Home » Jazz Articles » Play This! » Chris Potter Underground: Open Minds

Chris Potter Underground: Open Minds

By Mike Jacobs
March 23, 2024
View read count

This under-an-hour doc from 2009 is not only a satisfying snapshot of one of

Chris Potter

saxophone, tenor
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Chris Potter's most durable and exciting lineups but is also an insightful piece on band dynamics, material development and performance ethos in jazz. Filmed largely in the legendary (and now-defunct) 55 Bar, it also cannot help but deliver accompanying bittersweet pangs for the storied NYC dive/music chapel that is no more. Featuring

Nate Smith

drums
b.1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Nate Smith,

Craig Taborn

piano
b.1970

" data-original-title="" title="">Craig Taborn and

Adam Rogers

guitar
b.1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Adam Rogers.

Contact Mike Jacobs on All About Jazz.
Mike Jacobs is a serious music addict, writer and a composing/occasionally-performing musician.

Contribute to Play This! Recommend a favorite song, album, or performance and we'll share it with your fellow All About Jazz readers. Submit it here.

PREVIOUS / NEXT

A Canadian Songbook
< Previous

Amy Aileen Wood, Rob Luft, Yilian Ca...
Next >

Support All About Jazz

All About Jazz has been a pillar of jazz since 1995, championing it as an art form and, more importantly, supporting the musicians who make it. Our enduring commitment has made "AAJ" one of the most culturally important websites of its kind, read by hundreds of thousands of fans, musicians and industry figures every month.

Go Ad Free!

To maintain our platform while developing new means to foster jazz discovery and connectivity, we need your help. You can become a sustaining member for as little as $20 and in return, we'll immediately hide those pesky ads plus provide access to future articles for a full year. This winning combination vastly improves your AAJ experience and allow us to vigorously build on the pioneering work we first started in 1995. So enjoy an ad-free AAJ experience and help us remain a positive beacon for jazz by making a donation today.