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{{Short description|American jazz guitarist}}
{{Short description|American jazz guitarist (born 1965)}}
{{Autobiography|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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==Early life==
==Early life==
The son of Broadway performers and musicians, he began playing piano and drums at just 5 or 6. He became "obsessed" with [[Jimi Hendrix]] and began collecting Hendrix recordings after starting guitar at age 11. He listened a great deal to the Hendrix recordings, and by 14 had learned to play in the style of Hendrix. It was at this time that he was exposed to the music of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Wes Montgomery and began to study Jazz music. His jazz guitar teachers have included [[John Scofield]] and [[Barry Galbraith]].
The son of Broadway performers and musicians, he began playing piano and drums at just 5 or 6. He became "obsessed" with [[Jimi Hendrix]] and began collecting Hendrix recordings after starting guitar at age 11. He listened a great deal to the Hendrix recordings, and by 14 had learned to play in the style of Hendrix. It was at this time that he was exposed to the music of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Wes Montgomery and began to study jazz. His guitar teachers have included [[John Scofield]] and [[Barry Galbraith]].


==Development==
==Development==
For five years, Rogers studied [[classical guitar]] at [[Mannes School of Music]]. Beginning in the 1990s, he spent over ten years as a member of the jazz fusion band Lost Tribe with [[David Binney]], [[David Gilmore]], Fima Ephron, and [[Ben Perowsky]]. For several years he was a member of [[Michael Brecker]]'s bands, and was a founding member of the quartet [[Forq]]. He leads a quartet and the trio Dice.<ref name="Yanow">{{cite book |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date=2013 |publisher=Backbeat|location=San Francisco|isbn=978-1-61713-023-6|page=167}}</ref><ref name="Miller">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=David |title=Adam Rogers: Tonal Beauty |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/adam-rogers-tonal-beauty-adam-rogers-by-david-miller.php|website=All About Jazz|accessdate=8 March 2017|date=12 September 2005}}</ref><ref name="Milkowski">{{cite web |last1=Milkowski |first1=Bill |title=Before & After with Guitarist Adam Rogers |url=https://jazztimes.com/departments/before-and-after/before-after-with-guitarist-adam-rogers/ |website=JazzTimes |accessdate=8 March 2017 |date=20 August 2012}}</ref>
For five years, Rogers studied [[classical guitar]] at [[Mannes School of Music]]. Beginning in the 1990s, he spent over ten years as a member of the jazz fusion band Lost Tribe with [[David Binney]], [[David Gilmore]], Fima Ephron, and [[Ben Perowsky]]. For several years he was a member of [[Michael Brecker]]'s bands, and was a founding member of the quartet [[Forq]]. He leads a quartet and the trio Dice.<ref name="Yanow">{{cite book |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=The Great Jazz Guitarists |date=2013 |publisher=Backbeat|location=San Francisco|isbn=978-1-61713-023-6|page=167}}</ref><ref name="Miller">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=David |title=Adam Rogers: Tonal Beauty |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/adam-rogers-tonal-beauty-adam-rogers-by-david-miller.php|website=All About Jazz|accessdate=8 March 2017|date=12 September 2005}}</ref><ref name="Milkowski">{{cite web |last1=Milkowski |first1=Bill |title=Before & After with Guitarist Adam Rogers |url=https://jazztimes.com/departments/before-and-after/before-after-with-guitarist-adam-rogers/ |website=JazzTimes |accessdate=8 March 2017 |date=20 August 2012}}</ref>


