Sam Reider & the Human Hands Record Release
Refund Policy: No refunds
Doors @ 7:30pm, Show @ 8pm
$25 adv / $30 DOS
Join Sam Reider and the Human Hands as they celebrate the release of their much-anticipated, second full-length record, The Golem and Other Tales. This is a special, one-night-only concert featuring the full 7-piece Human Hands ensemble: Sam Reider (piano/accordion), Alex Hargreaves (violin), Duncan Wickel (violin), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Roy Williams (guitar), Eddie Barbash (saxophone), Andrew Ryan (bass).
Led by Latin Grammy-nominated accordionist, pianist, and composer Sam Reider, the Human Hands is a collective of innovative acoustic musicians exploring the crossroads of folk, jazz, and classical music from around the world. Irresistible melodies, joyful improvisation and otherworldly sounds collide in what Songlines Magazine has dubbed a "mash-up of the Klezmatics, Quintette du Hot Club de France and the Punch Brothers.” The Human Hands got their start playing late night sessions at well-known bars and music venues in Brooklyn. Since releasing their debut record, Too Hot to Sleep, in 2018, they have toured throughout the US, UK, and Europe, appeared at premier venues and festivals like Jazz at Lincoln Center, Celtic Connections, and SFJAZZ and performed on PBS and the BBC.
Their newest record The Golem and Other Tales (available worldwide June 28, 2024) features some of the brightest names in acoustic music: violinist Alex Hargreaves (Billy Strings), mandolinist Dominick Leslie (Molly Tuttle), violinist/cellist Duncan Wickel (Rising Appalachia), saxophonist Eddie Barbash (Jon Batiste), guitarist Roy Williams (Stephane Wrembel), and bassist Andrew Ryan (Kaia Kater). The album presents an original narrative suite entitled “The Golem”—based on the medieval Jewish legend of a clay man brought to life—alongside five other compositions that elicit echoes of Django Reinhardt, Planxty, Duke Ellington, Astor Piazzolla, Bernard Hermann and Raymond Scott.
Originally trained as a jazz pianist, Reider has spent his career composing original music and collaborating with a range of roots, jazz, classical artists. Reider's duo with Venezuelan cuatrista Jorge Glem, Brooklyn-Cumaná, was featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk and was nominated for Best Instrumental Album in the 2023 Latin GRAMMY Awards. His 2022 solo piano record of original music Petrichor received four stars and made the Best of 2022 in Downbeat Magazine. In addition to his work as a performer, Reider is a prolific composer and has worked with a variety of chamber ensembles and artists ranging from the Bay Area’s Del Sol Quartet to the San Francisco Girl’s Chorus, and Grammy-nominated violinist Tessa Lark. Reider has performed or recorded with a wide range of artists including Jon Batiste, Sierra Hull, Laurie Lewis, and Paquito d’Rivera. A dedicated educator, Reider is on faculty at Saint Mary’s College of Moraga, where he teaches jazz, piano and composition.
$25 adv / $30 DOS
Join Sam Reider and the Human Hands as they celebrate the release of their much-anticipated, second full-length record, The Golem and Other Tales. This is a special, one-night-only concert featuring the full 7-piece Human Hands ensemble: Sam Reider (piano/accordion), Alex Hargreaves (violin), Duncan Wickel (violin), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Roy Williams (guitar), Eddie Barbash (saxophone), Andrew Ryan (bass).
Led by Latin Grammy-nominated accordionist, pianist, and composer Sam Reider, the Human Hands is a collective of innovative acoustic musicians exploring the crossroads of folk, jazz, and classical music from around the world. Irresistible melodies, joyful improvisation and otherworldly sounds collide in what Songlines Magazine has dubbed a "mash-up of the Klezmatics, Quintette du Hot Club de France and the Punch Brothers.” The Human Hands got their start playing late night sessions at well-known bars and music venues in Brooklyn. Since releasing their debut record, Too Hot to Sleep, in 2018, they have toured throughout the US, UK, and Europe, appeared at premier venues and festivals like Jazz at Lincoln Center, Celtic Connections, and SFJAZZ and performed on PBS and the BBC.
Their newest record The Golem and Other Tales (available worldwide June 28, 2024) features some of the brightest names in acoustic music: violinist Alex Hargreaves (Billy Strings), mandolinist Dominick Leslie (Molly Tuttle), violinist/cellist Duncan Wickel (Rising Appalachia), saxophonist Eddie Barbash (Jon Batiste), guitarist Roy Williams (Stephane Wrembel), and bassist Andrew Ryan (Kaia Kater). The album presents an original narrative suite entitled “The Golem”—based on the medieval Jewish legend of a clay man brought to life—alongside five other compositions that elicit echoes of Django Reinhardt, Planxty, Duke Ellington, Astor Piazzolla, Bernard Hermann and Raymond Scott.
Originally trained as a jazz pianist, Reider has spent his career composing original music and collaborating with a range of roots, jazz, classical artists. Reider's duo with Venezuelan cuatrista Jorge Glem, Brooklyn-Cumaná, was featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk and was nominated for Best Instrumental Album in the 2023 Latin GRAMMY Awards. His 2022 solo piano record of original music Petrichor received four stars and made the Best of 2022 in Downbeat Magazine. In addition to his work as a performer, Reider is a prolific composer and has worked with a variety of chamber ensembles and artists ranging from the Bay Area’s Del Sol Quartet to the San Francisco Girl’s Chorus, and Grammy-nominated violinist Tessa Lark. Reider has performed or recorded with a wide range of artists including Jon Batiste, Sierra Hull, Laurie Lewis, and Paquito d’Rivera. A dedicated educator, Reider is on faculty at Saint Mary’s College of Moraga, where he teaches jazz, piano and composition.