Le 1905 Invite Sam Burckhardt

Blues saxophone player. BORN: July 7, 1957 in Basel, Switzerland. Now lives in Chicago.
Played his first gig at age 14 sitting in on drums for blues pianist Eddie Boyd. In 1975 he accompanied legendary blues pianist Eddie Boyd in two concerts in Europe, and in 1982 Sam moved to Chicago to join Sunnyland’s band as a saxophonist. Prior to Sunnyland’s death in 1995, his band performed as The Big Four Blues Band. In 1994, Sam was an original member of Mighty Blue Kings. Sam left Mighty Blue Kings to help form a 10-piece jump-swing band, The Big Swing, touring with them from 1996 to 1998. He formed his own group, the Sam Burckhardt Combo, in 1999 and now plays regularly in Chicago, nationally, and abroad with a line-up ranging from duo to quintet, and occasional performances with a nine-piece group.