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2.01.10 Adam will be
performing at two great venues in New York the next two weeks, with his trio at
the Kitano on February 3rd, and with his quartet at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola all
week February 9th - 13th. 11.10.09 Adam will be touring Italy and Germany
with the Al Foster Quartet in November and December. 10.15.09 7.10.09 This summer Adam will be performing and
teaching in Montreal and Portugal with Greg Osby, then touring Italy with the Al
Foster Quartet. For further details on the itineraries please
visit:
Upcoming New York
Area Gigs
On tour with Al
Foster
Chamber Music
America New Works Presentation
Adam will be premiering a
brand new work on October 19th at Smalls and October 21st at the Jazz Gallery.
The piece, entitled "Dream Songs" is inspired by the poetry of John Berryman and
features Doug Weiss on bass and Bill Stewart on drums.
On tour with Greg
Osby and Al Foster
www.gregosby.com
www.alfosterjazz.com
5.20.09
At the Village
Vanguard with Al Foster
Adam will be performing next week in New York with the Al Foster Quartet at the Village Vanguard. For further details, as well as summer tour dates with Al Foster and Greg Osby please see the "Performances" section.
3.19.09
On tour with Al
Foster
Adam will be performing throughout Europe and South Africa over the next five weeks with the Al Foster Quartet. For further details on the itinerary please visit www.alfosterjazz.com
3.17.09
Solo piano at
Smalls
Adam will be giving a solo piano performance tonight at Smalls Jazz Club, 7:30 - 9:00. For further details see the "Performances" section.
2.16.09
On tour with Dominick
Farinacci
Adam's will be performing at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola tonight and in upcoming dates in Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, Scottsdale and Cleveland promoting trumpeter Dominick Farinacci's new CD "Lovers, Tales and Dances" on Koch Records (dominickfarinacci.com). See the "Performances" section for further details.
2.08.09
"TRAVELS" in the
media
Adam's trio debut on Smalls Records has been receiving rave reviews from the media. See the "Press" section for further details.
1.20.09
Adam Birnbaum Quartet At Dizzy's all
week
Adam will be performing January 20th - 24th at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola with his quartet featuring Joel Frahm, Joe Sanders and Rodney Green. Please see "Performances" page for further details.
11.18.08
In Europe with Sachal
Vasandani
Adam will be performing on tour in Istanbul and London November 20th - 23rd with Mack Avenue recording artist Sachal Vasandani. For more info visit the "Performances" section.
11.08.08
"TRAVELS" Makes "Recommended New
Listening" on AAJ
Adam's debut album for Smalls Records was one of Dave Atler's recommended releases for the month of November. Stay tuned for more reviews to follow shortly.
9.16.08
"TRAVELS" TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER
14th

Adam's debut as a leader for Smalls Records is completed and will
be available for sale on October 14th, 2008. The album was recorded in
June and features Joe
Sanders on Bass and Rodney Green on drums. It includes several originals by
Birnbaum as well as interpretations of Herbie Nichols, Robert Schumann, Ray
Noble and others.
Sound samples:
To purchase at CD Baby, go here
8.27.08
UPCOMING TOUR DATES WITH GREG
OSBY
Adam is back in the US following a successful tour of Japan with the Juilliard Jazz All-Stars, and will soon be travelling to the Green Mill in Chicago and the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles to perform with the Greg Osby Five. The performances will feature music from Mr. Osby's new album "9 Levels." Check out the "performances" section for details.
8.01.08
GREG OSBY'S "9 LEVELS" RELEASED ON
INNER CIRCLE MUSIC
Greg Osby's
new album 9 Levels has been released on Mr. Osby's brand new record
label, Inner Circle Music. The album features Adam Birnbaum on piano and
is already beginning to receive rave reviews.
Downbeat Magazazine
All About Jazz
about.com
7.25.08
ADAM BIRNBAUM RECIPIENT OF CHAMBER
MUSIC AMERICA "NEW WORKS" GRANT
Adam is the recipient of a
"New Works" grant from Chamber Music America. His commissioned composition,
"Dream Songs," will be a suite of trio music inspired by the poetry of John
Berryman. Stay tuned for further information on this work.
Press Release from CMA
7.16.08
ADAM BIRNBAUM TO TOUR KOREA, JAPAN WITH JUILLIARD JAZZ
ALL-STARS
Adam will tour Korea and Japan from July 23rd
to August 17th with the Juilliard Jazz
All-Stars, performing and
conducting masterclasses in Seoul, Tokyo, Shizuoka, and Osaka. The group is led
by director of Jazz Studies at Juilliard Carl Allen and features Juiliard
faculty member Ron Blake as well as Juilliard alumni Adam Birnbaum, Mayuko
Katakura, Dominick Farinacci and Yasushi Nakamura.
Press Release From
Juilliard