Steve Sample Sr

Steve Sample, Sr. is a renowned bandleader, arranger / composer and jazz educator now residing in Bellingham, Washington. For over 30 years, Sample taught at the University of Alabama, where he directed the Jazz Ensembles and taught music theory, arranging and jazz related courses. His son, Steve Sample is an accomplished jazz drummer, having played with the Glenn Miller Band, Ray Reach and Friends and other notable jazz groups. Steve Jr. resides in Birmingham, Alabama. During his extensive tenure at the University of Alabama, Steve Sr. trained many notable jazz musicians, including Gary Wheat, Birch Johnson, Ned Holder, Mart Avant, Rick Avin and Ray Reach. He is considered by his peers to be one of the best jazz educators in the United States.