Samir Rachide (1996) comes from Flums SG and has been studying jazz trumpet with Mats Spillmann at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts since September 2021. Previously he enjoyed his education with Louis Eberle, Patrick Rothenberger, and Daniel Schenker. Through the Jazzaar Festival, he has had the privilege of recording albums with jazz greats such as Ron Carter and Wayne Bergeron. He has been an active member of the board since 2020. In addition to his trumpet activities, Samir is also a choir director, wind band conductor, and secondary school teacher. He grew up with the local wind band in Flums as a trumpet player. His current formations include, in addition to the Musikgesellschaft Flums, the HSLU BigBand, and the band “Pinguins” from the region Sarganserland.