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Adam Rudolph

 
Artist: Adam Rudolph

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  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Jazz
  • Instrument: Percussion, Tabla
  • Representative Albums: "Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures," "Dream Garden," "12 Arrows"

Biography

Composer/hand percussionist Adam Rudolph was born in Chicago in 1955, and as a teen was mentored by the likes of Don Cherry, Fred Anderson, and Malawi Nurdurdin. After receiving a self-designed undergraduate degree in ethnomusicology from Oberlin College, Rudolph went on to earn his M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts; in 1977 he traveled to Ghana and met the famed griot Foday Musa Suso, and a year later they reunited in Chicago to form the Mandingo Griot Society, pioneering a fusion of traditional African music with jazz and R&B. Rudolph additionally spent 15 years studying North Indian tabla drums under the renowned Pandit Taranath Rao, also regularly collaborating with L. Shankar and Hassan Hakmoun. His extensive research throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa allowed Rudolph to master a vast range of percussion instruments, including the congas, djembe, bendir, dumbek, tabla, talking drum, kalimba, udu; in addition to appearing on sessions by everyone from Herbie Hancock to Jon Hassell to Shadowfax, he collaborated extensively with Yusef Lateef from 1988 onward. Rudolph debuted his own group, Moving Pictures, with a self-titled 1992 LP; in 1995, he premiered his first opera, The Dreamer. In the early part of the 21st century, Rudolph became a founding member of Build an Ark in Los Angeles, a multi-generational group of musicians that also includes Carlos Ninos, Dwight Trible, Phil Ranelin, and a dozen others. They issued two fine albums, 2004's Peace with Every Step and 2007's Dawn. Rudolph also collaborated with Leni Stern on her 2007 effort Africa. Dream Garden followed in 2008. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Adam Rudolph

Adam Rudolph and his Moving Pictures performing in 2006.
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Born September 12, 1955 (1955-09-12) (age 53)
Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s) Post bop
World fusion
African music
Occupation(s) Percussionist
Instrument(s) Tabla
Associated acts Shadowfax
Foday Musa Suso
Yusef Lateef
Leni Stern

Adam Rudolph (born September 12, 1955) is a jazz composer and percussionist performing in the post bop and world fusion media,[1] probably most notable to date for his work with Yusef Lateef.[2] Rudolph has released several albums as leader and has also recorded with such musicians as Sam Rivers, Omar Sosa, Wadada Leo Smith, Pharoah Sanders, Bill Laswell, Herbie Hancock, Foday Musa Suso and Shadowfax.

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