Adam Nussbaum

Adam Nussbaum
Adam Nussbaum performing during a jazz festival in Puerto Rico.
Background information
Born	November 29, 1955 (1955-11-29)
Origin	Norwalk, Connecticut
Genres	jazz post-bop
Occupations	musician
Instruments	drums
Years active	1970s - present
Website	http://www.adamnussbaum.net/

Adam Nussbaum is an American jazz musician.

Biography

Nussbaum grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut and started to play drums at age 12 after studying piano for five years. He also played bass and saxophone as a teenager. He moved to New York City in 1975 to attend The Davis Center for Performing Arts at City College. While there he began working with Albert Dailey, Monty Waters, Joe Lee Wilson, Sheila Jordan and he played with Sonny Rollins in 1977 in Milwaukee. In 1978 he joined Dave Liebman's quintet and did his first European tour with John Scofield.

During the early 1980s he continued working with John Scofield in a celebrated trio with Steve Swallow. In 1983 he become a member of Gil Evans Orchestra and played with Stan Getz as well. He later joined Eliane Elias/Randy Brecker Quartet, Gary Burton, and Toots Thielemans. In 1987 he began touring with the Michael Brecker Quintet. In 1988 they recorded the Grammy winning "Don't Try This At Home" During 1992 he was part of the Carla Bley Big Band and that same year John Abercrombie hired him to complete his organ trio.

Since then he has kept active in a wide variety of groups, among them a recently formed quartet 'B A N N' with Seamus Blake, Jay Anderson & Oz Noy, a co-op quartet "NUTTREE" with Abercrombie, Jerry Bergonzi & Gary Versace, the James Moody Quartet, 'We Three' w/ Dave Liebman & Steve Swallow, Eliane Elias Trio, 'Playing in Traffic' w/ Steve Swallow & Ohad Talmor and also busy maintaining an active freelance schedule. Adam has taught as an Adjunct professor at New York University, the New School and State University of New York at Purchase. He also does clinics and master classes around the world.

Discography

With John Abercrombie

• While We're Young (ECM, 1992)
• Speak of the Devil (ECM, 1993)
• Tactics (ECM, 1996)
• Open Land (ECM, 1998)

With Michael Brecker

• Don't Try This at Home (Impulse!, 1988)

With Hal Galper

• Ivory Forest (Enja, 1979)

With John Scofield

• Rough House (Enja, 1978)
• Who's Who? (Jive, 1979)
• Bar Talk (Jive, 1980)
• Shinola (Enja, 1981)
• Out Like a Light (Enja, 1981)

With Tom Varner

• Motion/Stillness (Soul Note, 1982)

With Miroslav Vitous

• Universal Syncopations II (ECM, 1995)

External links

• Adam Nussbaum.net