Adam Cruz

Adam Cruz is an American jazz drummer from New York City.

Adam Cruz
Cruz in March 2009
Cruz in March 2009
Background information
BornNew York City, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums
Labels
Websiteadamcruz.net}
Cruz at the 2017 Oslo Jazz Festival

Biography

He is best known for his work with pianist Danilo Perez,[1] Tom Harrell, saxophonist Steve Wilson, David Sanchez, and pianist Edward Simon. He has also toured and recorded with the Mingus Big Band, saxophonist Chris Potter, guitarist Charlie Hunter, and Chick Corea's Origin.

Cruz's debut album as a leader was released in 2011 on Sunnyside Records. Milestone was given favorable reviews by the Los Angeles Times,[2] Downbeat Magazine,[3] and JazzTimes.[4] The New York Times describes the album as "Informed by several strains of Latin music but just as meaningfully by brisk post-bop and lyrically minded free jazz".[5]

Discography

As leader

  • Milestone (Sunnyside, 2011)

As sideman

With Tom Harrell

  • The Art of Rhythm (RCA Victor, 1998)
  • Paradise (BMG/Bluebird 2001)
  • Trip (HighNote, 2014)
  • Moving Picture (HighNote, 2017)
  • Infinity (HighNote, 2019)
  • Oak Tree (HighNote, 2022)

With Danilo Perez

  • ...Till Then (Verve, 2003)
  • Live at the Jazz Showcase (ArtistShare, 2005)
  • Providencia (Mack Avenue, 2010)
  • Panama 500 (Mack Avenue, 2014)

With Mingus Big Band

  • Gunslinging Birds (Dreyfus, 1995)
  • Live in Time (Dreyfus, 1996)
  • Que Viva Mingus! (Dreyfus, 1997)
  • The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions (Jazz Workshop, 2022)

With Leon Parker

  • Above & Below (Epicure, 1994)
  • Belief (Columbia, 1996)
  • Awakening (Columbia, 1998)

With David Sanchez

  • Sketches of Dreams (Columbia, 1995)
  • Obsesion (Columbia, 1998)
  • Melaza (Columbia, 2000)
  • Coral (Columbia, 2004)
  • Cultural Survival (Concord Picante, 2008)

With Edward Simon

  • Edward Simon (Kokopelli, 1995)
  • Simplicitas (Criss Cross, 2005)
  • La Bikina (Red, 2011)
  • Venezuelan Suite (Sunnyside, 2013)
  • Latin American Songbook (Sunnyside, 2016)
  • Femeninas (ArtistShare, 2023)

With others

References

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