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Adam Cruz

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Adam Cruz
Cruz in March 2009
Cruz in March 2009
Background information
BornNew York City,U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Labels
Websiteadamcruz.net}
Cruz at the 2017 Oslo Jazz Festival

Adam Cruzis an Americanjazzdrummer fromNew York City.

Biography

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He is best known for his work with pianistDanilo Perez,[1]Tom Harrell,saxophonistSteve Wilson,David Sanchez,and pianistEdward Simon.He has also toured and recorded with theMingus Big Band,saxophonistChris Potter,guitaristCharlie Hunter,andChick Corea's Origin.

Cruz's debut album as a leader was released in 2011 on Sunnyside Records.Milestonewas given favorable reviews by theLos Angeles Times,[2]Downbeat Magazine,[3]andJazzTimes.[4]The New York Timesdescribes the album as "Informed by several strains of Latin music but just as meaningfully by brisk post-bop and lyrically minded free jazz".[5]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Milestone(Sunnyside, 2011)

As sideman

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WithTom Harrell

  • The Art of Rhythm(RCA Victor, 1998)
  • Paradise(BMG/Bluebird 2001)
  • Trip(HighNote, 2014)
  • Moving Picture(HighNote, 2017)
  • Infinity(HighNote, 2019)
  • Oak Tree(HighNote, 2022)

WithDanilo Perez

  • ...Till Then(Verve, 2003)
  • Live at the Jazz Showcase(ArtistShare, 2005)
  • Providencia(Mack Avenue, 2010)
  • Panama 500(Mack Avenue, 2014)

WithMingus Big Band

  • Gunslinging Birds(Dreyfus, 1995)
  • Live in Time(Dreyfus, 1996)
  • Que Viva Mingus!(Dreyfus, 1997)
  • The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions(Jazz Workshop, 2022)

WithLeon Parker

  • Above & Below(Epicure, 1994)
  • Belief(Columbia, 1996)
  • Awakening(Columbia, 1998)

WithDavid Sanchez

  • Sketches of Dreams(Columbia, 1995)
  • Obsesion(Columbia, 1998)
  • Melaza(Columbia, 2000)
  • Coral(Columbia, 2004)
  • Cultural Survival(Concord Picante, 2008)

WithEdward Simon

  • Edward Simon(Kokopelli, 1995)
  • Simplicitas(Criss Cross, 2005)
  • La Bikina(Red, 2011)
  • Venezuelan Suite(Sunnyside, 2013)
  • Latin American Songbook(Sunnyside, 2016)
  • Femeninas(ArtistShare, 2023)

With others

References

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  1. ^Carr, Ian;Fairweather, Digby;Priestley, Brian(2004).The Rough Guide to Jazz.Penguin. p.184.ISBN1-84353-256-5.
  2. ^LA Times review ofMilestone
  3. ^DownBeat Magazine Editor's PicksArchivedJune 14, 2012, at theWayback Machine
  4. ^JazzTimesMilestonereview
  5. ^NYTimes: When the Latin and Jazz Converge June 8, 2011
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