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Sam Minaie

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had to whip out my very best pajamas for the new @vacationsband_ album!! 🔥🇦🇺 i bought this beautiful instrument from some of the best jazz legends nyc has ever seen, as it was mainly a gigging rhodes for @samminaie and @tigranhamasyan; so to my knowledge it hasn’t been on a popular record or anything… UNTIL NOW!! thank you to the legendary @kenball_burns for hitting me up within a week of buying this beauty and i had so so much fun playing and recording it!! tracks 6, 7 (nice) and 10 have my rhodes on them! hope you enjoy this album 💿
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As If by @itschrismccarthy 🎹 ft. @vanishagouldmusic 🎙️ live at @nyc_close_up with @eden.bareket @takutrumpet @samminaie @stevencrammer from McCarthy's latest album, Too Late To Quit
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Entertain Me - Tigran Hamasyan My favourite song from Mockroot by @tigranhamasyan Killer Had a lot of fun playing this one and the polyrhythm took me some time to get used to it. Tried my best on this. Hope you guys like it. ❤️🙏 #tigranhamasyan #entertainme #piano #mockroot #polyrhythm
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So many of you have been asking where you can see Water Guardians since the New York Emmy nomination — so here’s your chance. 🌊 Tomorrow, September 24, Water Guardians will screen as the opening film of Water Stories: From Story to Stewardship during Climate Week NYC, presented by the World Water Film Festival. And I’m especially excited because Water Guardians is also nominated for Best Documentary at the World Water Film Festival. The film follows a diverse group of young surfers in New York City who are building a relationship with the ocean through community and free surf lessons — and discovering something just as important: the feeling that they belong in the water. For me, this film has always been about more than surfing. It’s about access, belonging, confidence, resilience, and creating opportunities for young people to connect with the water. After the excitement of the Emmy nomination, I’m really happy that the film continues to have a life and to be part of conversations about water, climate, and community. 📍 reSOUND at HERO, Rockefeller Center 📅 Thursday, September 24 🕔 5–8 PM The event is currently FULL, but you can still join the waitlist: 👉 WAITLIST: https://luma.com/tmax9ckc (link in bio) A huge thank you to the World Water Film Festival, Lo-TEK Institute, and Brave Blue World Foundation for bringing these stories together and for giving Water Guardians a place in this important conversation. And thank you to the incredible community of young surfers, parents, volunteers, and mentors who trusted me to document their stories. This film exists because of you. 🖤🌊 #WaterGuardians #WorldWaterFilmFestival #WWFF #ClimateWeekNYC #ClimateWeek WaterStories WaterAndClimate WaterAccess Surfing BlackSurfingRockaway DocumentaryFilm WaterJustice ClimateStorytelling CarolineMardok
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I’m still a little surprised that my very first documentary, Water Guardians, has been nominated for a New York Emmy® in Sports – Diversity & Inclusion. It took me a while to share the news, but with the awards ceremony happening tomorrow, I’m finally letting myself take it in — and I’m really looking forward to celebrating. ❤️ More than anything, I’m grateful that this nomination gives a spotlight to the incredible community of children, parents, coaches, and volunteers who are creating opportunities for young people to connect with the water through free surf lessons. A huge thank you to all of them for trusting me to document their stories — and especially to Mr. Lou of Black Surfing Rockaway, for welcoming me into his space and allowing me to be part of this community. I also would never have reached this milestone without the support of BRIC Media and the wonderful team behind the film. In particular, I want to thank Steve Flack, an extraordinary editor and such a generous, community-minded human. His vision, patience, and talent helped shape this film in ways I’m deeply grateful for. Whatever happens tomorrow, I’m incredibly proud that Water Guardians has brought attention to this community and to the importance of making the water accessible to everyone. Director / Film / Photography: Caroline Mardok Editor: Steve Flack Animation Supervisor: Jordan Hendrickson Animator: Amanda Goldman Visual Effects: Sheena Clark Sound Mixer: Sam Minaie Music: Brad Shepik · Sam Minaie · Tom Beckham 🌊🖤 #WaterGuardians #NYEmmys #NewYorkEmmys #SportsDiversity #Surfing BlackSurfingRockaway BRIC DocumentaryFilm SurfCulture WaterAccess CarolineMardok
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Chris McCarthy Sextet Featuring Vanisha Gould Eden Bareket Takuya Kuroda Sam Minaie Steven Crammer
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Curtain Call, from the latest @itschrismccarthy ALBUM Too Late To Quit which has now arrived featuring @vanishagouldmusic @takutrumpet @eden.bareket @samminaie + @stevencrammer Celebrate the release at @seedsbrooklyn tonight!
