A few short years later, Sammi made the leap from lawyer to full-time music student when he was awarded a scholarship to study jazz composition at the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. In the midst of his full-time study, and maintaining a busy performance schedule, Sammi self-produced his first album First Day (2009) to wide acclaim.
AAJ Contributor and resident guitar expert Matthew Warnock spoke with Sammi about the concept behind First Day, The Prisoner's Dilemma and the concept of music as narrative.
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