Gerald Adams
Gerald Thomas "Gerry" Adams (* around 1925 in Algiers (Louisiana) ; † August 7, 2018 in New Orleans ) was an American musician ( double bass ) of New Orleans jazz who was also active as a mentor in the New Orleans jazz scene was.
Live and act
Adams served in the US Army after high school and worked in the traditional New Orleans jazz scene; He has appeared in the Marriott Hotel, Commander's Palace, Palm Court and the Preservation Hall . The first recordings were made in 1961 with trumpeter Thomas Jefferson and The New Orleans Creole Jazz Band . In 1964 he played with Kid Howard and His New Orleans Jazz Band. In the 1980s, Adams recorded with the Sam Alcorn Trio ( At Arnaud’s , with David Grillier, Justin Adams). In the late 1990s he played with Rudy Balliu ( In New Orleans with Barry Martyn 's Down Home Boys ) and Sammy Rimington 's International All Stars; he was also a member of the Doc Houlind New Orleans Allstars Band ( The Spirit of New Orleans, Vol. 9 ), in which u. a. Also Ragnar Tretow , Wendell Eugene , Jesper Larsen , Doc Watson , Walter Lewis and Don Vappie played. In the 2000s he could still be heard on recordings by Brian Carrick and His New Orleans Heritage Jazz Band and Wendell Eugene & His Mardi Gras Band . In the field of jazz he was involved in eight recording sessions between 1961 and 2006.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Sancton: Song for My Fathers: A New Orleans Story in Black and White , Other Press, 2006, ISBN 978-1-59051-376-7
- ↑ a b Gerald Thomas Adams Obituary. Legacy.com, August 17, 2018, accessed August 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 12, 2018)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Adams, Gerald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adams, Gerry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Algiers (Louisiana) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th August 2018 |
| Place of death | New Orleans |