Dave Samuels
Dave Samuels has established himself as the top mallet player of his generation. He is recognized for his fresh new sound and creative approach to both the vibraphone and marimba. Samuels has demonstrated his versatility and gained world wide recognition by performing and recording with a broad scope of artists ranging from Gerry Mulligan, Oscar Peterson, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Carla Bley and Pat Metheny to the Yellowjackets, Bruce Hornsby, Frank Zappa, The Fantasy Band and Spyro Gyra.
For over a decade, Samuels has been performing and recording with his group The Caribbean Jazz Project whose most recent CD ‘Afro Bop Alliance’ serves notice that the CJP is the most thoroughly inventive Latin Jazz ensembles of this or any era. The album received a Latin Grammy and was also nominated for a Grammy. Previous cd’s ‘Her and Now – Live in Concert’ and ‘Birds of a Feather’ were nominated for “Best Latin Jazz Recording,”. Their recording ‘The Gathering’ won the Grammy in 2003 for ‘Best Latin Jazz Recording’. Some of his other recording projects include ‘Remembrances’, a percussion recording that features a commissioned marimba concerto for chamber orchestra and soloist composed by Jeff Beal, and ‘Tjaderized - A Tribute to Cal Tjader’ (Verve) that features contributions from some of Cal’s former bandmates Chick Corea, Eddie Palmieri, Clare Fischer, Ray Barretto, Michael Wolff and Karl Perazzo as well as performances by Dave Valentin and David Sanchez.
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- Afro Bop Alliance by Woodrow Wilkins
- Mosaic by Victor Verney
- Here and Now - Live in Concert by John Kelman
- Here and Now - Live in Concert by Woodrow Wilkins
- The Gathering by Jim Santella
- Paraiso by Dave Hughes
- New Horizons by Dave Hughes
- New Horizons by Ed Kopp
- Tjader-ized: A Cal Tjader Tribute by Douglas Payne
April 25, 2019
March 16, 2010
Dave Samuels Podcast Interview Now Online
March 14, 2010
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: "Stolen Moments" with Dave Samuels and...
June 16, 2009
Dave Samuels, Ron Oswanski, Marko Marcinko - Live June 20th at Trumpets...
April 01, 2009
Dave Samuels, Ron Oswanski, Marko Marcinko - Live Concert - April 20th
January 11, 2005
Afro Bop Alliance w/Dave Samuels at the Ram's Head Tavern Sat.,...
December 09, 2004
Afro Bop Alliance w/Dave Samuels at the Ram's Head Tavern Sat.,...
February 03, 2004
Dave Samuels To Appear with Cubop at Rams Head Tavern (Annapolis, MD)
March 21, 2003
Berklee Presents "Four By Four" On 4/4 With Gary Burton, Dave Samuels,...
March 11, 2003
Berklee Presents "Four By Four" On 4/4 With Gary Burton, Dave Samuels,...