Through his colorful interactive style with musicians on the bandstand, he has created texture for a veritable 'who's who' in the jazz world : Art Davis, Eddie Gomez, Joe Temperly, Ken Werner, Ratzo Harris, Gary Bartz, John Hicks, Eddie Daniels, Ed Cherry, Mark Soskin, Dave Kikoski, Don Braden, Gerald Veasley, Paul Keller, Chuck Bergeron, Jerry Brooks, Ron Jackson, Bruce Arnold, Shelly Berg, Jay Rodrigues and Mike Orta.
Through his colorful interactive style with musicians on the bandstand, he has created texture for a veritable 'who's who' in the jazz world : Art Davis, Eddie Gomez, Joe Temperly, Ken Werner, Ratzo Harris, Gary Bartz, John Hicks, Eddie Daniels, Ed Cherry, Mark Soskin, Dave Kikoski, Don Braden, Gerald Veasley, Paul Keller, Chuck Bergeron, Jerry Brooks, Ron Jackson, Bruce Arnold, Shelly Berg, Jay Rodrigues and Mike Orta.
Adrian performed with Al Jarreau, George Duke, Earl Klugh and Ravi Coltrane at the 2005 Vh1 Jazz Masters, and has had successful performances in Slovenia with the 'Maribor Philharmonic Orchestra' featuring Roseanna Vitro.
He was invited by the 'World Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra and big band' to perform in South Africa. Adrian is a member of the International Association of Jazz Educators (NY).
Born in Bombay, he started his musical pursuits at the age of four and became the proud possessor of his trap set at six, performing on national radio and TV. Later, he left for New York in 1997 where he studied and played with many musicians. In 1999, while gigging in Memphis, he met Peter Erskine at the University of Memphis and was quick to study with him.As a composer, Adrian has scored the music for various Ad films, theater productions and corporate theme songs.