Brian Shankar Adler

Brian Shankar Adler is a multidisciplinary percussionist and composer. Described as "a polyrhythmic force… New York City gritty yet still somehow capable of evoking the delicacy of a summer breeze…” (JazzTimes), his work transcends the terrain between genre and geographic region, asking: how can we find connection through rhythm? Adler has performed internationally with Ballet Hispanico, Bombay Rickey, La Bomba de Tiempo and other artists. He has been recorded on over fifty albums including his solo works: For a Gallery on the Moon and Fourth Dimension (Chant Records). Adler published A World of Percussion connecting rhythm, language, mathematics and environment through a study of shared musical concepts from around the globe. He is on faculties at Bates, Bowdoin College and Vermont Jazz Center.