First Name:
Dr. Adam
Last Name:
Booker
Main Title:
Associate Professor of Double Bass
Office Location:
Room 303, Broyhill Music Center
Phone Number:
828-262-4982
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Dr. Adam Booker is an associate professor of double bass in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University. Before joining Appalachian State University, Dr. Booker was Assistant Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth. While in Minnesota, he performed with orchestras such as the Minnesota Orchestra and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and maintained an active freelance career as a jazz bassist.
He is also a proud veteran of the US Navy, having served as a bassist for US Navy Band New Orleans. Dr. Booker's research on Early Jazz Double Bass Performance Techniques has been presented at conferences worldwide, including the 2018 European Double Bass Congress in Lucca, Italy. His research on this topic has also been published in Jazz Perspectives.
As a bandleader and composer, he has released three albums, Unraveled Rival (2015), Seven Last Words (2019), and Live in Lucca (2021), on the Shifting Paradigm Records label.
Dr. Booker holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Double Bass Performance from the University of Texas, Austin, a MM in Composition and a BM in Jazz Studies from Texas State University, San Marcos. He has studied with notable jazz bassists Eric Revis and Milt Hinton. Currently, Dr. Booker is studying bass with the legendary Francois Rabbath through frequent trips to Paris.
For recordings, performances, and gear reviews, visit his website: www.bookeronbass.com.