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Sam the Sax Guy

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Centereach, NY

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Travels up to 90 miles

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Overview

Funky, bright alto & soprano sax in the spirit of David Sanborn and Maceo Parker. Can play solo (with wide variety of accompaniment tracks/amplification) or with an ensemble. Small parties/events for interesting but unobtrusive background music is my specialty! Requests honored. Smooth Jazz tunes, Jazz standards, popular rock/r&b tunes, ballads, holiday music. Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac etc.

Pleasant well groomed appearance and attitude, professional, punctual, state of the art equipment and a variety of music sure to please every age group.

songlist available! please contact me.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!


Reviews

5 reviews

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Alonso P.

March 18, 2019
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Talented Musician with a Heart of Gold

Sam was available for a recent funeral and arrived early enough to review the selected songs for the service with the musician and the soloist. Sam was able to accompany the musician with a distinct sound and add a layer of context to each gospel song that would not have been added without his presence. All of this was done with a musician and a soloist that he was playing with for the first time. Truly a gifted and talented musician. I am still getting calls about his solo during one of the songs. Sam's best characteristic is being an easy musician to work with. Thanks for the assistance, and I look forward to working with him again.

Hired as: Saxophone Player

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Sam the Sax Guy

Thanks, Alonso. I was moved by the experience and the Spirit was definitely present in the music and the service. I greatly appreciate the review and I am humbled!


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Vincent C.

April 27, 2026
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Sam's Fantastic Vibe for any Celebration

Sam just played at our home in CT for a small dinner party. He was a fantastic and highly talented musician who added joy and a spirit of sophistication to our evening. His repetoire was wide-ranging and he played our requests. Sam magically seemed to bring Judy Garland into the room with his smooth rendition of "Over the Rainbow." As a professional artist, Sam was easy with whom to communicate, arrived early to set-up, and played as scheduled. Our guests and we were truly enchanted by his performance.

Hired as: Saxophone Player


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Helen C.

September 21, 2022
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Classy

Sam’s performance was amazing and excellent performer, he set a classy ambiance. I loved his playlist and set music perfectly depending on the mood of the party. I rehire Sam again for my next event.

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Sam the Sax Guy

thank you Helen! I loved playing for you and your guests!


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Corri D.

September 20, 2020
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10 Stars is More Appropriate!

From the first communication, to our discussions on choosing songs, all the way until our wedding, Sam was so easy to work with; professional and absolutely amazing.
You will not regret hiring Sam for your event— he sounded so incredible and really made our cocktail hour at our wedding so special! So many of our guests complemented his talent and performance. It truly was everything we were hoping for! We recommended Sam to all of our friends and family for their special events (we live in CT and he traveled up on a ferry to our venue!). If you’re reading this review and contemplating spending the money, it is 100% worth every penny.

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Sam the Sax Guy

thanks so much Corianne, it was all my pleasure playing for you and your guests on your special day! It makes me so happy to be part of a once in a lifetime celebration like yours. I look forward to having the opportunity to play for you guys again, and I wish you a blessed life together! Best, Sam


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Stephen B.

April 11, 2016
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Fantastic Performer

Sam arrived early and was already playing when my guest arrived at my daughters christening. All throughout the party he played a variety of 60s 70s 80s till today. His equipment was state of the art and the sound of his instruments was crisp and on beat. I defiantly recommend sam as a performer. We will defiantly be using him again.

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Sam the Sax Guy

thanks Stephen, it was my pleasure playing for you guys. The response from your guests was beyond my expectations! take care and God bless you and your family. Sam

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 120 - 240 minutes

Insurance: $1,000,000 - full liability

What to expect

Pleasant well groomed appearance and attitude, professional, punctual, state of the art equipment and a variety of music sure to please every age group.

About

Sam is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist residing in Long Island, NY. He is a Christian recording artist well known in the tri-state area for the many concerts he performs at churches and coffeehouses, as well as an established musician in a variety of secular bands. He has recorded 3 CDs of pop/R&B/gospel on which he plays virtually every instrument.

Additional booking notes

just give me 36 sq. ft., an electrical outlet and I'll do the rest! My tracks are operated from an iPad with bluetooth connection to my small PA and my saxes are miked wireless as well.

Upcoming booked events

January 2027

09

Saturday

Wedding Reception

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Prospect, CT

Past booked events

April 2026

25

Saturday

Dinner Party

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Uncasville, CT

November 2025

01

Saturday

Birthday Party

8:00pm - 10:00pm

East Islip, NY

June 2024

01

Saturday

Birthday Party

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Woodmere, NY

November 2022

19

Saturday

Birthday Party

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Ronkonkoma, NY

September 2022

17

Saturday

Birthday Party

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Bergenfield, NJ

June 2021

05

Saturday

Retirement Party

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Middletown, CT

April 2021

03

Saturday

Wedding Reception

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Long Island, NY

September 2020

19

Saturday

Wedding Cocktail Hour

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Prospect, CT

October 2019

20

Sunday

Wedding Cocktail Hour

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Island Park, NY

August 2019

18

Sunday

Birthday Party

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Kings Park, NY

March 2019

16

Saturday

Funeral/Memorial Service

10:00am - 12:00pm

Newark, NJ

June 2016

25

Saturday

Wedding Cocktail Hour

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Smithtown, NY

April 2016

10

Sunday

Dinner Party

3:00pm - 6:00pm

Babylon, NY

Set list

here is a small sampling of the roughly 100 tunes in my present repertoire:

popular:
billy joel - you may be right
steve miller - the joker
bob seger - old time rock n roll
elton john - tiny dancer
eagles - new kid in town
dreams - fleetwood mac
walking on the moon - police

jazz:
watermelon man
satin doll
mercy mercy mercy
breezin

ballads:
if you leave me now - chicago
raindrops keep falling - bj thomas
blue bayou - linda ronstadt
overjoyed - stevie wonder
best of my love - eagles

70s:
then came you - spinners/warwick
reminiscing - little river band
baby come back - player
stand by me - ben e. king
obla di obla da - beatles
let 'em in - mccartney

r&b/funk:
can't hide love - earth, wind & fire
pick up the pieces - avg. white band
so very hard to go - tower of power
the chicken - maceo parker

standards:
just the way you look tonite - sinatra
can't help falling in love - elvis
this masquerade - george benson

Influences and inspiration

i grew up on popular rock music of the 70s but as i matured my interests leaned more towards jazz and R&B. I still love playing rock from elvis, beatles and onward as well as sappy ballads and grooving funk tunes!