Sam Green | Projects
Sam is involved in a number of projects, whether composing, recording or touring. The following examples showcase a selection of his current projects, whilst also demonstrating his versatility as a drummer.
Sam Green - Rivers & Lakes
Rivers and Lakes is a UK-based 6 piece Jazz collective, led by Sam Green - Drums. Their music, soundscapes and improvisations are inspired by the natural world, drawing from time midst the lakes and fells of Cumbria, the valleys of South Wales and the mountain sided fjords of Norway.
UK based, albeit an international collective with members originating from Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, and Ukraine. Rivers & Lakes combines innovative and leading young musicians, including Young Irish Jazz Musician Of The Year (Nils Kavanagh). It’s this diversity and youthful energy that brings a real sense of joy and kinship to their music. Having drawn comparisons to The Fellowship Band, Big Bad Wolf, and Chris Lightcap, Rivers & Lakes encapsulate everything the UK Jazz scene stands for - definitely one to see now and watch them grow in the years ahead.
Debut album available to buy on CD and first pressing, environmentally friendly eco vinyl.
“An impressive debut from Green. His writing is intelligent, atmospheric and exhibits a strong sense of narrative and sense of place, plus a distinctive group sound” - The Jazz Mann
“A mature album, unifying themes of nature and its connection with human emotions” - Mark Turner (Morning Star)
Nils Kavanagh Trio
Award winning Irish pianist, Nils Kavanagh and his trio featuring Sam Green (drums) and Ursula Harrison (double bass), bring life to mythic Irish tales, combining Celtic and Scandinavian influences.
Having opened the internationally renowned Sligo Jazz Project festival in 2023, the trio have played a number of art festivals across the UK and Europe.
Isla Croll Quartet
Drawing on a plethora of jazz influences, singer/songwriter Isla Croll breathes new life in to standards that stand the test of time. Isla’s soulful jazz influences were first featured on the youth version of ITV’s The Voice, subsequently studying as a jazz vocalist at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama where she met fellow musicians Nils Kavanagh (piano), Benedict Stephens (double bass) and Sam Green (drums).
Canna
Band gwerin gyda dinc o jazz. Modern Welsh folk group fusing elements of jazz and folk music. Canna to breathe new life into an often neglected area of Welsh culture.
Elinor Roderick (fiddle), Rowan Kodratoff (fiddle) and Sam Green (drums).
Debut EP recorded March 2026.
Charlie Herbert Trio
Charlie Herbert is a composer and pianist, originally from the South West of England, now based in Cardiff. A graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, he has performed extensively across the UK. Now stepping forward as a band leader, the trio present a programme of original compositions influenced by folk, blues, Brazilian, swing and classical music traditions.
Charlie Herbert (piano), Benedict Stephens (double bass) and Sam Green (drums).
Orbit Street
Founded as a solo project by UK Young Jazz Musician of the Year, Ursula Harrison, Orbit Street has subsequently blossomed into a fully fledged indie jazz-infused band. Orbit Street were selected as a Forté Project artist for 2024, recording a new EP, ‘Forest’ and performing across Wales and the South West. Sam Green (drums).
Joseph van Parys (JVP) Trio
Building on the work of classic guitar trios such as Kenny Burrell Trio, Barry Galbraith and Tal Farlow, the Joseph Van Parys Trio has been a staple of the South Wales jazz scene for a number of years. Featuring Joseph van Parys (guitar), Benedict Stephens (double bass) and Sam Green (drums).
Though they met in Wales, all three hail from North of England.