Chris Potter

“The Wheel”
(Chris Potter)

Chris Potter - Tenor Saxophone
Adam Rogers music - Guitar
Craig Taborn - Fender... https://t.co/03OtRfW5ND

— Chris Potter (@chrispotterjazz) May 20, 2016

Adam Rogers > “One of the best guitarists of the century.” - Dresden Zeitung

“Musicians like guitarist Adam Rogers perform with exquisite control and grace.” - Jack Kroll, Newsweek
“One of the best guitarists of the century.” - Dresden Zeitung

“…easily one of the best jazz guitarists in New York…the next step in the tradition of swinging mainstream players in the lineage of Pat Martino and George Benson…he’s ready for the major leagues.” - New York Times

“…his skills as a pure player are absolutely mind-boggling, with long lines and phraseology extending the lineage of Martino, Montgomery and Benson… With Art of the Invisible, he’s accomplished nothing less than raising the bar for all of mainstream jazz guitardom.' - All About Jazz
“ Rogers is a mainstream guitarist of the first rank.” - Downbeat Magazine

A native New Yorker, Adam Rogers is the guitarist of choice for an array of the greatest names and in jazz, pop and world music: Michael and Randy Brecker, Cassandra Wilson, Lizz Wright, Walter Becker ( of Steely Dan ), John Zorn, The Gil Evans Orchestra, The Mingus Orchestra, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, John Patitucci, Alana Davis, Ravi Coltrane, Brian Blade, Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Giora Feidman and Simon Shaheen to name just a few.

He has appeared on over Two Hundred albums and toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, South America, The Middle East and Russia. He has been singled out for praise in Downbeat, The New York Times, The Boston globe, The Village Voice, Jazz Times, Jazziz, Newsweek, Jazz Hot, All about Jazz and The Chicago Sun Times, among numerous other periodicals worldwide.

Adam co-led the innovative and critically acclaimed group” Lost Tribe,” which released three albums. He has also performed with The Great Lakes Theater Company, Joseph Papp's Public Theater and The Metropolitan Opera. In the summer of 1999, he was the featured soloist with the Dresden Symphony Orchestra performing John Mclaughlin's 'Apocalypse'.

Always in demand as a sideman, Adam has begun to dedicate more time to his talents as a composer and leader. His debut CD, “Art of the Invisible,” was released in 2002 to critical acclaim on Criss Cross Records. Offering up a definitive statement as a composer with eight of his own tunes, the quartet featured on this recording includes Ed Simon on piano, Scott Colley on bass and Clarence Penn on drums.

His second album featuring exclusively original compositions, “Allegory”, also on Criss Cross, was released in September of 2003 and features the same group with the addition of Chris Potter on saxophone. His most recent CD, Apparitions, with the same lineup continues to showcase Adam’s unique compositional and improvisational abilities.“Time and the Infinite”, also on Criss Cross featuring Scott Colley and Bill Stewart was released in April 2007. His most recent record “Sight” featuring John Patitucci and Clarence Penn was released in May 2009.

Amazing Jazz Guitar Solo Intro: Adam Rogers

A subscriber (thanks Chris) recently told me I should checkout Adam Rogers. I did, and so should you, he's an amazing guitar player.

I had never heard of him before, I guess he's more famous in the States than he is in Europe (and there are so many great jazz guitar players these days, it's hard to know them all).
According to his bio, Adam Rogers is a post bop guitar player with a classical background. He plays in the John Patitucci Trio and in Chris Potter's band. Before that he played in the Michael Brecker Group and Lost Tribe.
Other people he played or recorded with include Norah Jones, Cassandra Wilson, Paul Simon, Larry Coryell and Elvis Costello. Adam Rogers studied with John Scofield, Howard Collins and Barry Galbraith.

In this video, Adam Rogers plays a solo intro to Half Past Late on a Michael Brecker concert In Mexico:
http://www.jazzguitarblog.com/2009/04/amazing-jazz-guitar-solo-intro-adam.html