Sam developed a passion for world percussion in early childhood and traveled and studied in Asia, India, Europe and Africa from the age of 19 until his studies focused on Indian Tabla.  Over the past decade Sam has evenly divided his time between Australia and India performing concerts as soloist and accompanist in both traditional and modern music.  He has performed live on Indian and Australian television, on national and international radio and at numerous international jazz, world music and arts festivals. While living in India, with funding assistance from The Australia Council for the Arts, The Ian Potter Foundation and Monash University, Sam has been accepted as a student of one of the world's most renowned tabla players, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee.

In Australia Sam performs regulary with some of Melbourne's best jazz artists and has been a member of popular fusion groups Machine Translations and The NLT. He is currently working on a creative new project involving 'cello & Indonesian voice called Fine Blue Thread as well as a vibrant improvising ensemble with flutes and 6 string bass called Sound Sauce. Sam also performs traditional solo tabla lehara concerts in Melbourne and plays in a number of traditional Indian and Afghani ensembles.

As a teacher Sam lectures at Monash University in Indian music and runs a 2 level course in Indian rhythm. He composes and performs regulary for the University where he co-founded and directs the highly successful 24-piece Monash World of Music Orchestra. He teaches tabla to groups and individuals in Hawthorn and teaches western percussion at Brighton Grammar.

Currently Sam is promoting his lastest CD ‘Madhu Mahal - solo tabla lehara’.  Recorded in India last year the CD was funded by the Australia Council for the Arts and the Ian Potter Foundation.

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