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Adam Linz

Adam is a well-known bass player in the Twin Cities jazz scene. He co-leads the internationally award-winning group Fat Kid Wednesdays with childhood friends Mike Lewis and JT Bates, touring extensively throughout Europe and North America. Adam has taught at Macalester College, Augsburg College, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth and EDAM Music outreach in Paris, and has given clinics in places such as Chile, Argentina, Seattle, New York, Houston, Germany, and Switzerland. He is currently the Jazz Studies Program coordinator and electric and acoustic bass instructor at MacPhail Center for the Arts in Minneapolis. Adam has performed with such jazz greats as Evan Parker, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson, and electronic artist, Dosh.

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Jazz Face: Adam Linz

Jazz Face: Adam Linz

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter

The first time I heard Adam Linz was as a solo opening act for Happy Apple at the Cedar Cultural Center, before Happy Apple became an international sensation and before Adam trimmed off his dreadlocks. It was maybe the first time I heard solo bass. It intrigued me then, and even more so now. And now I have heard Adam in multiple solo, duo, trio and larger ensembles, playing everything from straight ahead jazz to Mingus to free improv. Of ...

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