Adam Stein

Adam Stein is a tenor saxophonist rooted in the bebop tradition and the Great American Songbook, drawing on Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Don Byas, and Sonny Rollins. He grew up in Miami, Florida, and moved to New York, where he studied at the Juilliard School and played in the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra. His mentors include Ira Sullivan, Bob Mover, Grant Stewart, Lew Tabackin, Kenny Washington, and Joe Magnarelli. He has shared the bandstand with Peter Washington, Russell Malone, and Bruce Harris, and leads the Adam Stein Quartet at New York rooms including The Django.