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Chris Potter Underground Orchestra at Jazz Standard
Courtesy of ECM records | Posted on January 15, 2015
Where
Jazz Standard
116 East 27th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-576-2232
When
Tue, January 27, 2015
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Chris Potter
saxophoneAdam Rogers
guitarCraig Taborn
pianoSteve Nelson
vibraphoneFima Ephron
bass, electricScott Colley
bassNate Smith
drumsMark Feldman
violinJoyce Hammann
violinLois Martin
violaAbout
For this special Jazz Standard engagement, saxophonist Chris Potter leads an expanded version of his supercharged Underground band augmented by a string quartet. It’s a new direction for the ECM recording artist and longtime member of Pat Metheny’s Unity Band, who has released over fifteen albums as a leader and performed with a staggering list of major artists ranging from Dave Holland to Steely Dan. In the Down Beat 2014 readers’ poll, Potter was voted the Number One saxophonist in jazz. “There are moments, in the tumble of a typical improvisation, when Chris Potter seems to be embarked on a hero’s journey,” wrote The New York Times’ Nate Chinen in his review of a 2011 performance...