Pocket City

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pocket City was the debut album by Art Porter Jr., saxophonist and namesake of "The Art Porter Bill". Porter displayed his being one of the earliest forerunners in "smooth jazz" in this album, also including a mix of bebop and R&B. After Pocket City, Porter went on to produce another album, Lay Your Hands On Me, before his untimely death. Arthur Lee 'Art' Porter, Jr., (3 August 1961 - 23 November 1996), was an American jazz saxophonist. He was the son of jazz musician Art Porter, Sr., as well as the namesake of "The Art Porter Bill". Art Porter, Jr. was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1961. At the age of 9 Porter joined his father's band as a drummer and played with them into his teenage years. Soon after this, Porter began to be drawn to the saxophone after noticing it's melodic abilities, and began to play it during shows with his the band, "The Art Porter Trio". Porter is a 1979 graduate of Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School in Little Rock, where he also played in the marching and jazz bands.When Porter turned 16, he began to be barred from clubs because he was under 21.