Shai Maestro & Chris Potter - In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning

Shai Maestro & Chris Potter - In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning (David Mann)
Live at Festival Au Gres du Jazz - La Petite Pierre, France.
an Arte Concert
"On one side Israeli pianist Shai Maestro, on the other American saxophonist Chris Potter. On one side, a delicately extroverted poet, on the other, a silent one that goes straight to the point. The two artists are gathered at La Petite Pierre for an exclusive concert.
When he was 5 years old, Shai Maestro began playing the piano while listening to Oscar Peterson playing The Gershwin Songbook. "Peterson's touch, the beauty of Gershwin's melodies, and the swing captivated me." His craft, fluid and bright, left a huge mark on Maestro. Far away in Chicago, Chris Potter is already a professional thirteen-year-old sax tenor virtuoso with solid, fleshy sounds reminiscent of Michael Brecker. An outstanding arranger and orchestrator, a sturdy hero of innumerable encounters, he is gradually developing a growing sensitivity. Shai - the poet, delicately extroverted - explores his music at the same time as it delivers in touching hesitations, followed by magnificent flashes, Chris the silent goes straight to the point. These two men respect each other, with a moving modesty. The meeting of these two artists where on paper everything seems to oppose produces a strange and beautiful magic where Chris Potter, as if reassured by the benevolent sitting of Shai Maestro, rounds a statement that remains solid and calibrated. In 2017, the Festival exclusively hosted Shai's piano solo concert at the Lalique Museum for moments of grace, ginned by this lunar Pierrot with a heart wide open. There were wet eyes all over the hall. The recent meeting - equally exclusive - of the two men at Mezzrow Jazz Club in New York led them straight to start to Jerri Hans main square at La Petite Pierre, France."
"D’un côté le pianiste israélien Shaï Maestro, de l’autre le saxophoniste américain Chris Potter. D’un côté un poète délicatement extraverti, de l’autre un taiseux qui va droit à l’essentiel. Les deux artistes sont réunis à La Petite Pierre pour un concert exclusif.
Lorsqu’à 5 ans Shaï Maestro commence le piano, c’est à l’écoute d’Oscar Peterson et son Gershwin Songbook. « Le toucher de Peterson, la beauté des mélodies de Gerschwin et le swing me captivaient ». Son jeu, fluide et lumineux, en restera marqué. Très loin de là, à Chicago, Chris Potter est déjà musicien professionnel à treize ans, virtuose du sax-tenor, avec des sons charnus aux lignes solides qui rappellent Michael Brecker. Arrangeur et orchestrateur hors-pair, héros robuste d’innombrables rencontres, il y inscrit peu à peu une sensibilité grandissante. Quand Shaï le poète, délicatement extraverti, cherche sa musique en même temps qu’il la livre en hésitations touchantes, suivies de fulgurances magnifiques, Chris le taiseux va droit à l’essentiel. Ces deux-là s’admirent et se respectent mutuellement, avec une pudeur émouvante. La rencontre de ces deux artistes que tout semble opposer produit une magie étrange où Chris Potter, comme rassuré par l’assise bienveillante de Shaï Maestro, arrondit un propos qui reste solide et calibré. En 2017, le Festival accueillait Shaï en solo et en exclusivité, au Musée Lalique, pour des moments de grâce, égrenés par ce Pierrot lunaire au coeur grand ouvert. Il y eut des yeux humides. La récente rencontre - tout aussi exclusive - des deux hommes au Mezzrow à New York les a conduits tout droit à recommencer Place Jerri Hans…"
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[@MannyFioretti]

Never closed "Shai Maestro & Chris Potter - All The Things You Are" so quickly

[@charliecampbell6851]

Haha. I mean, at this point, what logical person wouldn’t be listening to that version of ATTYA 24/7?

[@ethanlander4252]

Charlie Campbell I listen to that an unhealthy amount

[@nickcarrick3861]

💀💀💀literally

[@Doostun]

Sometimes I get sad knowing I wont know how to speak the way Potter does.

[@MannyFioretti]

@@Doostun That's what Voldemort said too

[@joekridsamon7]

Welp, It's me again asking who listens to this every day.

[@talgeller3696]

They are mabey the most maginficent duo in contemporary jazz. Please keep working together!!! The world is a better place with these mellow & sweet, yet complex and painfull harmony...

[@AlanBlackman]

Oh, okay, I guess we're going to the key of B major now.....Chris Potter: Hold my Beer

[@xeon2773]

i love his tone, it's bright but not thin or buzzy just SUPER buttery and thick (i have no other idea how to explain it)

[@jrgreiner]

It's a *great* Link played by a *great* player.

