Welcome to the Website of UK Jazz Pianist, Composer & Educator; Adam Hutchins.

Adam HutchinsAdam is gaining a popular reputation in the North West playing original songs and standards with his own ensembles and freelancing for other groups across jazz, swing & modern styles. Adam’s performances can vary from traditional stride via melodic mainstream to upbeat and funky - a wide variety of influences from Oscar Peterson to Jimmy Smith can be heard in his piano and keyboard work. Adam is versatile and equally proficient improvising in a jazz band or reading music in a theatre show.

Adam’s debut album When The Rain Comes Down is now featured at many gigs and is receiving positive feedback from audiences and promoters. Adam’s original project is available from duo to quintet depending on requirements. In addition to his own groups, Adam also works with Quintessential Swing, Millennium Jazz Orchestra, Shameless, The Sun Band, Dominic Halpin & The Honey B’s plus a variety of professional jazz musicians such as Brigitte Escobar, Zoe Chiotis, Jim Faulkner and Loretta Scott from the North West scene.

Performances have included two years at Newark Jazz Festival in 2006 & 2007 plus the 2006 Nantwich Jazz and Blues Festival and a residency at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. More recently Adam was featured performing at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall with Swingmania and Liverpool FC with the “Lounge Lizards”.

In addition to regular playing, Adam is also in demand as a visiting tutor in Greater Manchester where he teaches jazz piano & directs ensembles. Adam lives in the Peak District, close to Manchester and Derbyshire, with his wife and two daughters. To get in touch please use the Contact page or telephone 07957 288 550.

Latest News

“That’s When” from Adam’s album “When The Rain Comes Down” has been published this July by Astute Music Ltd & NW JazzWorks:

“We had an overwhelming response to our call for submissions, and have been able to include a wide variety of styles in the book. It will be an asset to a wide range of jazz players, from those at the height of their craft to those who are just learning to play. In order to select the pieces for the final publication, we gathered together a team of around 6 key jazz industry figures for the reviewing process”…”The final result highlights the skilled jazz composers who call the North West home - and we hope it helps finally put to bed the myth that you have to travel to London, or New York, to find accomplished jazzers. ” www.nwjazzworks.org/merseyside/news.php?news_id=57

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Forthcoming Gigs

  • 26/7/08 :: Quintessential Swing Quintet ft Adam Hutchins - Clitheroe
  • 27/7/08 :: Adam Hutchins Solo - Knutsford, Cheshire
  • 1/8/08 :: Adam Hutchins Jazz Trio - Clitheroe BB7 1EE
  • 2/8/08 :: Adam Hutchins Duo - Cheshire
  • 7/8/08 :: Neville Duckworth Quintet ft Adam Hutchins - Birch Vale, Derbyshire

For the full list, please visit the Diary