Brian Shankar Adler

Brian Shankar Adler  is an interdisciplinary percussionist and composer. Described as "a polyrhythmic force… New York City gritty yet still somehow capable of evoking the delicacy of a summer breeze…” (JazzTimes), his work transcends the terrain between genre and geographic region. Adler's research focuses on the perception of time, the communicative properties of gesture and the anthropogenic footprint on regional ecosystems. As an educator and performer, he is dedicated to bringing diverse global rhythmic traditions into conversation with contemporary improvisation and composition.