Karen Adam is originally from Connecticut, and now resides in Northwest Florida. She is of Albanian and Polish descent. She is currently President of Florida Accordion Association, past President of the San Antonio Accordion Association, and past President of the Rose City Accordion Club of Portland, OR.

Accordion studies commenced at Age 9 with Linda Soley Reed of Molinaro Music, Bridgeport, CT, and with the late Maestro Anton "Tony" J. Rozance of Rozance Music School, San Antonio, TX. Karen is an avid accordion promoter and accordion instructor and plays private functions in the Northwest area of Florida, which encompasses Pensacola to Destin. Because of her European and Balkan heritage she enjoys playing all varieties of ethnic music and her prized instrument is a petosa AM1100 Continental Musette Polka Model.

Karen has one cassette recording available which is entitled "Ethnic Impressions" ... available through Petosa Music.