Sam Trapchak

Sam Trapchak is a bassist and composer based in the New York area and a widely called presence on the city's bandstands, especially in the Queens jazz scene. He co-leads Trample Man, a long-running trio with pianist Broc Hempel and drummer Christian Coleman that became a fixture of the borough's scene, and TRAQ ATAQ, a jazz-rock trio with guitarist Q Morrow. Raised in the Detroit area, he studied at Wayne State University before earning a full scholarship in 2007 to William Paterson University, where his teachers included Mulgrew Miller and Steve LaSpina. As a leader he recorded Lollipopocalypse with his band Put Together Funny and the 2015 album Land Grab. He has also worked as a sideman with Dave Binney, Rich Perry, Donny McCaslin, Seamus Blake, and Jim Black, among others.