GA Russell Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Here are the dates of Chris Potter's upcoming tour. I'm jealous of those of you who will have the opportunity to go. Chris Potter on tour: Feb 5-10 - New York, NY at the Village Vanguard Feb 21 - Montreal at Salle Jesu Feb 22 - Philadelphia, PA at Chris’ Jazz Café Feb 23 - Cleveland at Lakeland Performing Arts Center Feb 24 - Oakland, CA at Yoshi’s Feb 25 - Santa Cruz, CA at Kuumbwa Feb 26-27 - Seattle, WA at Jazz Alley Feb 28 - Hollywood, CA at Musician’s Institute March 2-3 - Denver, CO at Dazzle March 8 - Jacksonville, FL at Terry Theater (Quartet w/Community Big Band) March 9 - Jacksonville, FL at Terry Theater (Quartet) March 14 - Boston, MA at Regattabar March 16 - Washington, DC at The Hamilton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 just saw him last Sunday with the Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars. he was incredible, as he always is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 just saw him last Sunday with the Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars. he was incredible, as he always is! Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars will be in Santa Fe in April. Planning to attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Saw him last year at Ronnie Scott's Club. He was excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I will try to get to the Vanguard to see him. He is such a great tenor player. I need to see him as often as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLYQ Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I saw him with Dave Holand's Octet a few years ago and he was excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I last saw him with Holland, also. Will probably try to get to Yoshi's for that show, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six string Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 just saw him last Sunday with the Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars. he was incredible, as he always is! I saw this tour last week. I got lucky and scored fourth row/center seats two days before the show. Chris Potter was excellent but then so was the whole ensemble and I'd seen Potter with Dave Holland on several occasions so Ambrose A. was who I enjoyed the most because I hadn't heard him play before. Not to take away anything from Potter. He's amazing and to think he's barely forty years old which means he was thirty when I first saw him with Holland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 I caught the band on Saturday when the tour rolled through Cleveland. For my money, Potter is one of the best tenors out there, and he didn't disappoint. We snagged seats in the front row, and I found myself watching Eric Harland a lot. My wife even pointed out how focused Harland was throughout, but the whole band really listened to each other. I wonder if this band will tour much, though, given their other commitments. In any event, I'm glad that I caught the group live, as it was the first time that I've had the chance to catch Potter leading his own group. Surprisingly enough, he played 'Darn That Dream' for his encore, which was one of only two non-originals of the night (he also played Monk's 'Four in One', which I've never heard live). On a side note, Potter was greeting fans after the show, so I overcame my chronic shyness and asked him whether he had any plans to record an album where he played only bass clarinet. He said that some people have asked him about that, but he said that such a project would be of limited interest. That's unfortunate, as his work on the bass clarinet is always a highlight for me; I also heard other people raving about his bass-clarinet playing after the concert. Given how few musicians focus on the bass clarinet and Potter's popularity, I think that an album where he focused on bass clarinet would actually generate a lot of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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