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Born in England in 1974, Adam was raised in Canberra, Australia. He studied Jazz Performance at the Canberra School of Music receiving a Bachelor of Music there in 1995. His studies have also included time in New York with Ralph Alessi, Mark Turner, Mark Helias and Barry Harris. Starting on tenor saxophone, he was originally inspired by bebop and straight-ahead jazz. His interest was soon piqued however by contemporary innovators including Steve Coleman and Dave Holland and he made a study of their music. Arriving in London in early 1998 he quickly became involved with many of the finest musicians in London also adding soprano saxophone and bass clarinet to his repertoire. Adam has performed and recorded as a sideman with: Tomorrow's Warriors, Polar Bear, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, Larry Bartley Septet, Sheron Wray’s Jazz Xchange, Stefano Kalonaris, Roberto Pla's Latin Jazz Ensemble, the London Jazz Orchestra, Synergy, Jonathan Bratoëff Quintet, NYJO, The Mike Nock Quintet, The Rat Pack Orchestra and the RTE Concert Orchestra and Big Band.

Album

The Celtic Wheel Of The Year Suite

By Josephine Davies

Label: Ubuntu Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Eos (summer solstice); Lammas; Mabon; Samhain; Gaia’s Breath (winter solstice); Imbolc; Ostara; Beltane.

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Unfinished Business

By Chris Sansom

Label: Spark Label
Released: 2024
Track listing: Life And Times (Of A Perfect Stranger) (1. Formative Years. 2. Ankle Deep In Dust. 3. Midlife Crisis. 4. It's Weird Being The Same Age As Old People.); Lugubrious Boots; Ludwig's Van.

Article: Album Review

Perfect Stranger: Unfinished Business

Read "Unfinished Business" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
October 14, 2024

There cannot be too many artists who release music 50 years after composing it. In 1974, Chris Sansom wrote six tracks, the highlight being a four-movement piece, echoing the structure of a classical symphony but taking influences from the progressive rock of the time to create something outside conventional jazz. He formed a band to play ...

Album

Sanctuary

By Adam Bishop

Label: Bishwan Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: Crank Call; For Drew; Sanctuary; UMMG; True And False; Windmills; Satellite.

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Article: Album Review

Adam Bishop Quartet: Sanctuary

by Chris May
April 2, 2007

A gorgeously lyrical tenor saxophonist, Adam Bishop has emerged from the sideman shadows with the most assured and compelling British jazz album to be released so far this year. He's in the company of three other young London tyros: vibraphonist Jim Hart, bassist Larry Bartley and drummer Shaney Forbes. On Sanctuary the quartet play supple, melodically ...

Album

Dim Lit

By Polar Bear

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2004
Track listing: Heavy Paws On The Purple Floor; Not Here, Not Near; Eves Apple; Polar Bear Standing And Ready; Urban Kilt; Snow; Underneath You Can See Too Much; The Shapes In The Clouds Aren't Always Happy; New Dark Park; Wild Horses.