Background
He was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.
He was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.
A self-taught jazz bassist, Adams began to develop his musical personality while performing in San Francisco and studying composition and electroacoustics at Stanford University. He later studied with Martin Bresnick.
His music draws on his experiences in a diverse array of disciplines including experimental forms, microsound, noise, improvised music, programming, and phonography. Adams, who has been commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony and Carnegie Hall, among others, lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Adams is the son of composer John Adams.
He is a member of the composer-performer ensemble Invisible Anatomy.
