KRIS ADAMS

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Like many jazz singers of her generation, Kris Adams combines her singing with a full teaching schedule. As an Army "brat," Adams bounced around both within and outside the U.S., finally settling in Connecticut in 1987. Listening to Chick Corea, Return to Forever and other fusion greats fired up her interest in jazz. Her first professional gig was with Talking Drums, a Latin jazz band, in Hartford, CT in 1977. Saxophonist Thomas Chapin used to sit in with the group before moving on to Rutgers. In 1979, Adams moved to Boston to attend Berkelee College of Music and graduated in 1982. While in Boston, she worked with various local groups. Returning to school, she received a Masters Degree from New England Conservatory in 1993. During this time she studied with reed master Jimmy Giuffre, keyboard artist Paul Bley and vocalist Dominique Eade. After receiving her MA, Adams started teaching read more...
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KRIS ADAMS This Thing Called Love album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
This Thing Called Love
Vocal Jazz 1999
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Weaver of Dreams
Vocal Jazz 2002
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Longing
Vocal Jazz 2013

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