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"Kairos Moment signals the arrival of a powerful new voice in British jazz, that of saxophonist Adam Waldmann" BBC Music, Patrick Johns
"Adam Waldmann is one of the most distinctive saxophonists in the UK****" Manchester Evening News "Waldmann's luxurious tenor sound and poised phrasing are both tradition-rooted and restlessly contemporary****" John Fordham, The Guardian
"Adam is a beautiful sax player with a strong identity and fantastic ideas. As a soprano player particularly, he’s one of very few musicians who have developed an exciting, personal sound and concept" Mark Lockheart (Polar Bear, Perfect Houseplants) "....it all points to a young master in the making." Time Out "....it is refreshing to hear someone carefully sculpt a tenor solo, paying scrupulous attention to dynamic and timbral subtleties, rather than imitating a bull running at a gate" Chris Parker, Vortex, BBC, Jazz Review " a precociously talented composer and player" AllAboutJazz.com |
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 Having been selected by Serious for Edition VII their groundbreaking initiative Take Five, saxophonist/composer and 2011 MOBO Award Winner, Adam Waldmann joins the ranks of previous esteemed participants including Gwilym Simcock, Soweto Kinch, Seb Rochford, Kit Downes and Jules Buckley. Graduating from Trinity College of music in 2006, (receiving the award for ‘Outstanding Student’ from the Jazz Faculty), Adam received expert tutelage from British master saxophonists Julian Argüelles and Mark Lockheart as well studying under fine Dutch sax men Russell Van Den Berg and Yuri Honing. The latter during a 6 month exchange period in the Netherlands as a participant on the ‘New York comes to Groningen’ program at the Noord Netherlands Conservatorium. During these months he also got to study and play with the likes of David Berkman, Don Braden and Ralph Peterson whilst performing in the band of award winning Dutch pianist, Anne-Guus Teerhuis. He has performed with the likes of Alicia Keys, Mark Ronson, Paloma Faith, Boy George, Beth Ditto, Tinie Tempah, beatbox sensation Shlomo with Polar Bear (at the QEH as part of the ’Music Through Unconventional Means’ series) , The Sam Crowe Group, The Emilia Martensson Band, Will Vinson, Jim Hart, Jules Buckley and Dutch band FinnSilver amongst numerous others. But it was with the self-released, 2010 debut album ‘Kairos Moment’ that Adam started make waves as a leader with his band Kairos 4tet. 'Kairos Moment' was met with considerable critical acclaim and the band picked up rave reviews for both their debut album and live shows, not to mention extensive radio play throughout Europe and worldwide. This led to Waldmann being described as "a powerful new voice in British Jazz" by the BBC, "a young master in the making" by Time Out and a "precociously talented composer and player" by AllAboutJazz.com. Despite comparisons to some of his musical idols including Wayne Shorter, Charles Lloyd and former teacher Julian Arguelles, Waldmann's unique voice and approach on his instrument make him "one of the most distinctive saxophonists in the UK" according to the Manchester Evening News.
2011 was a big year for Adam and Kairos 4tet. As well as winning the MOBO Award for 'Best Jazz Act', their album 'Statement of Intent' made it to #2 in MOJO Magazine's Albums of the Year' and #14 in Jazzwise's 'Albums of the Year'. To read interviews with Adam please check out the Press Features gallery. Some influential albums:
My Song- Keith Jarrett At Home- Avishai Cohen Footprints Live- Wayne Shorter Innervisions- Stevie Wonder Sun Sol- Seamus Blake/Avishai Cohen/Mark Miralta Salif Keita- Moffou Chris Cheek- Vine Paul Simon- Graceland Reggatta De Blanc- The Police Headhunters- Herbie Hancock Coltrane's Sound- John Coltrane Blue- Joni MItchell O.K. Computer- Radiohead Music for Large and Small Ensembles- Kenny Wheeler Voodoo- D'Angelo Skull View- Julian Arguelles Live!- Bob Marley Miles Davis- Live My Funny Valentine/Four and More The Free Wheelin Bob Dylan- Bob Dylan Revolver- The Beatles Comfort Woman- Meshelle N'degeocello The Piano Man- Billy Joel The Next Step- Kurt Rosenwinkel Inner Urge- Joe Henderson Mercury Falling- Sting Image Copyright © Barker Evans for Oxford Jazz Festival
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