Adam Holzman (keyboardist)

Adam Holzman
Adam Holzman
	Adam Holzman at the Zelt Musik Festival 2018
Background information
Born	February 15, 1958 (age 66); New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz; progressive rock;
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Keyboards
Labels	Manhattan Records, Lipstick, Escapade, Big Fun Productions, AA, Nagel-Heyer, Composers Concordance Records, Kscope
Member of	Steven Wilson band
Formerly of	Miles Davis band
Website	http://adamholzman.com/

Adam Holzman (born February 15, 1958, in New York City) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist. He is the son of Elektra Records' founder Jac Holzman.^[1]

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In the early 1980s, Holzman founded the Fents with Ted Hall.^[2] In 1985, he was hired by Miles Davis to play keyboards on the trumpeter's Tutu album, and stayed with him for four years, eventually becoming his musical director. In the early 1990s, he founded the band Mona Lisa Overdrive, which changed its name to Brave New World due to copyright issues.^[2]

Holzman has performed as a sideman with Bob Belden, Tom Browne, Wayne Escoffery, Charles Fambrough, Anton Fig, Robben Ford, Jane Getter, Randy Hall, Ray Manzarek, Jason Miles, Marcus Miller, Michel Petrucciani, Wallace Roney, Steps Ahead, Grover Washington Jr., Lenny White, Ray Wilson, and Steven Wilson.^[3] Many of these performers he has also produced, arranged, and composed for.^[3]

Holzman, Nick Beggs and Craig Blundell formed a supergroup, Trifecta, with their debut album, Fragments, released in 2021. Their next album, The New Normal, was released on April 12, 2024.^[4]^[5]

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As leader/co-leader

1992 In a Loud Way (Manhattan)
1994 Overdrive (Lipstick)
1995 Manifesto (Lipstick)
1997 The Big Picture - credited as Adam Holzman & Brave New World (Escapade)
2001 Rebellion - credited as Adam Holzman & Brave New World (Big Fun Productions)
2003 Live 1994 (AA)
2004 Neon Beef Thermometer: Live in New York - credited as Adam Holzman & Brave New World (Big Fun Productions)
2005 Jazz Rocket Science - credited as Adam Holzman & Brave New World (Nagel-Heyer)
2010 Spork - credited as Adam Holzman & Brave New World (Big Fun Productions)
2012 H3 (Composers Concordance Records)
2013 Parallel Universe: Solo Electronic Explorations (Composers Concordance Records)^[6]
2015 The Deform Variations
2018 Truth Decay (Big Fun Productions)
2021 The Last Gig - credited as Adam Holzman & Brave New World^[7]
2021 Fragments - as Trifecta (Kscope)
2024 The New Normal - as Trifecta^[5]