Chris Potter

Jazz Review: Montreal Jazz Festival — An Ecosystem That Celebrates Sound

July 10, 2018
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Berber guitarist Omara “Bombino” Moctar proved that the gifts behind the fingers are still all that matters.

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Jazz Review: Second Dispatch from the 39th Montréal Jazz Festival

July 8, 2018
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One of the most astonishing sets of my week in Montreal featured two Frenchmen, accordionist Vincent Peirani and soprano saxophonist Émile Parisien.

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Jazz Review: Danilo Pérez & Jazz 100 at Sanders Theater — Surprise after Surprise

October 20, 2016
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With an artist as focused and sharp as Danilo Pérez as its musical director, Jazz 100 makes you sit up straight and hang on every note.

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