Adam Cruz
Adam Cruz | |
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![]() Cruz in March 2009 | |
Background information | |
Born | New York City,U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Drums |
Labels | |
Website | adamcruz |
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Adam Cruzis an Americanjazzdrummer fromNew York City.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]As leader
[edit]- Milestone(Sunnyside, 2011)
As sideman
[edit]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
- Ester Andujar,Celebrating Cole Porter(Omix, 2005)
- Patricia Barber,Nightclub(Premonition, 2000)
- Ray Barretto,Standards Rican-ditioned(Zoho, 2006)
- Bruce Barth,Hope Springs Eternal(Double-Time, 1998)
- Bruce Barth,Where Eagles Fly(Fresh Sound, 2000)
- David Binney,Afinidad(Red, 2001)
- Anthony Branker,Dance Music(Origin, 2010)
- Francesco Cafiso,Angelica(CAM Jazz, 2009)
- Joey Calderazzo,Going Home(Sunnyside, 2015)
- Chick Corea,Live at the Blue Note(Stretch, 1998)
- Ronnie Cuber,In a New York Minute(SteepleChase, 1996)
- Paquito D'Rivera,A Night in Englewood(Messidor, 1994)
- Jon Gordon,Currents(Double-Time, 1998)
- Conrad Herwig,The Latin Side of John Coltrane(Astor Place, 1996)
- Klaus Ignatzek,Return Voyage(Candid, 1994)
- Brian Lynch,Spheres of Influence(Sharp Nine, 1997)
- Herbie Mann,America/Brasil(Lightyear, 1997)
- Herbie Mann,65th Birthday Celebration(Lightyear, 1997)
- Armando Manzanero,El Piano(BMG/RCA, 1995)
- Virginia Mayhew,Nini Green(Chiaroscuro, 1997)
- Donny McCaslin,The Way Through(Arabesque, 2003)
- Sam Newsome,Global Unity(Palmetto, 2001)
- Bill O'Connell,Zocalo(Savant, 2013)
- Eddie Palmieri,Arete(TropiJazz, 1995)
- Eddie Palmieri,Vortex(TropiJazz, 1996)
- Dave Pietro,The Chakra Suite(Challenge, 2008)
- Chris Potter,Song for Anyone(Sunnyside, 2007)
- Bruno Raberg,Tailwind(Red Piano, 2018)
- David Virelles,Gnosis(ECM, 2017)
- Steve Wilson,Passages(Stretch, 2000)
- Steve Wilson,Soulful Song(MAXJAZZ, 2003)
- The Rodriguez Brothers,Reunited Live at Dizzy's Club(RB Music, 2023)