
Grown up in his family with Jazz, he is interested early in the style and in 1989 started to learn at a masterclass for Jazzguitar with Pierre Cullaz in Paris. In these days he once in a while used to go to the "Chope des Puces" and finally got engaged by Moreno who more and more invites him as accompanying guitarrist.
From 1996 Moreno engages him regularely for his Trio, additionally Samy begins to play with the Band "Alma Sinti" of Patrick Saussois. In 1997 he is accompaning Raphaël Fays on a 6-month Tour thru France and Europe.
In 1999 he plays with Babik Reinhardt on the famous "Festival Django Reinhardt" in Samois sur Seine. Later on he also joins his next Formation together with Christian Escoudé and Florin Niculescu.

Samy is recording a CD with David Reinhardt and his Trio with Cristal Records in 2001.
Since 2007 Samy is the steady Rhythmguitarrist of Tchavolo Schmitt and is accompanying him on his tours thru Europe and Japan.
Since more than 20 years Samy is working and playing with all the Greats of the Jazz-Manouche Scene, recording over 40 Albums.
And he is playing on all big international Jazz-Festivals in Tokyo, Amsterdam, Berlin, Oslo, Stockholm, Moskau, Bukarest, Istanbul, Dubaï, Djibouti, Dakar, Tunis, Madrid, Palermo, Monaco, Rio, Sao Polo and Nouméa.
His carreer as musician is completed by his masterclasses that he started with the Musikmagazine "Guitarist Acoustic" and were he teaches the Jazzmanouche-Style after the Method of Angelo DeBarre.
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