Brian Adler- Drummer, Composer, Teacher

Photo by Daniel Sheehan

Recordings

Projects lead / co-lead by Brian Adler:

Prana Trio: The Singing Image of Fire (2010- Circavision Productions)

1. The Drop and the Sea
2. Singing Image of Fire
3. Kangbyunsalja
4. Out Beyond Ideas
5. I Felt Love

6. Courteous to the Ant
7. Incredible Urge
8. Endless is My Wealth
9. The Man Who Wasn't There
10. In Our Idleness
11. Cold Mountain Path

12. Blindfolded

Brian Adler- drum set, tablas, cajon, melodica
Sunny Kim- voice (1-11)
Carmen Staaf- piano, accordion (1,3,5,6,8,10)
Frank Carlberg- piano (4,7,9,11)
Matt Aronoff- acoustic bass (5,10)
Robert Lanzetti- guitar (2,12)
Nathan Goheen- electric bass (2,12)

*To purchase a copy of this album, click here

Four Across (2008- 8Bells/Circavision Productions)

1. Through the Window (Deutsch)

2. Can I Play (Deutsch) (free download click here)

3. Baboonij (Staaf)

4. Monkey Politics (Eddy)

5. Climbing the Spiral (Eddy)

6. I Felt Love (Adler)

7. One Breath Away (Adler)

8. Intense and Purposes (Deutsch)

9. Paradigm (Adler)

10. You Are That (Adler)

11. Words on a Piece of Paper (Hukkelberg)

Josh Deutsch- trumpet, flugelhorn
Carmen Staaf- piano, accordion

Kendall Eddy- double bass
Brian Adler- drums, guiro

*To purchase a copy of this album, click here

Prana Trio: Pranam (2006- Circavision Productions)

1. Tao Te Ching (Adler, Carlberg, Kim, Takeishi)
2. Once Like A Spark (Adler)
3. The Guide (Adler)
4. Everywhere (Kim)
5. Rumi Suite (Adler)

6. La ilaha il Allah (Traditional)
7. Tao Te Ching (Adler, Carlberg, Kim, Takeishi)

Sunny Kim- vocals
Stomu Takeishi- basses
Brian Adler- drums and cymbals
Frank Carlberg- piano (1,3,7)

Jeremy Udden- reeds (2,4)

Michael Winograd- clarinet (4)

Chris Donohue- tenor saxophone (4)

*To purchase a copy of Pranam, click here.

** To view the poetry used in this album, click here.

Prana Trio: After Dark (2004- Circavision Productions)

1. A Daily Circavision (Adler/Kim)
2. Hatchet Face (Adler/Kim/Monder)

3. Living Within the Ocean (Adler)
4. Nalgene Bottles™ (Adler)
5. Being (Kim)
6. Peas + Carrots (Adler)
7. Regrets (Halloin)
8. Why? (Kim)

Sunny Kim- vocals, drums (tk. 6)
Evan Halloin- double bass
Brian Adler- drums, toy piano (tk. 6)
Frank Carlberg- piano (tk. 3)

"'After Dark' was one of 2004’s most precious objects, coming out of

nowhere by a young North-American collective named Prana Trio."

Luís Oliveira Ventrilocution Magazine

*To purchase a copy of this album, click here

** To view the poetry used in this album, click here.

As a sideman:

Kelley Suttenfield: Where is Love (2009- Rhombus)

Kelley Suttenfield - vocals
Michael Cabe - piano, Fender Rhodes
Jesse Lewis - electric guitar
Tony Romano - acoustic guitar
Matt Aronoff - bass
Brian Adler - drums, tablas