There is a Tide
Chris Potter
In just about any band he’s played in over the past 25 years, Chris Potter has regularly sounded as if there are several musicians swapping ideas in real time in his head, but in this lockdown-motivated...
There is a Tide
Chris Potter
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In just about any band he’s played in over the past 25 years, Chris Potter has regularly sounded as if there are several musicians swapping ideas in real time in his head, but in this lockdown-motivated...
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It's a year no one will forget, a year in which the global lockdown was shared by all, and yet experienced in a million different ways. For Chris Potter, a musician who has been on the road continuously since the 1990s, whose raison d'etre is playing live, lockdown presented both a challenge and an opportunity. It's a tribute to his creativity, personal integrity and huge musical talent that Chris was able to take on this challenge and make something unbelievably fresh from the opportunity. Starting in May 2020, as the Black Lives Matter movement was kicking off (reflected in the track 'I Had A Dream'), Chris set out to create something alone, to express his reaction to these chaotic times. Uniquely, playing each and every instrument: piano, keyboards, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drums, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute, percussion, samples and of course saxophones, Chris took just six weeks to complete the whole process.
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February 2021
In just about any band he’s played in over the past 25 years, Chris Potter has regularly sounded as if there are several musicians swapping ideas in real time in his head, but in this lockdown-motivated solo venture he pushes that impression to the max, playing saxes, woodwinds, keyboards, guitars, electric and acoustic basses, and percussion.