Jerry Adolphe

Jerry grew up in Victoria, British Columbia where he learned to read music from his father, himself a military drumming instructor and jazz musician. At the age of fourteen he was playing weekends in his Dad's bands when his father found himself overbooked. While radio and television work make up a portion of his income, Jerry's favorite jobs are playing and recording with many of the musicians he has always admired. With more than one hundred recording projects to his acclaim, he has worked with noted artists Oleta Adams, Philip Bailey, Peebo Bryson, Roberta Flack, Meliissa Manchester, Jeffrey Osbourne....the Colours Of Christmas C.D. produced by Robbie Buchanan, George Fox, Lisa Brokop, Collette Wise, Chilliwack, Booker T. Jones, Jim Byrnes, Long John Baldry, Sass Jordan, Shari Ulrich, Pricilla Coolridge, Valdy, Roy Forbes, Spirit of the West, Paul Hyde, Seal, Tom Jackson, Pinetop Perkins, Taj Mahal, Lowell Fulson, Fenton Robinson, Cash McCall, Pricilla Coolridge, GuitarShorty, Raffi and Sean Hogan. Jerry gained experience playing the nightclub scene in Calgary, Alberta in the 1970's before moving to Los Angeles in 1977, where he played in a weekend band. David Foster, whom Je... more...