Jane Potter
Jane Potter
JAZZ | POP | CLASSICAL
Pianist and vocalist Jane Potter is a renowned musician and entertainer, performing and recording both with her jazz groups and as a soloist. She is a professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she recently received the Distinguished Faculty Award for the Performance Division. She has performed live on National Public Radio, at the Democratic Convention, and on WGBH and WICN radio stations.
Jane’s jazz gigs in Greater Boston include an eight-year run at the Oak Bar in the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, where she was preceded by such greats as Dave Mckenna and Teddy Wilson. In addition to performing at the Top of the Hub, Ryles, The Beehive, and Scullers, Jane has accompanied such singers as Joey McIntyre (of The New Kids On the Block), Roland Wyatt (the vocal coach for the Manhattan Transfer), and the Broadway performer Kamal Scott.
Jane is also a faculty member at Boston University’s Evergreen Program, which promotes lifelong learning for elders in the community. Her classes include “Titans of Jazz,” “Women in Music,” and “The Great American Song Book.”
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That's All
Just the Way You Are
If I Ain't Got You
Beautiful Day
Marry Me
Past Reviews
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“Is Ms. Potter primarily a pianist, composer, or vocalist? I guess it’s the same as trying to categorize Cole Porter to a single category. She seems equally adept and at home in each.”
– Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“Our GM Terri Wright passed on [her] CD to me for review. I really like [her] take on ‘Time After Time’ and will be putting it into my rotation starting immediately.”
– Dave Fries, WFIT-FM
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“Wow, and she sings too! Really enjoyed [her] CD. You can’t imagine how many wannabe jazz singer CDs I get every week, so it’s a pleasure to get one like [Jane’s]. Trio sounds great and I do like [her] voice and compositions. [She’s] going right in the regular rotation at KSVY!”
– Bill Moody, KSVY-FM
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“She has mastered the fine art of balancing her vocals and her keyboard work so that each enhances the other. Her laid-back sense of time helps the music breathe when she’s singing. Her piano chops are strong and adventurous in vocal-free segments.”
– Ken Franckling, Jazz Notes
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“She was, is, fantastic. Ears should burn. Alssid, who runs Evergreen, and I agreed, [Jane is] the best. Teaching obviously has polished [her] innate skills, and the piano playing is a 10.”
– Virginia Eskin, world-renowned pianist, music educator, and NPR radio host of “A Note To You”
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“In a word, wow. The music was perfect. Well-balanced playlist, great musician. A joy to have at our event.”
– D. Hyde
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
“[Jane’s] trio was sensational. Everyone I talked with loved the band.”
– Mark Sutton
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