PHILADELPHIA — Adam Blackstone has played bass guitar and scored arrangements for some of the world’s biggest performers during his 20-plus years as a musical director.
Yet, when Jimmy Fallon held Blackstone’s Grammy-nominated jazz album "Legacy" up to "The Tonight Show’s" cameras in early December, introducing the Philly-area musician’s first solo project to an audience of millions, Blackstone felt a surge of delight he’d never experienced.
“I’ve done Jimmy Fallon at least 50 times with 50 different artists,” said Blackstone, who lives in Middletown, Delaware. “But when Jimmy held up my CD and said, ‘Ladies and gentleman, Adam Blackstone,’ it hit different. In that moment I knew I was on the right path.”
