VIDEO: Presidential Scholar Chase Potter
November 22, 2011
West Jefferson, Ohio, native Chase Potter has participated in over 350 musical performances, across all genres. Potter began playing violin at age 4 and alto sax at 11. Chase is a studio and stage sideman for various artists in the Columbus, Ohio, area, and has written more than 40 compositions. Over the years, Potter has performed with many top jazz players from Ohio, including Bobby Floyd, Jim Masters, and Doug Richeson. In 2010, he performed nine concerts in Peru with Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson and the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra. He also attended Berklee's 2010 Five-Week Summer Jazz Workshop.
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