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 rising stars of the NYC jazz scene, dancers, rappers, crooners, avant-garde improvisers, contemporary theater artists, punk mariachis, etc. Sam has performed at top jazz venues such as The Blue Note, Lincoln Center, Birdland, Smalls, Mezzrow, The Jazz Gallery, The Cotton Club, The Deer Head Inn, The Green Mill, and The Jazz Showcase, historic rock and folk venues including The Grand Ole Opry, Club Passim, The Bitter End, and Cafe Wha, national and international jazz festivals, folk festivals, songwriter’s festivals, hotel lobbys, boats, pharmacies, 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.
To see what Sam has been up to, check the Calendar page, follow him on social media (below), check the Listen page for new releases, or drop him a line over at Contact!