Adam
Swanson, from the small town of Shenandoah, Iowa, is rapidly becoming known as
one of the world’s foremost performers and historians of ragtime and early American
popular music. Adam has studied piano with Waleed Howrani of Ann Arbor, Michigan, a
graduate of the Moscow State Conservatory. Although he is only eighteen years old,
he has been a featured performer at ragtime and jazz festivals across the United
States. Adam is the youngest three-time winner of the World Championship Old-Time
Piano Playing Contest, held in Peoria, Illinois. In 2007, he appeared alongside the
late John Arpin at the Bohem Ragtime and Jazz Festival in the Republic of Hungary.
Recently, Adam has recorded duet albums with pianist Frederick Hodges of the Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra and the legendary Johnny Maddox. Adam and Johnny perform
together in the Diamond Belle Saloon at the Strater Hotel in Durango, Colorado. Adam
is also an avid rail-fan, collects antique sheet music, records, and piano rolls.
His CDs are available at cdbaby.com. Visit Adam at:
www.adamgswanson.com.
Adam
Swanson, from the small town of Shenandoah, Iowa, is rapidly becoming known as
one of the world’s foremost performers and historians of ragtime and early American
popular music. Adam has studied piano with Waleed Howrani of Ann Arbor, Michigan, a
graduate of the Moscow State Conservatory. Although he is only eighteen years old,
he has been a featured performer at ragtime and jazz festivals across the United
States. Adam is the youngest three-time winner of the World Championship Old-Time
Piano Playing Contest, held in Peoria, Illinois. In 2007, he appeared alongside the
late John Arpin at the Bohem Ragtime and Jazz Festival in the Republic of Hungary.
Recently, Adam has recorded duet albums with pianist Frederick Hodges of the Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra and the legendary Johnny Maddox. Adam and Johnny perform
together in the Diamond Belle Saloon at the Strater Hotel in Durango, Colorado. Adam
is also an avid rail-fan, collects antique sheet music, records, and piano rolls.