Brass Legacy Project: Sam Pilafian

Brass Legacy Project
Written By Andrew Hitz

For the first installment of the Brass Legacy Project we simply had to start with Sam Pilafian. Both Lance LaDuke and myself were incredibly close to Sam. He shaped us as musicians and as humans. Sam was like a second father to me.

We decided to go big for this tribute! We were joined by 21 different guests from various aspects of Sam's life and career. All were people who knew him intimately and were deeply affected by his artistry and humanity.

Group #1 (0:00​):

  • Daniel Burdick

  • Julian Dixon

  • Julie Landsman

  • Elaine Martone

  • Tom McCaslin

  • Clarke Rigsby

Group #2 (44:00​):

  • Mark Gould

  • Mike Jacobetz

  • Jens Lindemann

  • JD Shaw

  • Patrick Sheridan

Group #3 (1:29:00​):

  • Velvet Brown

  • Jeff Curnow

  • Marty Hackleman

  • Scott Hartman

  • Charles Villarrubia

Group #4 (2:15:00​):

  • Joe Alessi

  • Chuck Kerrigan

  • Michael Nickens

  • Michael Sachs

  • Gail Williams

Miss you like crazy, Sam.

Andrew Hitz

I am a professional musician who has performed in over 35 countries around the world. I am the creator of The Entrepreneurial Musician, a consulting service, podcast and blog preparing today’s musician for tomorrow’s reality. I am also the owner of Pedal Note Media, a digital media company. And I’ve seen the band Phish 205 times. No, really.

https://andrewhitz.com
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