Adam Rogers is an American guitarist specializing in post bop, contemporary jazz

Jazz

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, and classical music

Classical music

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. Rogers has had a prolific and extensive session history as a recording guitarist having played on over 150 commercially released recordings. He is currently a member of the Chris Potter

Chris Potter (jazz saxophonist)

Chris Potter is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Chicago, Illinois, Potter spent most of his childhood in Columbia, South Carolina where his mother taught psychology at the University of South Carolina...

 Underground in addition to leading his own "acoustic" jazz quartets and quintets as well as the genre bending electric trio DICE. He was a founding member and co leader of the eclectic group Lost Tribe

Lost Tribe

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. He has also performed and or recorded with Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker

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, Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson

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, Walter Becker

Walter Becker

Walter Carl Becker is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and a co-writer of Steely Dan.-Career:...

, Norah Jones

Norah Jones

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, John Patitucci

John Patitucci

John Patitucci is an American Grammy-winning jazz double bass and jazz fusion electric bass player.-Biography:Patitucci is of Italian descent and was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he began playing the electric bass at age ten, composing and performing at age 12, as well as the acoustic bass at...

, Paul Simon

Paul Simon

Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...

, John Zorn

John Zorn

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 and Regina Carter

Regina Carter

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 among many others. He is a highly versatile player covering many areas of music but is best known for his work in the modern jazz idiom.

Discography

As leader

• 2002: Art Of The Invisible
• 2003: Allegory
• 2005: Apparitions
• 2007: Time And The Infinite
• 2009: Sight

As Co Leader

• 1993: Lost Tribe Epon
• 1994: Lost Tribe Soulfish
• 1998: Lost Tribe Many Lifetimes

As sideman (selected)

• 1994: Walter Becker 11 Tracks Of Whack
• 2002: Norah Jones Come Away With Me
• 2004: Michael Brecker Wide Angles
• 2006: John Patitucci Line By Line
• 2008: Chris Potter Underground Follow The Red Line
• 2009: Chris Potter Underground Ultrahang

External links

• Adam Rogers Official site
• All About Jazz interview
• "A Guitarist-Led Quintet, Packing a Forceful Arsenal"
• Jazz Times article "Adam Rogers", by Bill Milkowski