Originally from Racine, Wisconsin, 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 was fortunate enough to travel to New Orleans regularly from the age of 9 years old. Through his parents, he was exposed to the rich musical tapestry of the city — from piano progenitors such as 𝑱𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒐𝒏, through pioneers like 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓, 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕, and 𝑫𝒓. 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏, to the many contemporary players still innovating around the city today.
Adam’s main drive and inspiration, however, came from the syncopated stylings of turn-of-the-century ragtimers such as 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒕 𝑱𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏, 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒚𝒅𝒆𝒏, 𝑱𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒉 𝑳𝒂𝒎𝒃, and 𝑳𝒐𝒖𝒊𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒖𝒗𝒊𝒏. He plays a wide array of compositions mostly from the “golden age” of ragtime — 1899 to 1914 — and occasionally takes a foray into the more contemporary music of “Jass” from the post-WWI era.
Adam recorded with a big band jazz ensemble at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. During his high school years, he also volunteered at WWOZ for special events, including their annual Piano Night celebration, where he was also invited to play as an amateur performer, kicking off a night of music carried by veterans of New Orleans piano such as 𝑱𝒐𝒆 𝑲𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝑻𝒐𝒎 𝑴𝒄𝑫𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒕, 𝑱𝒐𝒔𝒉 𝑷𝒂𝒙𝒕𝒐𝒏, 𝑬𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝑩𝒐, 𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒅 𝑻𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒔𝒌𝒚, 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕, 𝑫𝒓. 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏, and many more. One year, Adam was on the bill with another up-and-coming talent — still in middle school at the time — 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞.
His background has included playing piano at various hotel lobbies and private functions, as a street musician in Jackson Square, and just about any place with a piano that needs attention.
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