Adam Nussbaum And Jay Anderson at Jazz At The Post

Adam Nussbaum, born in New York City, is one of the finest Jazz drummers working today. He grew up in Norwalk (Conneticut). When he was five years old, he gained piano lessons. Seven years later he began playing drums, bass and saxophone. 



1975 Adam Nussbaum moved to New York to study at Davis Center for Performing Arts. This was the start of his successful career as professional drummer. Since then he was in volved in several projects, performend and recorded with other great musicians.
He has played with a virtual "Who's Who" in the jazz world. Longtime associateshave included: John Abercrombie, Bob Berg, Michael & Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias, Gil Evans, Stan Getz and Mike Gibbs. Further Nussbaum performed and recorded with Vic Juris, Lee Konitz, Moody, John Scofield, Joe Sample, Ohad Talmor, 'Toots' Thielemans and Kenny Wheeler & NHØP. As well as freelancing with prominent artists of every generation, being a major asset no matter where he appears. ...

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Adam Nussbaum, born in New York City, is one of the finest Jazz drummers working today. He grew up in Norwalk (Conneticut). When he was five years old, he gained piano lessons. Seven years later he began playing drums, bass and saxophone. 



1975 Adam Nussbaum moved to New York to study at Davis Center for Performing Arts. This was the start of his successful career as professional drummer. Since then he was in volved in several projects, performend and recorded with other great musicians.
He has played with a virtual "Who's Who" in the jazz world. Longtime associateshave included: John Abercrombie, Bob Berg, Michael & Randy Brecker, Eliane Elias, Gil Evans, Stan Getz and Mike Gibbs. Further Nussbaum performed and recorded with Vic Juris, Lee Konitz, Moody, John Scofield, Joe Sample, Ohad Talmor, 'Toots' Thielemans and Kenny Wheeler & NHØP. As well as freelancing with prominent artists of every generation, being a major asset no matter where he appears.
 
Bassist/composer Jay Anderson is among the most versatile and respected jazz artists performing today. He has performed/recorded with a wide range of jazz artists including Woody Herman, Carmen McRae, Michael Brecker, Paul Bley, Bob Mintzer, John Abercrombie, Dave Liebman, Joe Sample, Maria Schneider, Stanley Cowell, John Scofield, Lee Konitz, Vic Juris, Red Rodney, Ira Sullivan, Mike Stern, Anat Cohen, Toots Thielemans, Kenny Wheeler, Jay Clayton and non-jazz artists like Oswaldo Golijov, Dawn Upshaw, The Australian Chamber Orchestra, Robert Spano (Atlanta Symphony), Michael Franks, David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Tom Waits, Terre Roche, Chaka Khan, Michel Legrand, Allen Ginsberg, and Celine Dion. He has been featured on over 400 recordings, seven of which have received the Grammy Award. His original recordings  “NEXT EXIT” (DMP),  “LOCAL COLOR” (DMP), and "DEEPSCAPE" (Steeplechase) have received critical acclaim both in the U.S. and abroad. Jay has conducted clinics around the world and is a Professor of Jazz Bass Studies at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and New Jersey City University.

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