Samuel Peters is a versatile jazz bassist and educator based in Chicago, Illinois.
He has recorded on four albums, toured with groups including the Roy McGrath Quartet, as well as The Old Style Sextet, and maintains a healthy performance schedule in and around Chicago with groups including: The Dennis Luxion Trio, The Charles Heath Quartet, The Richard Johnson Quartet, and The Luke Sagadin Trio.
In addition to running a private lessons studio, Sam has been the Jazz Bass instructor at Adlai E. Stevenson High School since 2018.
Sam is currently pursuing his Masters in Jazz Studies at DePaul University where he is studying with Dennis Carroll. Sam earned his BFA in Jazz Studies at the University of Illinois, where he studied with Larry Gray and Chip Stephens.