SAMSON GRISMAN

Bassist Samson Grisman is from Mill Valley, California and made his recording debut at age eight with John Hartford, Mike Seeger and his father, David Grisman on their Grammy-nominated album, Retrograss. Since then he has played and/or recorded with Darol Anger, Luke Bulla, Noam Pikelny, Tim O’Brien, Bryan Sutton, Martin Taylor, Frank Vignola, Lee Ann Womack, Sarah Jarosz, and the Milk Carton Kids among many  others.

He’s a member of David Grisman’s Bluegrass Experience and the Dawg Trio with his dad and Danny Barnes, and has appeared on the Grand Old Opry with Jesse McReynolds and Ricky Skaggs. Sam currently resides in Portland, Oregon and plays in a duo with guitarist  Scott Law called “Mini Chill” and with Alex Hargreaves, Nat Smith, and Dominick Leslie . Growing up in a dawg music-rich environment exposed Sam to many players and styles, making him one of the “go to” bassists of his generation.