Chris Potter

Chris Potter is one of those musicians whose resume tells you almost everything about his reputation. Coming up through Chicago and South Carolina, he made his name as a saxophonist sideman with trumpeter Red Rodney, then logged serious time with Paul Motian, Dave Holland, and Dave Douglas. That's a list of bandleaders who don't suffer passengers, so being trusted in those rooms says a lot. What I admire is that he's a genuine multi-instrumentalist and composer who never settled into being just a hired hand; he kept his own solo career alive alongside all of it. To me he's a player's player, respected from the inside of the jazz world out.

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Name (English)

Chris Potter

Name (Japanese)

クリス・ポッター

Reading

くりす・ぽったー

Born

January 1, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

composer / clarinetist / jazz musician / saxophonist / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Boar

High school

Dreher High School

• Official sitehttps://www.chrispottermusic.com
• Xhttps://x.com/chrispotterjazz
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Potter%20(jazz%20saxophonist)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%83%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q476598

Tags

• Illinois
• composer
• clarinetist
• jazz musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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