Saxophonist Sam Bullard achieved a first class honours BMus (jazz) from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in July 2005. He studied under Tim Garland, Stan Sulzmann and Simon Haram amongst others. He is equally at home in the jazz and classical worlds.
Sam enjoys a wide range of musical work. He has performed with ensembles as varied as the Syd Lawrence Orchestra, the London Jazz Orchestra, the Delta Saxophone Quartet and worked in theatre orchestras such as the Guys and Dolls UK tour. He has also led his own jazz quartet at the 606 Jazz Club in London. He also recorded for the recent BBC Three Television comedy series 'Thieves Like Us'.
Sam is a founder member of the Heritage Orchestra, a large contemporary music ensemble. With them he has performed at the Barbican Hall (London Jazz Festival) and at the Miles Davis Hall (Montreux Jazz Festival), and has recorded for a BBC Radio One session and a commercially released album.
Sam is an active teacher for Lewisham Music Service. He has also taught at Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Junior Trinity College of Music and on Michael Garrick's 'Jazz Academy' summer school.