Jazz Articles about Adam Rogers

Adam Rogers' Dice Trio at Hong Kong Arts Center

by Rob Garratt
May 30, 2018

Adam Rogers' Dice Trio Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Center Jazz World Live Series Hong Kong SAR May 28, 2018 As the scraggly haze of copiously denim-clad, baseball cap and ponytail-touting figures assembled onstage, Adam Rogers' Dice Trio bore the indifferent appearance of a small town bar band--which was not entirely inappropriate. A conservatory-schooled classical player, tutored in jazz by John Scofield and known for stints with Michael Brecker, Chris Potter and more, Rogers ...

Adam Rogers: DICE

by Dan Bilawsky
July 11, 2017

At some point in time, fusion lost its way. Some say it never really had a firm enough direction, existing only as a symbol of excess, power, and virtuosity to begin with. But those steeped in '70s and early '80s music of this sort know the truth: A perfect blend of rip-roaring lines, one-step-beyond melodicism, feats of daring, and mind-bending grooves took the music to great heights in its first decade, bringing it to a point that's never been equaled ...

Adam Rogers: Sight

by John Kelman
December 17, 2009

Guitarist Adam Rogers returns with Sight, an album that continues his exploration of heady originals and standards, in the trio format that, with Time and the Infinite (Criss Cross, 2007), took a left-turn from his earlier quartet and quintet records. Surrounded by friends old and new on Time, with Sight Rogers returns to longtime drummer Clarence Penn after that brief hiatus. John Patitucci may replace equally longtime bassist Scott Colley, but they're hardly new acquaintances. Rogers spent plenty ...

Adam Rogers Quintet: Live at the Village Vanguard

by David Miller
May 8, 2008

Adam Rogers Quintet Village Vanguard New York, New York April 12, 2007

Intensity is the first word that comes to mind when describing the Adam Rogers Quintet's performance at the Village Vanguard on April 12. That's a remarkable achievement, considering how disjointed the set could have been.For what was a well-deserved and long overdue stay at the Vanguard as a leader, Rogers pulled out all the stops. His awesome assemblage of talent included ...

Adam Rogers: Time and the Infinite

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
April 6, 2008

Too often, liner notes have about the objectiveness of a recommendation letter written by a mother on behalf of her child. It's possible that good qualities are exalted, but it's just as likely that strengths are exaggerated and comparisons with the genre's greats are too easily made. Guitarist Adam Rogers' latest recording is a notable exception. The effusive praise is merited, and any declarations are fully supported by the tight arrangements and intoxicating melodies. “Young and Foolish" ...

Adam Rogers: Time and the Infinite

by John Kelman
May 1, 2007

While Adam Rogers is no stranger to the standards songbook, the guitarist's three releases as a leader have focused almost entirely on his challenging yet accessible compositions. They've also utilized the same personnel. Art of the Invisible (Criss Cross, 2001) introduced a guitar/piano/bass/drums quartet that would, with the addition of saxophone, flesh out to a consistent quintet for Allegory (Criss Cross, 2002) and Apparitions (Criss Cross, 2005).

Time and the Infinite pares things back to a trio, and while there ...

Adam Rogers: Apparitions

by Francis Lo Kee
October 6, 2005

Though the liner notes, which contain plenty of quotes by Rogers, try to explain in a technical way what's going on in the music, Apparitions is music you can feel. “The Tyranny of Fixed Numbers, the second track, is indeed a very original composition, though you're hit in the gut with guitar and tenor saxophone (Chris Potter) solos. Perhaps it's the melodic tension against the drone effect, or the drums driving the ensemble and urging the soloists on, but this ...