Adam Nussbaum

Adam Nussbaum is an American jazz drummer.

Early life

Nussbaum was born in New York City on November 29, 1955. He grew up in Norwalk, Connecticut, and first played the drums at the age of four. After five years of piano study, he got his first drum set when he was around twelve. He later studied music at the City College of New York, during which time he also played in local clubs.

Later life and career

In 1978 he joined Dave Liebman's quintet and did his first European tour with John Scofield.
Nussbaum played with saxophonist Stan Getz in 1982–83. In 1983 he also became a member of the Gil Evans Orchestra, and toured Europe and Japan with it two years later.
He later joined the Eliane Elias/Randy Brecker Quartet, Gary Burton, and Toots Thielemans. In 1987 he began touring with Michael Brecker's band. He was a member of Brecker's Grammy award-winning album. "Don't try this at home"
During 1992 Nussbaum was part of the Carla Bley Big Band and the previous year John Abercrombie hired him to complete his organ trio.
Nussbaum has kept active in a wide variety of groups and as a freelance. His recording debut as leader was in 2018, with The Lead Belly Project. This quartet album was released by Sunnyside Records.

Discography

[Image:Adam-nussbaum 06.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Adam Nussbaum (2015) in Aarhus, Denmark]

As leader

''The Lead Belly Project''

As sideman

With John AbercrombieWhile We're Young Speak of the Devil Tactics Open Land
With Paul BleyIf We May
With Michael BreckerDon't Try This at Home Now you See It... (Now you Don't)
With George Cables

I Mean You

With Ted CursonI Heard Mingus
With Gil EvansLive at Sweet Basil Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2
With Hal GalperIvory Forest
With Mark IsaacsKeeping the Standards
With Lee Konitz

The [New York Album]

With David Liebman

With Rick Margitza Color
With Karlheinz MiklinLast Waltz
With Tisziji MunozVisiting This Planet Hearing Voices
With Mark MurphyKerouac, Then and Now
With John ScofieldRough House Who's Who? Bar Talk Shinola Out Like a Light
With Ed SummerlinEye on the Future
With Steve SwallowDeconstructed Always Pack Your Uniform on Top Damaged in Transit
With 'Sigurd UlvesethTo wisdom, the prize Infant eyes Wish I knew
With Tom VarnerMotion/Stillness
With Miroslav VitousUniversal Syncopations II
With Linley HamiltonFor The record
With Linley Hamilton'

''Ginger's Hollow''