Adam Linz is a well-known bass player in the Twin Cities jazz scene. He co-leads the internationally award-winning group Fat Kid Wednesdays with childhood friends Mike Lewis and JT Bates, touring extensively throughout Europe and North America. Adam has taught at Macalester College, Augsburg College, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth and EDAM Music outreach in Paris, and has given clinics in places such as Chile, Argentina, Seattle, New York, Houston, Germany, and Switzerland. He is currently the Jazz Studies Program coordinator and electric and acoustic bass instructor at MacPhail Center for the Arts in Minneapolis. Adam has performed with such jazz greats as Evan Parker, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson, and electronic artist, Dosh.