About
Chris Adams, drummer/teacher/clinician currently residing in upstate New York.
Drumming began for Chris at age twelve, spending middle and high school years in The Grenadiers Jr. Drum & Bugle Corps., which sparked a passion for drumming. Following that passion led to near twenty years in New York City, as a freelance drummer, "...I'm humbled and honored to have played with so many great musicians.".
Chris has performed worldwide at venues including The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.; Lincoln Center, The Felt Forum, Symphony Space, and The Ritz, NYC; The Hult Center, Eugene Oregon; Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO.; The Cabrillo Festival, Santa Cruz, CA.
During her years in New York, Chris had a one time memorable lesson with Jack DeJohnette, tips from the great Billy Cobham, lessons with the late greats, Tony Williams, Norman Grossman and Gary Chester. While studying with Gary Chester, Gary recruited Chris to assist him in writing his books, The New Breed and The New Breed II, distributed internationally by Hal Leonard. After more than twenty years, these books remain on the best selling list of drum instruction books worldwide.
Chris spent many years as a Teaching Artist for Southern Tier Institute for Arts in Education, Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, Beethoven’s Buddies Elementary School program, and as a private drum teacher.
She is dedicated to learning, playing, teaching, and sharing her passion for drumming with her many students worldwide.
Drumming began for Chris at age twelve, spending middle and high school years in The Grenadiers Jr. Drum & Bugle Corps., which sparked a passion for drumming. Following that passion led to near twenty years in New York City, as a freelance drummer, "...I'm humbled and honored to have played with so many great musicians.".
Chris has performed worldwide at venues including The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.; Lincoln Center, The Felt Forum, Symphony Space, and The Ritz, NYC; The Hult Center, Eugene Oregon; Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO.; The Cabrillo Festival, Santa Cruz, CA.
During her years in New York, Chris had a one time memorable lesson with Jack DeJohnette, tips from the great Billy Cobham, lessons with the late greats, Tony Williams, Norman Grossman and Gary Chester. While studying with Gary Chester, Gary recruited Chris to assist him in writing his books, The New Breed and The New Breed II, distributed internationally by Hal Leonard. After more than twenty years, these books remain on the best selling list of drum instruction books worldwide.
Chris spent many years as a Teaching Artist for Southern Tier Institute for Arts in Education, Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, Beethoven’s Buddies Elementary School program, and as a private drum teacher.
She is dedicated to learning, playing, teaching, and sharing her passion for drumming with her many students worldwide.
