I studied drums with Lou Donders
in London, Ontario as a young child. Lou was a jazz drummer and
introduced me to a world of new music such as Miles Davis and John
Coltrane. At the age of 11, we went together to a drum workshop
by legendary jazz drummer, Alan Dawson, at the Royal York Hotel in
Toronto. In grade 10, I won a prize for snare drum performance in a
marching band. Jazz became a growing hobby and over the years, I
built up a huge collection of vinyl and CDs. Initially this was
primarily free jazz from the 1960's but it has stretched back to post-Bird
bebop and forward to the current crowd. My favorite drummers
include: Alan Dawson, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, Jack deJohnette, Ed Thigpen, Max Roach, Andrew
Cyrille. In 2005, I started playing the
vibraphone and have enjoyed Walt Dickerson, Steve Nelson, Bobby Hutcherson
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Paul Adams Quartet – My Foolish
Heart
Paul
Adams, David Lee, Peter Gossage, Conrad Good
Norbert
Mazi Quintet - Tenor Madness
Norbert Mazi, Chris Norley,
Troy Neeb, Jon Feldman, Paul Adams
Boxing
Day Quartet - Green Dolphin Street
Jon Feldman, Peter Gossage, Norbert Mazi, Paul Adams
Footprints
Rob Thibert, Jon Feldman, Norbert Mazi, Paul Adams,
Lonnie's Lament
Randy Bayley, Conrad
Good, Paul Adams
Eric Stach Quartet - Message from HOME
Eric Stach, Paul Stevenson, Kevin Muir,
Paul Adams
Marginal
Donors - Unchain my heart
Heather Ross, Paul Greig, Mark Cattral, Mick Woodhouse, Paul Adams, Julian Kerr
Downstairs Blues Upstairs
Glen Hall, Paul Adams, David Lee
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