Sam Margolis

Samuel D. Margolis (November 1, 1923, Boston - March 20, 1996, Deerfield Beach, Florida) was an American jazz reedist.

Margolis played locally in the Boston area early in his career, with Shad Collins, Vic Dickenson, Bobby Hackett, Nat Pierce, and Rex Stewart. He worked extensively with Ruby Braff between 1954 and 1958, both under Braff's own name and as sidemen for other musicians, including Pee Wee Russell. He would continue working intermittently with Braff for several decades. In the 1970s he played often in the New York area, with Ed Polcer, Buzzy Drootin, Vic Dickenson again, and Red Balaban; in the 1980s he played mostly locally in Boston before moving to Florida near the end of his life.