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	ADAM BIRNBAUM PIANIST, COMPOSER

Press

"A commanding and creative young pianist who is clearly a major talent."

Fred Hersch

"...Birnbaum’s playing is exquisite...”

Ron Della Chiesa, WGBH Boston

"…He strikes a delicate balance between refined restraint and swinging freedom as he creates lines with a genuine singing quality."

Hartford Courant, June 2007

". . .Birnbaum's touch and harmonic ideas are reminiscent of another multi-genre maestro, Keith Jarrett. "

Jazziz Magazine, October 2002

"...Adam Birnbaum's playing was beautiful...Birnbaum is an insightful and delicate pianist who can most definitely swing. "

Mina Keohane, indianapolismusic.net, June 2004

"…APA Cole Porter Fellow winner Adam Birnbaum completely captivated the crowd with his set. He offered a sterling set with tunes from Miles Davis to Birnbaum's moving solo of Mal Waldron's "Soul Eyes." Noteworthy was Birnbaum's original swinging waltz "Kate The Great" with an attractive light melody, written for his dog."

Chuck Workman, WICR Indianapolis, June 2004

"…The Porter song brought out Birnbaum's ability to judge climaxes nicely. He has an exciting way of varying rhythms and an imaginative harmonic sense."

Jay Harvey, Indianapolis Star, June 2005

"…APA's Cole Porter Fellow Adam Birnbaum Trio played an outstanding set. This was a more mature and extroverted Birnbaum than two years ago, at the keyboard of a pricey Fazioli piano. The trio dispatched a varied, balanced set of standards and originals with a sensitive grasp of structure."

Chuck Workman, WICR Indianapolis, June 2006

"…Earlier on the same stage, the Adam Birnbaum Trio was similarly posed the problem of keeping an audience's attention in threatening weather conditions. This accessible group had no trouble doing so. Though his renown is modest in comparison with Hancock's, Birnbaum has had a loyal local following since he won the Cole Porter Fellowship of the sponsoring American Pianists Association in 2004. He peppered his varied set with a few flavorful originals."

Jay Harvey, Indianapolis Star, June 2006

"...Adam Birnbaum, the 2004 Cole Porter Fellow of the fest-producing American Pianists Association, provided both the balm and the authentic jazz chops of the evening in an unaccompanied mini-set just before [Buddy] Guy came on. The pianist assembled a charming, intricate sampler of his artistry with a couple of standards (Alec Wilder and Cole Porter), one original by himself and one by his new boss, Greg Osby, and a characteristic piece each by Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington."

Jay Harvey, Indianapolis Star, June 2008

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