He has also worked with [[Kenny Barron]], [[Brian Blade]], [[Walter Becker]], [[Michael Brecker]] & [[Randy Brecker]], [[Ravi Coltrane]], [[Christian McBride]], [[Uri Caine]], [[James Carter (musician)|James Carter]], [[Regina Carter]], [[Larry Coryell]], [[Eliane Elias]], [[Marcus Miller]], [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]], [[George Russell (composer)|George Russell]], [[David Sánchez (musician)|David Sanchez]], [[Bill Evans (saxophonist)|Bill Evans]], [[Gil Evans Orchestra]], [[Forq]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Jack McDuff]], [[Mingus Big Band]], [[John Patitucci]], [[Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)|Chris Potter]], [[Paul Simon]], [[Alex Sipiagin]], [[Phillip Bailey]], [[Kenny Werner]], [[Cassandra Wilson]], [[Lizz Wright]], and [[John Zorn]].<ref name="Yanow" /> He is currently the newest tour member with [[Steely Dan]] on their ''[[Earth After Hours]]'' 2022 tour.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}
He has also worked with [[Kenny Barron]], [[Brian Blade]], [[Walter Becker]], [[Michael Brecker]] & [[Randy Brecker]], [[Ravi Coltrane]], [[Christian McBride]], [[Uri Caine]], [[James Carter (musician)|James Carter]], [[Regina Carter]], [[Larry Coryell]], [[Eliane Elias]], [[Marcus Miller]], [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]], [[George Russell (composer)|George Russell]], [[David Sánchez (musician)|David Sanchez]], [[Bill Evans (saxophonist)|Bill Evans]], [[Gil Evans Orchestra]], [[Forq]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Jack McDuff]], [[Mingus Big Band]], [[John Patitucci]], [[Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)|Chris Potter]], [[Paul Simon]], [[Alex Sipiagin]], [[Phillip Bailey]], [[Kenny Werner]], [[Cassandra Wilson]], [[Lizz Wright]], and [[John Zorn]].<ref name="Yanow" /> He was a tour member with [[Steely Dan]] on their ''Earth After Hours'' 2022 tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guitar {{!}} Adam Rogers Music {{!}} United States |url=https://www.adamrogersmusic.com/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Adam Rogers Music |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-07 |title=Steely Dan at the Hollywood Bowl |url=https://jambands.com/reviews/2022/06/07/steely-dan-at-the-hollywood-bowl/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Jambands |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader===
===As leader or co-leader===
* ''Art of the Invisible'' ([[Criss Cross Jazz|Criss Cross]], 2002)
* ''Art of the Invisible'' ([[Criss Cross Jazz|Criss Cross]], 2002)
* ''Allegory'' (Criss Cross, 2003)
* ''Allegory'' (Criss Cross, 2003)
* ''Structure'' ([[ACT Music|ACT]], 2004)
* ''[[Structure (Terri Lyne Carrington, Jimmy Haslip, Greg Osby, and Adam Rogers album)|Structure]]'' ([[ACT Music|ACT]], 2004)
* ''Apparitions'' (Criss Cross, 2005)
* ''Apparitions'' (Criss Cross, 2005)
* ''Time and the Infinite'' (Criss Cross, 2007)
* ''Time and the Infinite'' (Criss Cross, 2007)
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'''With [[Norah Jones]]'''
'''With [[Norah Jones]]'''
* ''Come Away with Me'' (Parlophone, 2002)
* ''[[Come Away with Me]]'' (Parlophone, 2002)
* ''Turn Me On'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 2002)
* ''Turn Me On'' ([[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]], 2002)


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'''With [[Alex Sipiagin]]'''
'''With [[Alex Sipiagin]]'''
* ''Images'' (TCB, 1998)
* ''Images'' (TCB, 1998)
* ''Mirrors'' (Criss Cross, 2002)
* ''Mirrors'' (Criss Cross, 2003)
* ''Returning'' (Criss Cross, 2005)
* ''Returning'' (Criss Cross, 2005)
* ''Out of the Circle'' (ArtistShare, 2007)
* ''Out of the Circle'' (ArtistShare, 2007)
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'''With others'''
'''With others'''
* [[Walter Becker]], ''[[11 Tracks of Whack]]'' (Giant, 1994)
* [[Walter Becker]], ''[[11 Tracks of Whack]]'' (Giant, 1994)
* [[John Zorn]], ''[[John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory]]'' (Knitting Factory 1995) – live recorded in 1992
* [[John Zorn]], ''[[John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory]]'' (Knitting Factory 1995)
* [[Groove Collective]], ''We the People'' (Giant Step, 1996)
* [[Groove Collective]], ''We the People'' (Giant Step, 1996)
* [[New York Voices]], ''New York Voices Sing the Songs of Paul Simon'' (RCA Victor, 1998)
* [[New York Voices]], ''New York Voices Sing the Songs of Paul Simon'' (RCA Victor, 1998)
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* [[Brian Lynch (musician)|Brian Lynch]], [[Eddie Palmieri]], ''[[Simpático (The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project album)|Simpatico]]'' (ArtistShare, 2006)
* [[Brian Lynch (musician)|Brian Lynch]], [[Eddie Palmieri]], ''[[Simpático (The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project album)|Simpatico]]'' (ArtistShare, 2006)
* [[Kenji Ozawa]], ''Ecology of Everyday Life'' (Eastworld, 2006)
* [[Kenji Ozawa]], ''Ecology of Everyday Life'' (Eastworld, 2006)
* [[Eliane Elias]], ''[[Around the City]]'' (RCA Victor, 2006)
* [[Marcus Miller]], ''[[Renaissance (Marcus Miller album)|Renaissance]]'' (Concord, Jazz, 2012)
* [[Marcus Miller]], ''[[Renaissance (Marcus Miller album)|Renaissance]]'' (Concord, Jazz, 2012)
* [[John Escreet]], [[Sabotage and Celebration]] (Whirlwind, 2013)
* [[John Escreet]], [[Sabotage and Celebration]] (Whirlwind, 2013)
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* [[Gonzalo Rubalcaba]], ''Charlie'' (5Passion, 2015)
* [[Gonzalo Rubalcaba]], ''Charlie'' (5Passion, 2015)
* [[Antonio Sánchez (drummer)|Antonio Sanchez]], ''[[The Meridian Suite]]'' (CAM Jazz, 2015)
* [[Antonio Sánchez (drummer)|Antonio Sanchez]], ''[[The Meridian Suite]]'' (CAM Jazz, 2015)
* [[Nate Smith (musician)|Nate Smith]], ''Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere'' (Ropeadope, 2017)
* [[Nate Smith (musician)|Nate Smith]], ''[[Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere]]'' (Ropeadope, 2017)
* [[Tia Fuller]], ''[[Diamond Cut (Tia Fuller album)|Diamond Cut]]'' (Mack Avenue, 2018)
* [[Tia Fuller]], ''[[Diamond Cut (Tia Fuller album)|Diamond Cut]]'' (Mack Avenue, 2018)
* [[Joe Locke (musician)|Joe Locke]], ''Subtle Disguise'' (Origin, 2018)
* [[Joe Locke (musician)|Joe Locke]], ''Subtle Disguise'' (Origin, 2018)
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[[Category:American male jazz musicians]]
[[Category:American male jazz musicians]]
[[Category:Forq members]]
[[Category:Forq members]]
[[Category:Steely Dan members]]
[[Category:SFJAZZ Collective members]]

