The youngest winner of the prestigious Jazzpar Prize, saxophonist and composer
Chris Potter – born in Chicago, Illinois on January 1, 1971 - has established
himself as one of the most talented jazz musicians of his generation. Since his
seventh album, Vertigo (1998), his complex language and virtuoso playing have
won him unanimous acclaim in post-bop and contemporary circles, as demonstrated
by his audacious albums Travelling Mercies (2002), Song for Anyone (2007) and
Follow the Red Line (2007), which was recorded live at the Village Vanguard. In
2013, the tenor and soprano saxop...