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Adi Meyerson
Born (1991-01-26) January 26, 1991 (age 33)
San Francisco, California, US
OriginJerusalem, Israel
Genres
Occupations
  • Bassist
  • composer
  • educator
InstrumentDouble Bass
Years active2016-present
Member ofThe Adi Meyerson Band
Websiteadimeyersonmusic.com

Adi Meyerson is an Israeli jazz bassist, composer, and educator. She was born in San Francisco but grew up in Jerusalem, Israel. She started playing the double bass after high school and moved to New York City in 2012 to continue her education. She has a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music.

Meyerson leads The Adi Meyerson Band. Meyerson and her band has released two albums, Where We Stand in 2018, and I Want to SIng My Heart Out in Praise of Life in 2021.

Early life and education

Adi Meyerson was born on January 26, 1991 in San Francisco. At the age of two, Meyerson and her family moved to Jerusalem.[1][2] She played bass guitar in high school, starting at 14.[3]

The Manhattan School of Music, 2021

After graduating from high school, Meyerson began playing the double bass and was accepted to the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School, a private university in Greenwich Village, New York City.[4][3] She moved to New York City in August of 2012 and graduated from The New School in 2014.[1][3] Later, she received a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. She took private lessons from Ron Carter throughout her higher education, starting during her undergraduate studies.[4][5]

Career

She leads The Adi Meyerson Band.[3] The band recorded their debut album, Where We Stand, in September 2017, which released in June 2018.[6]

In 2020, she received money from the NYFA Women's Fund to finance her upcoming album. In 2021, she released her sophomore album, I Want to Sing My Heart Out in Praise of Life.[4][7]

The Jazz at Lincoln Center, 2021

She is an educator, teaching at the Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz for Young People program.[4] Meyerson is a member of Little Kruta, a Pop Chamber orchestra.[1]

Style and Influences

All About Jazz reviewer Jerome Wilson wrote about Meyerson's debut album, saying that "Most of the tracks have the feel of a hard-blowing '60s jazz combo", and that Meyerson "can compose strong, memorable tunes both in the mainstream jazz style and in more open, progressive formats."[8] Tony Benjamin of Jazzwise noted that Meyerson's second album has "an upbeat and affirmative tone to her music, both in style and content."[9]

In 2017, she attended an art exhibition by Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese visual artist. Her second album, I Want to Sing My Heart Out in Praise of Life, is inspired by Kusama's work. Meyerson says that the colors of Kusama's paintings were similar to the ones she experiences due to her Synesthesia. Meyerson states that she matched the colors of Kusama's paintings to notes while composing the album.[10]

Meyerson influences include Sonny Rollins, Paul Chambers, Oscar Pettiford, Jimmy Blanton, Ahmad Jamal, Israel Crosby, Ron Carter, Charlie Haden, Jimmy Garrison, George Duvivier, and Charles Mingus. She listened to Sonny Rollins' albums Sonny Rollins Plus 4 and Saxophone Colossus heavily at age 17 and 18, returning to them later in life. She says that she looked up to Charles Mingus as a bass player and composer.[11]

Trumpeter Freddie Hendrix, who performed on Where We Stand, said of Meyerson "[She has] a good pen for composition as well as covering all of the bases as far as bass playing is concerned".[4]

Discography

As leader

  • Where We Stand - (Self release, 2018)[12]
  • I Want to Sing My Heart Out in Praise of Life - (Self release, 2021)[13]

As guest

With Little Kruta

  • Little Kruta - One (Featuring Alita Moses) - (Chesky Records, 2019) Single - Recorded June 19, 2019[14]
  • Little Kruta - Justice - (Chesky Records, 2019) - Recorded June 19, 2019[15]
  • Little Kruta - Hero - Orchestral - (Atlantic Records, 2021)[16]

With Pressure Fit

  • Pressure Fit - Sticky - (2020, Youngbloods)[17]
  • Reginald Chapman & Pressure Fit - East Williamsburg Sessions - (2022, Fresh Selects)[18]

With Works For Me

  • Works For Me - Reach Within - (Posi-Tone, 2020)[19]
  • Works For Me - Send One Your Love - (2020, Posi-Tone) from Tales Of Wonder - A Jazz Celebration Of Stevie - Recorded June 6, 2019[20]

With others

References

  1. ^ a b c "Adi Meyerson". All About Jazz. February 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bio". Adi Meyerson. Retrieved October 7, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d "Adi Meyerson". Stanford Jazz Workshop. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Rising Star: Bassist Adi Meyerson". New Jersey Jazz Society. October 31, 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Adi Meyerson". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved October 6, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Lorge, Suzanne (October 16, 2018). "Bassist Adi Meyerson's Poise and Presence". DownBeat. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "2020 Recipients". New York Foundation for the Arts. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Wilson, Jerome (July 23, 2018). "Adi Meyerson: Where We Stand". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Benjamin, Tony. "Adi Meyerson: I Want To Sing My Heart Out In Praise of Life". Jazzwise. Retrieved October 7, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Adi Meyerson on taking inspiration from avant garde artist Yayoi Kusama and processing synesthesia through bass". Guitar World. December 10, 2021. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  11. ^ Johnson, Kevin (July 12, 2018). "Where We Stand: An Interview with Adi Meyerson". No Treble. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  12. ^ Meyerson, Adi (June 5, 2018). "Where We Stand". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  13. ^ Meyerson, Adi (August 6, 2021). "I Want to Sing My Heart Out in Praise Of Life". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "One". Bandcamp. June 19, 2019. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  15. ^ "Justice". Bandcamp. October 25, 2019. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  16. ^ "Faouzia's 'Hero' with an Orchestral twist". Little Kruta. September 18, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Sticky". Bandcamp. July 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  18. ^ Chapman, Reginald (November 3, 2022). "East Williamsburg Sessions". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on July 24, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  19. ^ "Reach Within". Bandcamp. January 3, 2020. Archived from the original on Jun 10, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  20. ^ "Works For Me - Send One Your Love". Bandcamp. May 8, 2020. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  21. ^ Söderlund, Shannon (July 15, 2016). "The Magic". Bandcamp. Retrieved October 7, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Fulton, Champian (March 17, 2017). "Speechless". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  23. ^ "You Go To My Head (Pressure Fit's Stro Elliot Remix Cover)". Bancamp. September 17, 2020. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  24. ^ "Demisexual Lovelace". Bandcamp. October 9, 2020. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  25. ^ "New Sounds". Bandcamp. January 8, 2021. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  26. ^ Krol, Jeff (January 28, 2022). "Live at Scholes Street". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  27. ^ Aerts, Vivienne (March 3, 2023). "Typuhthâng". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  28. ^ Morris, Willie (August 18, 2023). "Conversation Starter". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on July 6, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  29. ^ "Shorter Moments - Citizen Wayne". October 7, 2024. August 25, 2023. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  30. ^ "We Buy Diabetic Test Strips". Bandcamp. September 29, 2023. Archived from the original on September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  31. ^ "Money Has No Owners". Bandcamp. March 29, 2024. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
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