Adam Palma (born 9 July 1974 in
Łódź,
Poland) is a Polish-British
guitarist
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...
and teacher. He teaches guitar at the
University of Salford.
Biography
Palma was born on 9 July 1974 in
Łódź,
Poland. He began playing the guitar at the age 12. He graduated from
III Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Marii Konopnickiej we Włocławku in
Włocławek. He obtained his
doctoral degree in music (DMA) in 2017 at The Music Academy in
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
. After moving to
Manchester in 2006, he began performing as a solo artist. Palma has performed with well-known guitarists such as
Al Di Meola
Albert Laurence Di Meola (born July 22, 1954) is an American guitarist. Known for his works in jazz fusion and world music, he began his career as a guitarist of the group Return to Forever in 1974. Between the 1970s and 1980s, albums such as ' ...
,
Tommy Emmanuel and
Biréli Lagrène. He also has performed with many Polish musicians including
Edyta Górniak,
Janusz Olejniczak,
Leszek Możdżer,
Krzesimir Dębski
Krzesimir Marcin Dębski (; born 26 October 1953 in Wałbrzych) is a Polish composer, conductor and jazz violinist. His music career as a musician has been that of a performer as well as composer of classical music, opera, television and feature ...
,
Ewa Bem,
Ewelina Flinta
Ewelina Flinta (born 24 October 1979 in Lubsko) is a Polish singer. She has performed at Przystanek Woodstock and Teatr Buffo. She rose to fame by coming second in the first season of the television show Idol (Polish TV series), Idol.
Discograp ...
, and
Kuba Badach, as a
session player.
Palma's album ''Adam Palma Meet Chopin'' (2019) was the first interpretation of Chopin's music on the acoustic guitar. The album was named as one of ''The best jazz recordings of 2020 to date'' by
Chicago Tribune.
Palma participated in “100 years - The Centenary of Polish Independence” concert at
The Royal Albert Hall in 2018. He played alongside
Leszek Możdżer.
Palma has also performed live on Polish
TV channels such as
Telewizja Polska,
TVP Polonia and
TVP1.
In 2020, Palma spent 40 days in a
coma
A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal wake-sleep cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. Coma patients exhi ...
due to
Covid-19.
Adam Palma is a Professor of Jazz Guitar at The Music Academy in Gdansk in Poland and a guitar tutor at The University of Salford in the UK.
Discography
* 2010: ''Good Morning''
* 2012: ''2012''
* 2014: ''Acoustic Blues Adventures with Adam Palma''
* 2017: ''Palm-istry''
* 2019: ''Adam Palma Meets Chopin''
* 2022: ''Second Life''
Awards and recognition
* 2014: he received ‘Best Acoustic Guitarist Award’ at Guitar Awards Gala in
Warsaw.
* 2018: he was awarded the Main Prize in the Art category by the Mayor of
Włocławek
* 2020: he was honored with a Medal for Merit to Culture (Gloria Artis) in
Poland.
* 2022: Palma was honoured as a Titular Professor by the President of Poland.
References
1974 births
Living people
Polish guitarists
Polish male guitarists
21st-century guitarists
21st-century male musicians
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