ABOUT
ABOUT JUDY ADAMS MUSIC
“Her motivating vision is that ALL music is worthy; she finds connections between a rock tune and an Elizabethan madrigal.” Dr. David Daniels, Conductor and Music Director of the Warren Symphony Orchestra. |
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COMPOSER / PERFORMER CREDITS
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MUSIC SUPERVISOR CREDITS
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Live DJ PerformancesCareer HighlightsJudy Adams professional career spans more than 40 years in music programming, live radio production and management, garnering more than forty (40) awards for program excellence. Having worked at Detroit’s radio power houses, WXYX (ABC), WVMV (CBS),WWWW, and WRIF (ABC), she made her mark at WDET, Detroit Public Radio. As program director and prime time host for over 30 years, she is credited with designing their signature eclectic music format; inspired by her daily show “Morphogenesis” which creatively blended genres giving people an understanding of the harmonious interconnections between cultures and artistic expression. She also utilized innovative programming techniques resulting in high levels of audience satisfaction and loyalty. Under her creative direction the station saw a 400% increase in audience and revenue and was consistently voted Best Radio Station in annual media polls, etc. Some artists she has interviewed for her programs include Herbie Hancock, George Clinton, Philip Glass, Sun Ra, Pat Metheny, Allen Ginsberg, Smokey Robinson & Dizzy Gillespie just to name a few. See interview list below. She has written about contemporary music for Creem magazine and was one of their founding editors. Adams is currently producing a “world jazz” music program for CJAM-FM, Windsor, Ontario. She draws from the experience of having produced over 7,500 programs in her career. She is also producer and host of the “Jazz Cafe Discovery Series” at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Detroit, Mi. EDUCATION Oakland University, Rochester, Mi. , BA Music Composition/Piano; Wayne State University, Detroit, Mi. Fine, additional classwork in Fine, Performing and Communication Arts BROADCAST INTEVIEWS
M A J O R A R T I S T S I N T E R V I E W E D B Y J U D Y A D A M S I N C L U D E :
Brian Auger Joan Baez Jeff Beck Ara Berberian Big Sugar Ed Blackwell Art Blakey Billy Branch Clarence Gatemouth Brown RL Burnside Robert Cray Terry Callier James Carter Regina Carter Don Cherry Cyrus Chestnut George Clinton Billy Cobham Albert Collins Judy Collins Chick Corea Carl Craig David Crosby Karl Denson Placido Domingo Danny Elfman The Detroit Experiment Bo Diddley Al DiMeola Donovan George Duke Eliane Elias Amp Fiddler Robben Ford Edgar Froese Bela Fleck Aretha Franklin Ewell Gibbons Dizzy Gillespie Allen Ginsberg Philip Glass Gotan Project Griot Galaxy Arlo Guthrie Buddy Guy Charlie Haden Herbie Hancock Fareed Haque Ben Harper Mickey Hart Warren Haynes Eddie Hazel Michael Hedges Matthew Herbert Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks John Lee Hooker Ahmad Jamal Keith Jarrett BB King Al Kooper K.D. Lang Bettye Lavette Julian Lennon Ottmar Leibert Les Nubians Los Amigos Invisibles Ashley MacIsaac Taj Mahal Wynton Marsalis Hugh Masekela Derrick May John Mayall Christian McBride Delbert McClinton John McLaughlin Pat Metheny Buddy Miles Bill Miller Mulgrew Miller Joni Mitchell Morcheeba Glenn Moore Paul Motian Oliver Mtukudzi Charlie Musselwhite Alan Parsons Gilles Peterson Jean Luc Ponty Phil Proctor Don Pullen Sun Ra Bonnie Raitt Noel Redding Dewey Redman Smokey Robinson Sonny Rollins Buffy Saint Marie Joe Sample David Sanborn Pharoah Sanders Savoy Brown Kevin Saunderson John Scofield Compay Segundo Juan Serrano Ravi Shankar G.E. Smith Chris Smither Steel Pulse Mike Stern Stephen Stills Craig Taborn Tangerine Dream Leon Thomas David Torn Ralph Towner Robin Trower McCoy Tyner Rob Tyner Michael Urbaniak with Ursula Dudziak Sippie Wallace Lenny White Widespread Panic Tony Williams Bernie Worrell and many many more…
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