Chris Potter

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

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

The Unity Sessions

Pat Metheny Unity Group · 2016

Kin (<-->)

Pat Metheny Unity Group · 2014

Underground

Chris Potter · 2006

Prime Directive

Dave Holland · 1999

Pat Metheny kept no saxophone in his own working bands after 80/81 (1980). That chair stayed empty for more than three decades until Chris Potter filled it in the Unity Group, doubling on soprano and bass clarinet on Kin (<-->) (2014) and The Unity Sessions (2016).