[@abrahammartinez9431]

Even though I am continuously amazed by their rendition of All The Thing You Are, for some reason my heart gravitates toward the patience, depth, and soul that this demonstrated here. Perhaps if I had the turn of phrase of that of a poet, I would describe what this piece means as I listen to it - then perhaps I could more succinctly describe what this rendition means to me. For whomever reads this - I hope you find that piece of music that does the same to you.

[@TheOrdener]

Wow! I’ve loved Shai Maestro for a while, but he and Chris Potter together is amazing. Love the cadenza too!

[@LukeTheringMusic]

In the wee small hours of the morning While the whole wide world is fast asleep I watch this video again And never, ever think of counting sheep

[@Zxx459]

Gene ammons is the king playing ballads....too much technique ruins yhe the beauty

[@stephenmckenzie2338]

I figured out recently that the reason they sound so good together is that they don’t need each other.It’s like marrying a woman that makes as much money or more than you do -changes the relationship because you know she can easily survive without you -it forces you to treat her differently because of an inherent respect.They both know when to leave space, we all know they are monsters so they don’t have to prove themselves with velocity or crazy leaps,they can just focus on making music,which is rare these days.They don’t have huge ego’s to feed and we can hear that.Also they have such technical ability that they don't have to repeat themselves which is my and many people’s problem.They don’t really have “licks” they just play music and they make it sound easy to do. Someday I hope to be able to do that.Thanks guys

[@paolomessinajazz5575]

Yeah, you are formidable, really nice, in my opinion you are two great musicians, regards by Paolo, from Milano Italy

[@geralddeloach1391]

The epitome of “music”.....absolutely brilliant!

[@cherylewilliams6530]

What key is this?

[@luisgustavogiovelli4746]

Não canso de ouvir esses dois. Pretendo ouvi-los para sempre. São os melhores atualmente.

[@JJ_Photo]

So beautiful music, and so talented musicians!

[@adriandelacruz9680]

This duo session needs to be turned into an album!

[@Andreas-tt2pw]

7:31 🔥

[@dansimpledub]

Wowww me han devuelto el amor por la música… MUCHAS GRACIAS

[@777morgan3]

Chris has been an icon now begoming a legend his openness and technique is outrages listen to chord structure phrasing

[@mariskavanluin4005]

Love for you beautiful people and your soothing music :-)

[@hudsoncampos2201]

Bravo

[@pajoafonso3490]

profound...

[@777morgan3]

like to see chris potter erick alexander brandford marcelis among a few other go at it

[@oaxel]

SOUL

[@Tenorsaurus]

Anyone else hear a healthy amount of Mehldau?

[@luisgustavogiovelli4746]

Muito bom. Dupla maravilhosa.

[@saxvibration]

Oh man, beautiful, love to experience this .

[@wilsoncosta5822]

Este Chris Potter é fogo meus queridos, o que é isto.

[@kwootamuckbear9294]

🎶🎵🎶🎷

[@user-jq9cp6ne9m]

woahh

[@kubamanijak4692]

4:40 (4:57), 5:22, 7:47, 9:39

[@chiekohayashi2523]

thank you for playing really healed duo🌹🥰I love your piano play🌈😆

[@robinreidmusic]

Wow Gentlemen thanks!

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

That makes me happy.

[@יחזקאלבלס]

❤❤❤

[@ClaudioQuartarone]

❤️

[@stefanomaurizi]

Wonderful 👏👏👏♥️

[@daynekishbaugh9798]

4:05

[@timbruer7318]

Wonderful

[@pnojazz]

Keith Jarrett would have tore this up. Shame he never recorded it!

[@WantonSoup192]

He did. ECM records. Keith Jarrett At the Blue Note. 1995. Complete recordings.

[@NYNEO1]

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[@solomann940]

Legend on the sax 🎷

[@theodorekuzma3238]

Super ! Ce festival n'était pas cette année ? Je vois que c'est en France mais normalement tous les festivals de jazz ont été annulés... en tous cas toujours aussi bien Shaï Maestro !

[@theodorekuzma3238]

@Arthur Crouzet oh merci!

[@tagufio]

Merci Merci Merci

[@milaortiz]

You're my crush Shai :)

[@DekelBor]

amazing brother

[@MrBoybergs]

Bloody exquisite.......

[@albertopadilla2946]

Amazing.