Tenor Saxophone / Saxophone / Soprano Saxophone

Chris Potter

(1971–)

United States

Potter occupies the technical summit of contemporary tenor saxophone. Whatever he plays is rock-solid, and his melodic vocabulary is vast. He doesn't seek the spotlight — his greatness reveals itself the more you listen — and the trust other musicians place in him reflects that depth.

Chris Potter's leader album

Underground

Chris Potter · 2006

Chris PotterChris Potterクリス・ポッター plays tenor, soprano, alto, bass clarinet, flute, and guitar. After years with Dave HollandDave Hollandデイヴ・ホランド's bands, he leads his own groups — UndergroundUndergroundChris Potter · 2006 and Circuits — that place him at the forefront of contemporary jazz.

— Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist), Wikipedia, 2024

Dave Holland

Chris Potter's albums

On 2019's Circuits, Chris PotterChris Potterクリス・ポッター integrated electronics with an acoustic quartet. The looping approach that let him duet with himself became his live calling card.

— Chris Potter: Circuits and the Electric Pursuit, JazzTimes, 2019

Chris PotterChris Potterクリス・ポッター's Underground, formed in 2006, dropped piano and assigned harmony to a Fender Rhodes and two guitars — a redefinition of post-fusion ensemble that marked a turning point in his leader work.

— Chris Potter: Circuits and the Electric Pursuit, JazzTimes, 2019