"Sam Leak is one of the brightest young stars in the jazz piano galaxy, a heavenly improviser and a brilliant prospect for the future." - Helen Mayhew
"a truly exciting and developmental player" - Gerard Presencer
I'm a Jazz Piano player from Cricklewood in North London. I run the band Aquarium with James Allsopp, Calum Gourlay and Josh Blackmore, and the Sam Leak Trio with James Opstad (Double Bass) and Dave Hamblett (Drums)
‘Aquarium’ play entirely my original music, and the Trio perform original music by all three of us. I have performed widely throughout the UK, have supported Benny Golson at Ronnie Scott’s, and I played at the 2008 Glastonbury Music Festival. I have appeared as a sideman on two albums. In 2008 I performed with US bass virtuoso Janek Gwizdala (Mike Stern, Randy Brecker) and performed a piano duet with John Taylor as part of Stan Sultzman's birthday Big Band concert. I am a current student at the Royal Academy of Music, studying under Gwilym Simcock (Jazz) and Pascal Nemirovski (Classical).
Hey Sam hope all is well your neck of the woods...anything interesting happening in the near future worth travelling over to check out? Belatedly hope your 606 gig was cool wanted to come up and check it out. Speak soon....
i thought you guys played a really nice set!We had to catch buses and tubes which is why we ran off like that... Come down to The Others on tuesdays sometimes, it's a nice place to hang and play...no piano though, but there is a Rhodes. take care
Hi Sam, Thanks so much for your message- Was that you sitting on my left??? Or were you sitting with Rob Barron? etc- Hope all is well with you- you're sounding great here!!!! Love, Anita xx
Hey Sam...sorry I couldn't make the gig thought it'd be cutting it a bit fine before my gig later! Sounds great man.... I'll try to sort those transcriptions for you soon I've got to get all the stuff from someone else!
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**** - Jazzwise "The best neo-bop group in the UK" BBC Radio 3 Jazz Line-up
