Adrianne Greenbaum is a nationally acclaimed classical and klezmer flutist. As a klezmer she is the founder and leader of the ensemble “FleytMuzik” performing with tsimbl, violin, and bass and of "The Klezical Tradition" klezmer band, performing on both flute and keyboard and leading Yiddish dance. She has been on the faculties of Living Traditions’ KlezKamp, KlezKanada, and Boxwood and presents master classes in the art of klezmer performance to classical flutists. In its first year the pioneering ensemble FleytMuzik performed in Vienna at the first KlezMORE Festival, in New York City’s Tonic and Satalla clubs, and in synagogues and colleges throughout the US, including Wesleyan, Oberlin, and Ohio State. She has also collaborated with "Kapelye", Adrienne Cooper, Pete Rushefsky, and as accompanying artist with numerous cantors in concert as both pianist and flutist as well as a dance-leader and coach for weekend workshops. As an active clinician interested in sharing klezmer music with young people of all ages and backgrounds she also presents school workshops and directs three student klezmer ensembles in Connecticut and Massachusetts. "The Klezical Tradition" has won many awards for its recording Family Portrait, including Top 10 CD’s from both Moment Magazine and the NY Jewish Week. The band was also chosen to be included as a feature in the ABC-TV documentary A

As a classical musician Adrianne has performed as soloist and orchestral musician in all of New York’s major concert halls and in many major cities of the U.S. She has appeared with such orchestras as New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival (as soloist), the Berlin Ballet at the Met (as principal flutist), the Period Orchestra of the Fairfield Academy, and for many years performed with the New York City Ballet Orchestra. Currently she is Solo Flutist with the New Haven Symphony, the Wall Street Chamber Players, and Orchestra New England. Adrianne lives in Fairfield, Connecticut. She received her Bachelors in Music from the Oberlin College Conservatory and her Masters degree from the Yale School of Music, studying with Robert Willoughby and Thomas Nyfenger respectively. She has held faculty positions at Wesleyan and Yale Universities, at Smith College, and is currently Associate Professor of flute at Mount Holyoke College. She can be heard in recordings on the Koch International, CBS Masterworks, Nonesuch, and EMC labels as well as on her solo flute albums FleytMuzik and Sounds of America.