GA Russell Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 I received this today. Chris Potter's gig at the Village Vanguard will be webcast by WBGO tomorrow at 9:00 pm. Chris Potter starts touring tonight in support of his new ECM album “The Sirens”. Tour dates through the end of the month are listed, with any links available, at the bottom of this email. The New York Times of February 6th will include a Q&A with Chris but you can read it now here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/arts/music/q-and-a-chris-potter-on-the-sirens.html Tomorrow night, NPR will be webcasting live from the Village Vanguard – please help spread the word: WEBCAST LIVE for WBGO and NPR MUSIC's monthly series LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD Wednesday, February 6 at 9PM (EST) www.npr.org/villagevanguard At the Vanguard that night, Chris Potter will be joined by Ethan Iverson, piano, Larry Grenadier, bass and Eric Harland, drums ABOUT THIS SERIES One of the world's preeminent jazz venues, the Village Vanguard has regularly presented jazz's greatest musicians since 1957. Renowned for its rich history and great acoustics, over 100 commercial albums have been recorded within the triangle-shaped basement room in New York's Greenwich Village. Live At The Village Vanguard is a collaboration between WBGO and NPR Music presenting live broadcasts from the legendary club, both on air and streaming online. WBGO's Josh Jackson hosts all the concerts; you can join the discussion in a chat room and watch a live video feed. After each show is over, NPR Music will host the archived recordings of all the concerts at this page. The Sirens, just released on January 29th, is album of mood and melody inspired by The Odyssey – both its epic atmosphere and its timeless humanity. Potter – who has featured on many ECM albums by Dave Holland and Steve Swallow, as well as making a profound contribution to the contemporary classic Lost in a Dream with Paul Motian and Jason Moran – has composed a cycle of irresistible songs without words. These pieces are conveyed by a subtly virtuosic, strikingly textured band: with Potter on tenor and soprano saxophones and bass clarinet, plus Craig Taborn (piano), David Virelles (prepared piano, celeste, harmonium), Larry Grenadier (double-bass) and Eric Harland (drums). Potter declaims lyrical lines over the dynamically inventive rhythm section, as coloristic keyboards shimmer like stars in the night sky. You can listen to a track and see more info or photos here: http://player.ecmrecords.com/chris_potter-the_sirens Chris Potter is touring in support of the album through mid-March – here are the concert dates with all links available so far: Feb 5 – 10: New York, NY at Village Vanguard http://villagevanguard.com/html/schedule.html Feb 21: Montreal at Salle Jesu http://www.legesu.com/spectacles/chris-potter/ Feb 22 - Philadelphia, PA at Chris’ Jazz Café http://www.chrisjazzcafe.com/calendar/calendar/calendarTOC.php?mo=2&yr=2013 Feb 23 - Cleveland at Lakeland Performing Arts Center http://lakelandcc.edu/newsroom/newsmore.asp?ID=1649 Feb 24: Oakland,, CA at Yoshi’s http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artist/show/3176 Feb 25: Santa Cruz, CA at Kuumbwa http://kuumbwajazz.org/2012/12/chris-potter-quartet/ Feb 26, 27: Seattle, WA at Jazz Alley http://www.jazzalley.com/artist.asp?artistid=1226 Feb 28 - Hollywood, CA at Musician’s Institute http://www.songkick.com/concerts/15009729-chris-potter-quartet-at-musicians-institute March 2-3: Denver, CO at Dazzle http://www.modtickets.com/Mod/Tickets/tickets.aspx?id=11 March 8: Jacksonville, FL at Terry Theater (Quartet w/Community Big Band) - tba March 9: Jacksonville, FL at Terry Theater (Quartet) http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/22004A32F1767FE0 March 14: Boston, MA at Regattabar http://www.getshowtix.com/regattabar/moreinfo.cgi?id=2824 March 16: Washington, DC at The Hamilton - tba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Schwartz Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 90.5FM San Jose and www.ksjs.org Artist interview takes the final hour of the program [ 6-10am Pacific time ] with a Q&A with our guest followed by exclusive play from his/her new release. 02/17 Saxophonist/bass clarinetest/composer/bandleader Chris Potter joins us as he tours the new ECM recording "The Sirens" with upcoming Bay Area shows at Yoshi's/Oakland 02/24 and Kuubmwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz 02/25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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