Joe Adamik

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Born1972
Genres
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)drummer, multi-instrumentalist
Joe Adamik
Born1972
Genres
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)drummer, multi-instrumentalist
Years active1990–present
Formerly ofCalifone
Websitejosephadamik.com

Joseph Adamik (born 1972 in Chicago, IL) is a musician and composer best known for his involvement with the bands Califone and Iron & Wine. He has also performed since the early 1990s with many Chicago jazz musicians as well as recording and performing with many other groups across different genres.

Adamik joined Califone after the debut album Roomsound in 2000, playing many instruments on Quicksand/Cradlesnakes and went on to be a foundational member until 2013.[1] Masserella and Adamik created a unique melodic approach with traditional drums and found objects such as chunks of metal.[2]

With Iron & Wine

In 2010, after recording on the Iron & Wine album, Kiss Each Other Clean, Adamik joined Iron & Wine and performed and recorded with the band till 2018.

Jazz

Joe has performed at the Hungry Brain,[3] Beat Kitchen,[4] Old Town School of Folk Music,[5] and Constellation.[6]

Other work

Adamik has also performed from a young age with many jazz artists, most notably as a member of pianist Bob Dogan's trio and quintet. He is also a rotating member of the experimental group, Extraordinary Popular Delusions.[7] He also leads his own solo projects as well as the group Madness of Crowds (with Jim Baker and Brian Sandstrom from Extraordinary Popular Delusions) and the duo with former Califone bandmate, Jim Becker, entitled Lanzon.

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