Sam Smith is a professional saxophonist from the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She tours with groups such as Dale and the Z Dubs and has done studio work for several artists including Bumpin Uglies and The Voice’s Huntley. Sam also fronts her own band from the OBX , Funkamongus , as the singer and sax player. Specializing in Tenor sax , Smith covers a wide range of musical stylings including jazz , rock & roll, and everything in between.
Sipe has toured and recorded with many highly renowned artists, including:
*John Mclaughlin (Meeting of the Spirits tour songs from the Mahavishnu Orchestra)
*Warren Haynes
*Bela Fleck
*Phil Lesh & Friends
*Jimmy Herring Band
*Trey Anastasio Band
*Susan Tedeschi
*Derek Trucks
*Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit
*Leftover Salmon
*Darrell Scott and his Electrifying Trio
*Jazz is Dead
*Alex Machacek
*Charles Hedgepath
*Zambiland Orchestra
*Debashish Bhattacharya
*Jonas Hellborg,Shawn Lane and Jeff Sipe (Hellborg Lane & Sipe)
*The Jeff Sipe Trio (w Mike Seal & Taylor Lee)
*Oteil & Friends
*Oz Noy
*Project Z (Jimmy Herring, Ricky Keller, Greg Osby, jason Crosby, Oliver Wells, Count MButu, Derrick Trucks)
(…And many more)
Rooster Walk has officially been voted Best Music Festival in Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine’s 2026 Best of the Blue Ridge Awards.
