Draft:Sam Merrick (singer)

Sam Merrick
Sam Merrick
Born	1 January 1990 (age 34); Bournemouth, England
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2008-present
Website	www.sammerrick.com

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Sam Merrick (born 1 January 1990) is a British jazz singer.

Merrick was born in Bournemouth, England, attended the Queen Elizabeth's School, Wimborne^[2] and took his music degree, studying jazz at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. Here he obtained a bachelor's in 2014^[3]

He has played and toured with The Nick Ross Orchestra^[4], Jef Neve^[5]^[6], Teus Nobel^[7], Claire Martin (singer) and Georgina Jackson.^[8]

Discography

As sideman

Year recorded	Leader	Title	Label
2020*	The Nick Ross Orchestra	Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era^[9]	Montpellier Records
2023*	Jef Neve	That Old Feeling^[10]^[11]	Universal
2023*	Teus Nobel	In My Solitude^[12]	Nobel Music

References

^ "Everyone's A Star - Dorset Echo". Poole, England: Dorset Echo. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Every one a star!". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "Guildhall School of Music & Drama - Complete University Guide Ranking". thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk. The Complete University Guide. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Bournemouth Air Festival 2017: Here's what's happening at Night Air this year". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2024."Big band music sings into Middlesbrough". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2024."Guest vocalist Sam Merrick to play it again at big band concert". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ "London Jazz News - Buxton International Festival 2024 Lineup preview". London Jazz News. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ Bert Hertogs (17 December 2023). "Recensie Jef Neve ★★★★ - ConcertNews.be". concertnews.be (in Dutch). Schouwburg Noord. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "The Jazz Rag - ISSUE 182 AUTUMN 2024" (PDF). The Jazz Rag. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ Peter Vacher. "Jazzwise Live Review - Georgina Jackson, Claire Martin and Pete Long line up for Best of the Big Bands Part II". Jazzwise Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "Big Band Directory - The Nick Ross Orchestra". www.bigbanddirectory.org. Big Band Directory. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ Stenson, Daniel. "JEF NEVE, THAT OLD FEELING, UNIVERSAL MUSIC BELGIUM". Marlbank.net. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ Jean-Claude Vantroyen (25 April 2023). "Jef Neve : « C'était le bon moment pour un album avec des voix »" (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ "ALL THAT JAZZZ – 28 NOV 2023 – PART 2 - Willem Habers". jazzpodcast.nl (in Dutch). Jazz Podcast. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

External links

[1] "Everyone's A Star - Dorset Echo". Poole, England: Dorset Echo. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[2] "Every one a star!". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[3] "Guildhall School of Music & Drama - Complete University Guide Ranking". thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk. The Complete University Guide. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[4] "Bournemouth Air Festival 2017: Here's what's happening at Night Air this year". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2024."Big band music sings into Middlesbrough". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2024."Guest vocalist Sam Merrick to play it again at big band concert". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[5] "London Jazz News - Buxton International Festival 2024 Lineup preview". London Jazz News. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[6] Bert Hertogs (17 December 2023). "Recensie Jef Neve ★★★★ - ConcertNews.be". concertnews.be (in Dutch). Schouwburg Noord. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[7] "The Jazz Rag - ISSUE 182 AUTUMN 2024" (PDF). The Jazz Rag. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[8] Peter Vacher. "Jazzwise Live Review - Georgina Jackson, Claire Martin and Pete Long line up for Best of the Big Bands Part II". Jazzwise Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[9] "Big Band Directory - The Nick Ross Orchestra". www.bigbanddirectory.org. Big Band Directory. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[10] Stenson, Daniel. "JEF NEVE, THAT OLD FEELING, UNIVERSAL MUSIC BELGIUM". Marlbank.net. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[11] Jean-Claude Vantroyen (25 April 2023). "Jef Neve : « C'était le bon moment pour un album avec des voix »" (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[12] "ALL THAT JAZZZ – 28 NOV 2023 – PART 2 - Willem Habers". jazzpodcast.nl (in Dutch). Jazz Podcast. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

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