Sam Towse

Sam Towse is a New York City pianist, keyboardist, and composer whose work spans acoustic jazz and electric fusion. He leads human music, a fusion project shaped by his love of late-1960s and 1970s groups and built around group improvisation and atmospheric soundscapes. A two-time graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, he studied with Phil Markowitz, Marc Cary, and John Riley and earned recognition from YoungArts, ASCAP, and the Grammy Foundation. He has performed at venues including Dizzy's Club, Birdland, Smalls, Smoke, and Lincoln Center, and has shared the stage with Marc Cary, Miguel Zenon, Marquis Hill, John Ellis, and Jonathan Finlayson.