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Tonight 9/17/2026 GYS headquarter @gothamyardbirdsanctuary Ornithology Jazz Club presents 2 shows: 6:30 to 8:30pm MARTHA KATO TRIO Martha Kato (p) @marthakatomusic Pablo Menares (b) David Frazier (d) @d_frazier 9 to midnight CHRIS MCCARTHY - TOO LATE TO QUIT ALBUM RELEASE SHOW Chris McCarthy (p) @itschrismccarthy Vanisha Gould (v) @vanishagouldmusic Takuya Kuroda (tp) @takutrumpet Eden Bareket (baritone saxophone) @eden.bareket Sam Minaie (b) @samminaie Steven Crammer (d) @stevencrammer Open jam till 2am
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Chris McCarthy Sextet Friday Sept 18, 8:30p Vanisha Gould Eden Bareket Takuya Kuroda Sam Minaie Steven Crammer
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Woke up and it’s my goddamn album release week. This is the opening track “Curtain Call” and it’s a good sign I still get chills hearing @vanishagouldmusic sing it 9 months after we recorded it. . . . #jazzpiano #jazzvocal #jazzsinger #transcription #jazzpianist
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The full video of Rommana (رمانة) from my album Sardy Fardy (سردي فردي) is now on Youtube! Co-composed by Ayman Asfour and Gideon Forbes Gideon Forbes: saxophone Brandon Choi: trumpet Evan Main: keyboard Mathias Højgaard Jensen: upright bass Steven Crammer: drums Recorded March 4, 2026 at Jaybird Studios Recorded by Andres Abenante Mixed by Sam Minaie Mastered by Heba Kadry Video Editing by Charles Mueller Produced by: Ayman Asfour Executive Producer: Alexandra Schindler Co-management: Safi Supported by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
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Rommana (رمانة) from my album Sardy Fardy (سردي فردي), is out now on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms. Link in bio. I met Gideon Forbes in New York City, through the Brooklyn Maqam community. We played together and became close friends. Last year, at his birthday concert, he invited me to play with my project Ampelos Trio alongside his project Weavers. That was the first time I heard Weavers, and since then I dreamed of this ensemble playing one of my compositions for the Sardy Fardy album. I had an idea for the odd meter rhythm and the melodic line, but the piece was still unfinished. I asked Gideon if he wanted to co-compose it with me: the bridges, the solos, how to finalize the form. I was worried he would think I was crazy, but he said yes right away. I walked home so happy after that conversation, feeling understood by a friend I highly respect musically. A few weeks later, we recorded Rommana with some of the best jazz musicians in New York. The name Rommana (pomegranate in Arabic) came from the Egyptian Sufi munshid and singer Ahmad El-Tuni, whose songs are full of hidden codes and symbolism. In one of his live sets, "God is Love / When the Waterwheels Spin" (الله محبة / لما السواقى بتدور), he used the pomegranate as a metaphor for a complicated interpretation of love, describing waterwheels turning to bring water to the garden and make the roses bloom, and the soil green. Co-composed by Ayman Asfour and Gideon Forbes Gideon Forbes: saxophone Brandon Choi: trumpet Evan Main: keyboard Mathias Højgaard Jensen: upright bass Steven Crammer: drums Recorded March 4, 2026 at Jaybird Studios Recorded by Andres Abenante Mixed by Sam Minaie Mastered by Heba Kadry Video Editing by Charles Mueller Produced by: Ayman Asfour Executive Producer: Alexandra Schindler Co-management: Safi Graphic Design and Photo: Youssef Faltas Supported by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
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