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Latin GRAMMY nominees Jorge Glem and Sam Reider have blazed an exhilarating musical trail linking the United States and Venezuela. GRAMMY-nominated cuatrista and founding member of the acclaimed Venezuelan musical ensemble C4 Trio, Jorge Glem, met multi-talented American accordionist, pianist, composer Sam Reider at a house party in New York City in 2016. From their very first gigs in public parks and subway stations to recent sold-out concerts Lincoln Center, SFJAZZ, and NPR Tiny Desk, Jorge and Sam delight in the power of music, friendship, and improvisation to transcend cultural barriers.

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Sam Reider & Jorge Glem with Munir Hossn

Noe Valley Ministry

This summer, the group returns to the Spiegeltent to perform music from their forthcoming album, The Golem and Other Tales (to be released June 2024), which combines elements of gypsy jazz, bluegrass, and chamber music. The album features an original suite of music based on the medieval Jewish legend of the golem, a magical clay man who is brought to life.

Sam Reider & The Human Hands

Bard College

This meeting of master instrumentalists from divergent disciplines unites Bay Area-based accordionist Sam Reider with Venezuelan cuatro player Jorge Glem — a pair of kindred souls who perform the scintillating music from their new collaborative album, Brooklyn-Cumaná.

A San Francisco native, Reider has built a career combining various strains of American music, from jazz and folk to contemporary classical composition and more. A student of jazz piano from an early age, Reider discovered folk music in college and blended his various influences into a singular style that has led to collaboration with Jon Batiste, Sierra Hull, Laurie Lewis, and Paquito d’Rivera.

Sam Reider & Jorge Glem

SFJAZZ Center

Pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator from San Francisco, Reider brings together various streams of American music, from jazz and folk tunes to popular song and contemporary composition. He has appeared as a bandleader and soloist at major festivals and venues around the world, and his performances and original compositions have been featured on NPR, PBS and the BBC. Reider has performed, recorded and collaborated with a range of artists including Jon Batiste, Sierra Hull, Laurie Lewis, and Paquito d’Rivera. His 2022 solo piano record of original music, Petrichor, got a four-star review in Downbeat Magazine.

Sam Reider, with Jorge Glem

Preston Hall

Pianist, accordionist, and composer Sam Reider and Napa Valley College students will perform chamber music selections together from a spectrum of genres and styles including Baroque, Boogie-Woogie, and more!

A Room of One's Own

Napa Valley College

This is a live performance and in-person field trip for school groups (recommended for 3rd - 8th grades)

Noted pianist/accordionist Sam Reider will perform solo and together with Napa Valley College students and members of the Napa Valley Youth Symphony, sharing chamber music selections from across a spectrum of genres and styles including Baroque, Boogie-Woogie and more.

Novack Concerts for Kids: A Room of One's Own

What’s music to the ears? A season finale that simultaneously supports, energizes, and inspires the ethos of Festival Napa Valley. This closing private jazz and bluegrass concert by the celebrated violinist Tessa Lark with pianist/accordionist Sam Reider and bodacious barbecue at Robin and Michelle Baggetts’ beauty of a winery, Alpha Omega, promises just that.</p>
<p>The Baggetts believe that a wine’s sense of place comes from the soil, but that it also relies on the sense of hospitality a winery affords. Their warmth, enthusiasm, and welcoming nature infuses every experience at Alpha Omega. So, while you might step onto the Baggetts’ stunning ranch-style estate feeling like a guest, when you leave you’ll feel like family. Today’s delicious fare will be replete with Alpha Omega’s phenomenal wines—and of course the Baggetts’ down-home approach to appreciating the finer things in life.

Composer, Pianist, Percussionist

Sam Reider

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Past events

Feb 9, 2025

Sam Reider & Jorge Glem with Munir Hossn · Noe Music

Jul 18, 2024

Sam Reider & The Human Hands · Bard College

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