saxophones and clarinet

Born and raised in California, Mr. Elijah Samuels is an up-coming talent in the Bay Area music scene. He is a saxophone and clarinet performer and arranger and has been collaborating in Afro-Cuban music projects with master musician John Calloway.

He studied Jazz at San Francisco State University where he graduated Cum Laude in 2007 with a Bachelor of Music. He studied classical clarinet with professor Robert Busan and jazz performance and arranging with professor Andrew Speight.

Elijah has played with various groups of different genres from funk/soul to salsa and classic big bands. He has performed at the San Jose Jazz Festival and the SF Opera Gala Ball with the Richard Olsen Orchestra.