Latest revision as of 05:14, 30 June 2024

Adam Rogers
Oslo, Norway, 2017
Oslo, Norway, 2017
Background information
Born1965
New York City
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentGuitar
LabelsCriss Cross
Websitewww.adamrogersmusic.com

Adam Rogers is an American jazz guitarist.

Early life

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The son of Broadway performers and musicians, he began playing piano and drums at just 5 or 6. He became "obsessed" with Jimi Hendrix and began collecting Hendrix recordings after starting guitar at age 11. He listened a great deal to the Hendrix recordings, and by 14 had learned to play in the style of Hendrix. It was at this time that he was exposed to the music of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Wes Montgomery and began to study jazz. His guitar teachers have included John Scofield and Barry Galbraith.

Development

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For five years, Rogers studied classical guitar at Mannes School of Music. Beginning in the 1990s, he spent over ten years as a member of the jazz fusion band Lost Tribe with David Binney, David Gilmore, Fima Ephron, and Ben Perowsky. For several years he was a member of Michael Brecker's bands, and was a founding member of the quartet Forq. He leads a quartet and the trio Dice.[1][2][3]

He has also worked with Kenny Barron, Brian Blade, Walter Becker, Michael Brecker & Randy Brecker, Ravi Coltrane, Christian McBride, Uri Caine, James Carter, Regina Carter, Larry Coryell, Eliane Elias, Marcus Miller, Joe Jackson, George Russell, David Sanchez, Bill Evans, Gil Evans Orchestra, Forq, Norah Jones, Jack McDuff, Mingus Big Band, John Patitucci, Chris Potter, Paul Simon, Alex Sipiagin, Phillip Bailey, Kenny Werner, Cassandra Wilson, Lizz Wright, and John Zorn.[1] He was a tour member with Steely Dan on their Earth After Hours 2022 tour.[4][5]

Discography

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As leader or co-leader

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  • Art of the Invisible (Criss Cross, 2002)
  • Allegory (Criss Cross, 2003)
  • Structure (ACT, 2004)
  • Apparitions (Criss Cross, 2005)
  • Time and the Infinite (Criss Cross, 2007)
  • Heaven on Earth (Half Note, 2009)
  • Sight (Criss Cross, 2009)
  • R&B (Criss Cross, 2015)
  • Dice (Adraj, 2017)

With Lost Tribe

As sideman

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-61713-023-6.
  2. ^ Miller, David (12 September 2005). "Adam Rogers: Tonal Beauty". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. ^ Milkowski, Bill (20 August 2012). "Before & After with Guitarist Adam Rogers". JazzTimes. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Guitar | Adam Rogers Music | United States". Adam Rogers Music. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  5. ^ "Steely Dan at the Hollywood Bowl". Jambands. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
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