There is something awe-inspiring about experiencing a rising musician’s craft for the first time and instantly knowing they have a big future ahead. Meet Swiss drummer Samir Boehringer. He’s shaking up the avant-garde scene with his incredible ability to freely express through music. Now, 577 Records is ecstatic to introduce his gifts to you. His new album, Olympia, presents a captivating and flawlessly arranged quartet (called “Sazzerac”) that he pulled together under a vision for balancing fixed patterns and open improvisation. 
When Samir picked up drumsticks at age seven, it launched him into a lifelong journey through music and composition. Fast forward twenty-something years and the talented musician is bringing together artists from Switzerland and New York to explore and achieve his goals. In Olympia, Caleb Wheeler Curtis brings the stritch and trumpet, while Hery Paz slays on the tenor sax, Kenneth Jimenez comes in on the double bass, and Samir keeps the time on his beloved drums. The quartet shares a common goal: to etch out new paths in music. In this album, Boehringer keeps freedom of expression in the foreground, suspending it there within the enlivening tendrils of blossoming creativity. Grab your limited CD copy of Sazzerac’s Olympia on May 30, 2025. It will also be available for digital download.