David R. Adler is a music writer and educator, guitarist/vocalist and longtime New Yorker now living in northern England. In December 2024 he became the editor of JazzTimes, helping to revive the dormant but highly respected brand. David is also the editor of The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association (Cymbal Press). From 2010-2017 he taught jazz history at the Aaron Copland School of Music (Queens College-CUNY) and appeared as a guest lecturer at New York University, Hunter College, Baruch College and the 92nd Street Y.
From 2017-2022 David lived in Athens, Georgia, continuing to write as well as perform solo and with local musicians. He also completed coursework and practicum fieldwork in K-12 Music Education, earning his teaching certificate from the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music. In July 2022 he relocated with his family to Wakefield, just south of Leeds in the UK, where he works part-time as an itinerant guitar instructor in West Yorkshire primary and secondary schools.
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