Chris Potter

American jazz saxophonist Chris Potter burst onto the New York scene at 18 with bop icon Red Rodney. Since then, he has become a renowned bandleader, composer, arranger, and soloist, as well as a first-call sideman. The fullness in his bright, throaty tone weds sophisticated lyricism to driven exploration in straight-ahead jazz, post-bop, modal music, classical, and vanguard jazz-funk. Concentric Circles, his 1994 leader debut, was issued by Concord, where he spent several years developing as a leader. He recorded two acclaimed albums for Verve in 2001's Gratitude and 2002's T...