Jazz Pianist Adam Bodine’s New Album Is About a “Kombucha Pimp”

Adam Bodine says his musical journey started in the womb: His mother taught jazzercise when she was pregnant with him. Apparently, jazzercise is very effective, because Bodine is now a professional jazz pianist and has been playing for over twenty years, performing with “hundreds of bands” and playing “thousands of gigs.” A multi-faceted musician, Bodine also composes, and he’ll be celebrating the January release of his most recent original album, Offscreen Pursuits, at Dazzle on Sunday, May 7.

Bodine grew up surrounded by several generations of piano players who heavily encouraged his musical growth. His grandmother and aunt both taught piano, and the instrument had a prominent presence in his childhood home. The typical child entertainer, he performed for his parents’ parties and…