Sammy Figueroa has long been regarded as one of the world's great musicians. As one of the world's leading percussionists he has played on countless records, providing the rhythmical framework for hundreds of hits. Well-known for his versatility and professionalism, he is one of the few percussionists equally comfortable in a multitude of styles, from R & B to rock to pop to bebop to Latin to Brazilian to New Age. As one of New York's most sought after session players Sammy played on countless albums, jingles and film scores and appeared often on The David Letterman Band and the Saturday Night Live Band.

He has recorded and toured with Miles Davis, the Brecker Brothers (for 12 years!), Sonny Rollins, Michel Camilo (who wrote the tune 'And Sammy Walked In' in his honor), Chaka Khan, David Bowie, and Mariah Carey (in her multi-million selling MTV Unplugged).

Sammy's famed sense of humor, ebullient personality, and open-heartedness is famous within the music industry and has further empowered him in his connection with musicians and audiences alike.

From 2010 - 2013 Sammy toured the world with saxophone icon Sonny Rollins, appearing at every major festival and performing arts center. In 2014 toured Europe and Asia with Australia's premier jazz guitarist Albare iTD.

Sammy appears in several important books on music and its legends. His relationship with Miles Davis is described at length both in Miles‛ own words in his autobiography entitled Miles and in The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis From 1980 - 1991 by George Cole. Anecdotes about Sammy abound in Paquito D‛Rivera‛s amusing book My Sax Life. Sammy has also been included in The Grove‛s Dictionary of Jazz.