Marcello Carelli and The New Era Sextet (now at Sam First)

In just his second appearance as a leader, drummer and composer Marcello Carelli will take the stage at Sam First with an almost entirely new sextet made up of Los Angeles’ finest young musicians. In this set, you will be hearing some of Marcello’s old and new tunes as well as his arrangements of his favorite jazz standards. Originally from Bedford Hills, New York, Marcello has earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, working with esteemed faculty such as Dafnis Prieto, John Daversa, Martin Bejerano, John Hart, Maria Schneider, and Shelly Berg. He is now pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music under the mentorship of Peter Erskine. Marcello has also played with Russell Ferrante, Dave Liebman, Ira Sullivan, Walt Weiskopf, Andy Fusco, Wycliffe Gordon, and Troy Roberts. He recently won a Downbeat Student Music Award for…