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Instrument: Violin

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Samuel SavoirFaire Williams

Born: September 22, 1973

Jazz violin hero Samuel " SavoirFaire " Williams has been performing international venues since age 5 . Upon meeting and performing with the likes of Jazz phenoms Wynton Marselis , Milt Jackson , Kenny Burrell , and Roy Hargrove , SavoirFaire was inspired to change his musical focus from Classical to Jazz improvisation . Since then he has redefined what it means to be a Jazz violinist by pioneering new musical vocabulary in the idiom . He has recieved critical acclaim internationally for his latest album " Running Out Of Time "( Delmark 562 ) and continues to perform with his group The East Side Project aka E.S.P

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Samuel Williams Makes His Violin His Mistress for a Good Cause

February 13, 2012

Of all the musical instruments in jazz music it's fair to say the violin has gone the short end of the bow. Samuel “Savoir-faire" Williams wants to change the way African Americans view the instrument and our history with it. Tell me about African Americans' historical relationship with the violin and how you are making sure ...