Adam Kolker

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Adam Kolker (born December 12, 1958 in Manhattan , New York City ) is an American jazz musician ( woodwind instruments , composition ).

Live and act

Kolker grew up in Philadelphia and received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami and a Master of Arts from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Since 1984 he was a member of the twelve-member formation Orange Then Blue , on whose albums he was involved until 1989. He also worked in various Broadway touring orchestras before he came to New York in 1989 and became a member of Ray Barretto's band, of which he was a member until 2002. He was also on Barretto's albums My Summertime (1995) and Contact! (1997) involved for Blue Note .

In the following years he also worked with Gunther Schuller , the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra , Maria Schneider , Kenny Wheeler , Bruce Barth , Rick Margitza , Luciana Souza , Judi Silvano , David Berkman , John Hébert , Peter Herborn , Billy Hart , Allan Chase , Bobby Previte , Bruce Saunders , Frank Carlberg , Matt Haimovitz , Marc Cohn , Lucia Pulido and Mike Holober ( Hiding Out , 2019). In 1999 Kolker released the album Crazy Bird (Challenge / A Records) under his own name , on which Tim Hagans , Kevin Hays , Jeff Ballard and Doug Weiss participated. The productions Meditaciones (Satchmo, with Xavi Maureta), Sultanic Verses and Flag Day with John Abercrombie and Paul Motian followed in the 2000s . From 1999 to 2007 he also taught at the University of Massachusetts . In the field of jazz he was involved in 54 recording sessions between 1985 and 2014. a. in later years also with Cecilia Coleman , Marty Ehrlich and Rob Garcia . In 2018 he worked on David Berkman's album Six of One .

Discographic notes

  • Sultanic Verses (Satchmo, 2001), with Bruce Barth, John Hébert, Billy Hart, Ray Barretto
  • Flag Day (Sunnyside, 2007), with John Abercrombie (g) John Hebert (b) Paul Motian (d)
  • Reflections (Sunnyside, 2010), with Russ Lossing , John Abercrombie, John Hébert, Billy Mintz , Judi Silvano, Kay Matsukawa
  • Scott Wendholt / Adam Kolker: Andthem (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2011), with Ugonna Okegwo , Victor Lewis
  • Adam Kolker, Russ Lossing & John Hébert: Change of Time (OmniTone Records, 2018)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flag Day (meeting)
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 18, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Kolker, Adam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (woodwind instruments)
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City