Are you a musician who has performed at Smalls or Mezzrow in the past and doesn’t have an artist account then please contact us directly at musician@smallslive.com.
The SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art & Education is a not-for-profit arts organization.
Our mission is to subsidize the operation of our venues, recording projects, tours and educational initiatives.
During this Covid-19 pandemic our mission is to keep the clubs floating until business can be restored.
We will also sponsor live-streamed concerts from the club that will keep the musicians working during this period.
We will also be offering emergency aid for Jazz musicians in need due to this calamity.
Archive
The SmallsLIVE Archive is an audio/video library of all the shows at Smalls & Mezzrow.
Royalties are paid directly to the musicians by The SmallsLIVE Foundation.
Members sponsor their favorite musicians by listening to their music.
Live Stream
Smalls Jazz Club has been a pioneer in live streaming and began streaming shows live from the venue in 2007.
There is no cost to watch our live streams. During normal operating times the entire evening is streamed.
During this Covid-19 pandemic period there will be special live concerts scheduled in advance.
SmallsLIVE Catalog
The SmallsLIVE Catalog is a collection of individually produced artist projects.
SmallsLIVE Members may sponsor artists of their choice and receive their music as downloads or CDs.
Sponsorships directly support the artist.
Samuel Blaser
Trombone
Recently Added
10/05/2016
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Michael Blake's Reharmageddon
09/16/2008
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The Samuel Blaser Group
04/12/2008
Smalls
The Samuelaser Group
12/22/2007
Smalls
The Samuel Blaser Group
Upcoming Shows
Samuel Blaser, is a New York based trombonist and composer. He is an active performer in jazz, improvised and contemporary classical music throughout Europe and abroad. In addition to leading his own groups such as AebyBlaser Quartet, Samuel Blaser Quartet or the new BraffBlaser duo, Samuel is currently playing with Malcolm Braff & TNT, the International Street Cannibals, the Animal Forum and the François Lindemann Septet. The up-coming trombonist Samuel Blaser has performed with the biggest names on the jazz scene and the 2008 Blaser's new project will feature drummer Joey Baron, bassist Marc Johnson and guitarist John Abercombie.He also performed in many Big Bands featuring soloists Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Buddy DeFranco, New York Voices, Jim McNeely, Franco Ambrosetti, Bert Joris, before sitting in at the prestigious Vienna Art Orchestra in 2002. He was also selected to represent Switzerland in the European Radio Big Band tour 2005, which was a "Tribute to Oscar Peterson." In 2006, he was selected by Croatian Radio to represent Switzerland for the concert series at the Zagreb Jazz Festival.Samuel has won several awards and musical contests such as the Benny Golson Prize in 2000, the Honorable Mention for the J.J Johnson Prize in 2006, the "Public Prize" and "Jury's Favorite Player" which were presented by Bob Mintzer the same night. Rene Laanen from the USA Trombone Online stated that: Samuel Blaser is one of today finest trombonist.Samuel Blaser has already recorded more than 30 albums and has been acclaimed by many international newspapers. He has performed with such jazz personalities as Hal Galper, Adam Nussbaum, James Cammack, Renee Rosnes, John Clark, David Taylor to name a few.contact@samuelblaser.comweblinks:www.samuelblaser.comwww.myspace.com/samuelblaser