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Sam Weber
Sam Weber is an acoustic and electric bassist, composer, and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York.
Since his arrival in New York City in 2012, Sam has been in constant demand as a sideman, performing with an eclectic community of musicians ranging from singer-songwriters to contemporary theater artists, dancers, rappers, crooners, avant-garde improvisers, and rising stars of the NYC jazz scene. Highlights from the past year include performances at top jazz venues such as The Blue Note, Lincoln Center, Birdland, Smalls, and The 1905, historic rock and folk venues such as The Grand Ole Opry, Club Passim, The Bitter End, and Cafe Wha, national and international jazz festivals, and many many others.
Originally a midwesterner (growing up in Terre Haute, IN, and Kalamazoo, MI), Sam is an alumni of Western Michigan University, where he earned both a BA in Jazz Studies (2010) and an MA in Music (2011). Sam is also active as an educator and has traveled throughout the US and internationally presenting clinics, lectures, and masterclasses, in addition to maintaining his own private studio.
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Dreamland
From: OnenessBy Sam Weber
Feint
From: Anchor PointsBy Sam Weber
Here comes a body
From: Beauty IndestructibleBy Sam Weber
Sam Weber
Location: New York City
Instrument: Bass
Born: March 9, 1988
