Results for "Chris Potter"

Holiday Music by CCJO, Wycliffe Gordon, Judy Whitmore, Jeremy Pelt, and more

by Benjamin Boddie
December 19, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Christmas Holiday music by CCJO, Kevin Brown, Wycliffe Gordon, Deb Bowman, Judy Whitmore, Wayne Wilkinson, Jeremy Pelt, Vanessa Perea, Oivia Van Goor, Darius de Haas, Christian Wiggs, Joey DeFrancesco, Christian Sands, Ann Kittredge, Kurt Elling, Jeff Hamilton, Jazz Orchestra, James Judson, Rodney Whitaker, Bill Cunliffe, Rob McConnell And the Boss Brass, Romero Lubambo ...

Jazz playlist special features Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Miles Davis and much more

by Len Davis
December 14, 2025

Damien Erskine, Chris Potter, Steve Smith, Marl Lettieri, Michael Brecker

by Len Davis
December 7, 2025

This will be the final Bitches Brew Radio program of 2025. We'll return on January 9th, 2026 with a brand-new year of boundary-pushing music. This show is packed with fresh sounds and deep cuts, including new music from J-Rod Sullivan & the 4 Korners, guitarist Franky Freedom with Gary Willis, Dan Arcamone with Steve Pruitt, Wayne ...

Nicolas Genest: Danhomey Songs

by Fran Kursztejn
November 22, 2025

Danhomey Songs is French-Beninese trumpeter Nicolas Genest's first record as leader since 2015. Despite a voraciously prolific career working with just about every Francophone master working today, but specifically under the tutelage of Aldo Romano and Henri Texier, he has only produced a handful of recordings as bandleader. Perhaps it is the personages he usually finds ...

Three Visitors Trio Debuts New Album

by Steven Roby
November 14, 2025

In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steve Roby interviews pianist and composer Edward Simon to discuss the trio Three Visitors, a deeply collaborative project with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade. This trio consists of three composers who write for one another, built on a long history, a shared language, and deliberate listening. ...

SFJAZZ Collective At Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
November 7, 2025

SFJAZZ Collective Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA November 2, 2025 San Francisco experienced a heartfelt, generous homage to Wayne Shorter on Sunday afternoon when the SFJAZZ Collective presented its second of three shows, the Native Dancer project, at Miner Auditorium. Led by music director and multi-reedist Chris Potter, the ...

SFJAZZ Collective: Native Dancer Preview

by Steven Roby
November 7, 2025

Chris Potter, saxophonist, composer, and music director of the SFJAZZ Collective, joins Backstage Bay Area to preview the SFJAZZ Collective's tribute to Wayne Shorter's Native Dancer (Columbia Records, 1974). We talk about why this album matters, how the Collective reimagined its songs for today's band, Potter's personal encounter with Shorter, and what new music is on ...

Antonio Faraò: Kind of...

by Artur Moral
October 23, 2025

Antonio Faraò may seem a restless spirit, always on the move--a musical entity gifted with an innate, perpetual acceleration. But for certain decisions, he clearly takes his time: over eight years ago, in an interview aptly titled Antonio Faraò, l'eklektiko, the Rome-born pianist and composer--already in his fifties-- declared his interest in tackling a solo piano ...

Children of the Light: Forging New Footprints

by Jiaowei Hu
September 29, 2025

"The trio is a real laboratory for colours, voices, and ways of playing interactions," says the Panamanian-born jazz pianist Danilo Pérez. With bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade, Pérez has forged a bond over two decades in Wayne Shorter's last and yet groundbreaking Footprints Quartet. After Shorter withdrew from the public eye, the three sidemen ...

Dieci giorni di concerti alla Casa del Jazz: Summertime 2025

by Mario Calvitti
September 15, 2025

Summertime 2025 Casa del Jazz Roma 13-21 luglio 2025 Per festeggiare i 20 anni dalla sua inaugurazione come uno dei più importanti spazi per il jazz a Roma, il programma di concerti estivi alla Casa del Jazz, denominato quest'anno Summertime 2025, è stato particolarmente ricco, allungandosi su oltre due mesi ...