Adam Rudolph
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Adam Rudolph
- Genres: Jazz
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 Maulawi Nururdin. 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, and 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 multigenerational group of musicians including Carlos Niño, 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. In 2010, Rudolph issued two more recordings on Meta: Yèyí with reed master and multi-instrumentalist Ralph Jones and Towards the Unknown with composer and multi-instrumentalist Lateef -- although on the latter disc Lateef received top billing. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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Adam Rudolph
| Adam Rudolph | |
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 Adam Rudolph and his Moving Pictures performing in 2006. |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 12, 1955 Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Post bop World fusion African music |
| Occupations | Percussionist |
| Instruments | 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, Shadowfax and Massimo Laguardia.
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Discography
As leader
- Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures (1992). Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures. Flying Fish. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r128303.
- Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures (1994). Skyway. Soul Note. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r208252.
- Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures (1999). 12 Arrows. Meta. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r427035.
- Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures (1999). Contemplations. Meta. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r555179.
- Rudolph, Adam (2003). Go: Organic Orchestra Web of Light. Meta. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r628183.
- Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures (2008). Dream Garden. Justin Time. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1271507.
As contributor
- Maulawi (1973). Maulawi. Strata East. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r123304.
- Shadowfax (1977). Too Far to Whisper. Windham Hill. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r83597.
- Schmidt, Claudia (1979). Claudia Schmidt. Flying Fish. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r97023.
- Musa Suso & the Mandingo Griot Society (1979). Mandingo Griot Society. Flying Fish. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r98042.
- Anderson, Fred (1979). The Missing Link. Nessa. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r134621.
- Popiel, Lisa (1983). Lisa Popiel. Popiel. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r172688.
- Shadowfax (1983). Shadowdance. Windham Hill. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r83598.
- Eternal Wind (1984). Eternal Wind. Flying Fish. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r138396.
- Shadowfax (1985). The Dreams of Children. Windham Hill. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r83593.
- Mandingo (1985). Watto Sitta. Celluloid Records. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r102808.
- Hancock, Herbie; Foday Musa Suso (1987). Jazzvisions: Jazz Africa. Polygram. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r150919.
- Eternal Wind (1988). Wasalu. Flying Fish. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r125402.
- Laquan (1990). Notes of a Native Son. 4th & Broadway. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r11370.
- Hakmoun, Hassan; Rudolph, Adam (1991). Gift of Gnawa. Flying Fish. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r102791.
- Rothenberg, Ned (1991). Overlays. Moers. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r552645.
- Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors (1991). Waves. Raven Records. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r83554.
- Shadowfax (1991). What Goes Around: The Best of Shadowfax. Windham Hill. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r83595.
- Lateef, Yusef (1991). Yusef Lateef's Encounters. Atlantic Records. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r160718.
- Lateef, Yusef (1992). Heart Vision. YAL. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r533941.
- Lateef, Yusef; Archie Shepp (1992). Tenors of Yusef Lateef & Archie Shepp. YAL. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r219648.
- Eternal Wind (1992). Terra Incognito. Flying Fish. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r72656.
- Bobby Matos & the Heritage Ensemble (1993). Collage-Afro Cuban Jazz. Night Life. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r179394.
- Laswell, Bill (1993). Deconstruction: Celluloid Recordings. Restless. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r181168.
- The Indians (1993). Indianism. Polydor. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r183574.
- Lateef, Yusef; Ralph M. Jones III (1993). Woodwinds. YAL. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r219651.
- Lateef, Yusef (1993). Yusef Lateef Plays Ballads. YAL. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r219649.
- Hassell, Jon (1994). Dressing for Pleasure. Warner Bros. Records. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r193468.
- Hakmoun, Hassan (1995). Life Around the World. Mina. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r276979.
- Sharpe, Avery (1995). Extended Family, Vol. 2: Thoughts of My Ancestors. Jade. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r302286.
- Lateef, Yusef (1996). African-American Epic Suite. Act. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r269690.
- Yusef Lateef Quartet (1997). CHNOPS: Gold & Soul. YAL. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r533940.
- Lateef, Yusef; Randolph, Adam (1997). The World At Peace. Meta. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r384051.
- Lateef, Yusef (1998). Like the Dust. YAL. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r533942.
- Hassell, Jon (1999). City: Works of Fiction. Opal. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r83105.
- Lateef, Yusef (1999). A Gift: Goodness Inwardness Forgiving Tolerance. YAL. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r533939.
- Lateef, Yusef; Randolph, Adam (2000). Beyond the Sky. Meta. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r503073.
- Sanders, Pharoah (2000). Spirits. Meta. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r483483.
- Lateef, Yusef; Adam Rudolph; Go: Organic Orchestra (2003). In the Garden. Meta. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r663287.
- Brant, Henry (2004). The Henry Brant Collection, Vol. 2. Innova. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r712942.
- Build an Ark (2004). Peace With Every Step. Kindred Spirit. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r698962.
- Sosa, Omar; Rudolph, Adam (2004). Pictures of Soul. OTA. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r674638.
- Rivers, Sam (2004). Vista. Meta. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r700388.
- Dwight Trible & the Life Force Trio (2005). Love Is the Answer. Ninja Tune. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r784614.
- Hands On'Semble (2005). Three. Hands On'semble. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r733273.
- Smith, Wadada Leo; Rudolph, Adam (2006). Compassion. Meta/Kabell. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r833579.
- Hands On'Semble (2006). Hand'stan. Hands On'Semble. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r854389.
- Stern, Leni (2006). Love Comes Quietly. Megaforce. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r832251.
- Shadowfax (2006). Pure Shadowfax. Windham Hill. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r833704.
- Stern, Leni (2007). Africa. Leni Stern. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1214315.
- Build an Ark (2007). Dawn. Shaman Work. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1210378.
- Trible, Dwight (2008). Living Water. Passin' the Vibe. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r806135.
External links
- Adam Rudolph's Official Website
- Interview with Adam Rudolph - originally broadcast on WKCR 89.9 FM-NY radio
Notes
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. Adam Rusolph Biography. Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p34533.
- ^ Car, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz, 3rd Edition. pp. 465.
References
- Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz, 3rd Edition. London: Rough Guides. ISBN 1-84353-256-5. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59279592&referer=brief_results.
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