Sam Reider & the Human Hands

Join Sam Reider and the Human Hands as they celebrate the release of their much-anticipated, second full-length record, The Golem and Other Tales. This is a special, one-night-only concert featuring the full 7-piece Human Hands ensemble: Sam Reider (piano/accordion), Alex Hargreaves (violin), Duncan Wickel (violin), Dominick Leslie (mandolin), Roy Williams (guitar), Eddie Barbash (saxophone), Andrew Ryan (bass).

Led by Latin Grammy-nominated accordionist, pianist, and composer Sam Reider, the Human Hands is a collective of innovative acoustic musicians exploring the crossroads of folk, jazz, and classical music from around the world. Irresistible melodies, joyful improvisation and otherworldly sounds collide in what Songlines Magazine has dubbed a “mash-up of the Klezmatics, Quintette du Hot Club de France and the Punch Brothers.” The Human Hands got their start playing late night sessions at well-known bars and music venues in Brooklyn. Since releasing their debut record, Too Hot to Sleep, in 2018, they have toured throughout the US, UK, and Europe, appeared at premier venues and festivals like Jazz at Lincoln Center, Celtic Connections, and SFJAZZ and performed on PBS and the BBC.

Their newest record The Golem and Other Tales (available worldwide June 28, 2024) features some of the brightest names in acoustic music: violinist Alex Hargreaves (Billy Strings), mandolinist Dominick Leslie (Molly Tuttle), violinist/cellist Duncan Wickel (Rising Appalachia), saxophonist Eddie Barbash (Jon Batiste), guitarist Roy Williams (Stephane Wrembel), and bassist Andrew Ryan (Kaia Kater). The album presents an original narrative suite entitled “The Golem”—based on the medieval Jewish legend of a clay man brought to life—alongside five other compositions that elicit echoes of Django Reinhardt, Planxty, Duke Ellington, Astor Piazzolla, Bernard Hermann and Raymond Scott.