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Sam Pichardo (age 17) is a Dominican classical and jazz saxophonist raised in New York City. Sam’s musical career started from an early age on strings and then shifted to band. Sam has maintained a spot as the principal saxophone player in most groups they have been in. Sam has had the wonderful opportunity to play at Carnegie Hall twice! Sam finds inspiration from composers that are POC, especially Kelijah Dunton, Omar Thomas, and Kevin Day. Aside from music, Sam’s other hobby is writing poetry. Sam is very eager to learn new things and take on this new experience with Luna Lab.