits some of the most emotive and enthralling music of her career on Kinds of Love. Drummer Carl Allen and percussionist and vocalist Rogério Boccato set “Silk" into shadowy, tribal motion from which Rosnes and the ...
Continue ReadingChris Potter Circuits Trio, Aaron Lebos Reality, Zane Carney, Gerald Gradwohl and more
by Len Davis
New releases from Chris Potter, Zane Carney, and Gerald Gradwohl, plus Erik Escobar and Aaron Lebos Reality. Playlist Kai Eckhardt “InThe Pocket" from Honour Simplicity:Respect the Flow (Naim) 00:00 Cosmic Farm “Steel Rider" from Cosmic Farm (Tone Centre) 07:44 Aaron Lebos Reality “Goldrush" from 141 Layers of Ikigai (Self Produced) 15:20 Chris Potter Circuits Trio “Southbound" from Sunrise Reprise (Edition) 23:00 Zane Carney “Pitchfork" from Alter Ego (Orenda) 30:45 Gerald Gradwohl “Jabo" from Episode 6 (Self Produced) 38:35 ...
Continue ReadingNew releases from Chris Potter Circuits Trio, Benjamin Croft, Michael Whalen, Gerald Gradwohl and much more
by Len Davis
New releases from Chris Potter, Benjamin Croft, Michael Whalen, and Gerald Gradwohl and much more. Playlist Chris Potter “Serpentine" from Sunrise Reprise (Edition) 00:00 Benjamin Croft “Far and Distant Things from Far and Distant Things (Ubuntu) 06:30 Michael Whalen “La Hermosa Noche" from Future Shock (Self Produced) 13:01 Vlad Glavcgovski “Possibilities" from Possibilities (Self Produced) 19:37 Leerik “Desert Watercolour" from Desert Watercolour (Frutex Tracks) 26:08r Gerald Gradwohl “K Log" from Episode 6 (Self Produced)32:34 Cody Carpenter “Brave The ...
Continue ReadingTenor Titans: The Many Sides of Chris Potter
by Russell Perry
Chris Potter came on the scene in the early 1990s and proceeded to collaborate with a “Who's Who" of modern jazz including Paul Motian, Patricia Barber, Renee Rosnes, Billy Hart, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, and Pat Metheny. While his work as a leader is highly celebrated earning him standing among the best saxophone players and band leaders of his generation, his continuing contributions to the projects of long-standing partners like Holland, Motian and Rosnes add an almost unparalleled ...
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