Adam Rudolph: conjuring music’s global essence

Today, the Spotlight shines On composer, improviser, and master percussionist Adam Rudolph.

A global performer - and global citizen - Adam has been called "a pioneer in world music" by the New York Times. With dozens of recordings to his credit, he joined us upon the release of Timeless from his percussion group, Hu: Vibrational, on his own Meta Records.

Adam has worked with artists including Don Cherry, Jon Hassell, Sam Rivers, Pharaoh Sanders, and many others but had a particularly extensive collaboration with Yusef Lateef over many years, releases, and ensemble configurations.

Adam and I connected immediately and had a terrific conversation, which I am ever-so-pleased to share with you. Enjoy.

(all musical excerpts heard in the interview are taken from Hu: Vibrational's latest album, Timeless)

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Dig Deeper

• Check out Hu: Vibrational's Timeless on Bandcamp or your streaming platform of choice
• Find out more about Adam Rudolph on his homepage, Discogs, and YouTube
• Visit Adam's label, Meta Records, on Bandcamp, Facebook, or metarecords.com
• Order Adam Rudolph's book Sonic Elements: Matrices, Cosmograms, and Ostinatos of Circularity from Bandcamp
• For Adam Rudolph, Collaboration is Communication
• Be sure to peruse this episode's extensive show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com

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