Adam Nussbaum

A versatile drummer who often plays in advanced settings, Adam Nussbaum is considered a major asset no matter where he appears and one of the finest jazz drummers of his generation. Although he started on piano, bass, and alto, he eventually settled on drums. Nussbaum studied at the Davis Center and City College of New York, and by 1978 was making a strong impression in the jazz world, playing regularly with both Dave Liebman and John Scofield (1978-1983), appearing on such Scofield albums as 1978's Rough House and 1981's Shinola. Other important associations through the yea...