Keyboard player Adam Holzman was a member of the Miles Davis Band from 1985 to 1989. He performed with the trumpet legend in more than 200 concerts worldwide. He can be heard on the albums Tutu, Live Around the World, Rubber Band, and The Complete Montreux box set (all on Warner Bros.). In 1988 he became Miles's musical director. For his session and live performances, Adam was praised by The New York Times for his "innovative keyboard work," and by Keyboard magazine as "one of the most promising synth soloists."

Adam has also toured and recorded extensively with Grover Washington, Jr., Chaka Khan, Steps Ahead, Wallace Roney, Wayne Shorter, Michel Petrucciani and many others.

Adam currently tours and records with British rocker Steven Wilson. Adam is featured on Steven's acclaimed albums The Raven That Refused To Sing, Hand.Cannot.Erase, 4 1/2, To The Bone and The Future Bites, as well as appearing in the full-length concert videos Get All You Deserve and Home Invasion: Live at Royal Albert Hall.

Adam has released 11 albums as both a solo artist and with his band, Adam Holzman & Brave New World. His most recent studio album of hard-edged jazz-rock is titled Truth Decay. The album features many guest artists, including appearances by members of the Steven Wilson band and Adam’s longtime New York-based group, Brave New World. A follow up live album, The Last Gig, was released in 2021.
Adam also has a new project with Nick Beggs and Craig Blundell called ‘Trifecta.’ Their first album Fragments was released on Kscope to great critical acclaim. A follow-up titled The New Normal is coming soon.

Adam has been nominated for "best electric jazz keyboard player" several times by Keyboard Magazine. In 2007 he was awarded by the Jazz Journalists Association for his work co-producing the Miles Davis box set The Cellar Door Sessions (Sony). Adam is now getting attention in the rock world, placing high in the "Best Keyboard Player" category in Classic Rock/Prog Magazine polls for the past 10 years.

Composers Concordance: Sound Liberation Trio @ Nublu

Sunday, February 25, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EST)
Nublu, New York, NY, United States

$22.66 advance

Composers Concordance: Sound Liberation Trio @ Nublu

Sunday, February 25, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (EST)
Online event

Free

Composers Concordance: Adam Holzman – Drones & Pulses

Sunday, December 10, 2023 @ 6:00pm – 7:30pm (EST)
Kostabi World, New York, NY, United States

$20 in advance, $30 at the door

Amplified Ambitions Series: Gene Pritsker's Sound Liberation Trio

Friday, October 6, 2023 @ 7:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Spectrum, Brooklyn,, NY, United States
Gene Pritsker — Selected works
Adam Holzman — Selected works

suggested $15

10th Annual CompCord Festival: Heavy Metals

Saturday, May 28, 2022 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
The Delancey | Best Rooftop NYC, New York, NY, United States
Online and in-person

$10 at the door only