David Robaire

Executive Director

A Los Angeles native, David Robaire is a bassist, record producer and arts executive with more than 20 years of performance and recording credits alongside Gerald Clayton, Gilad Hekselman, Justin Kauflin, Larry Goldings, Jane Monheit, Ben Wendel and Pat Martino, among many others. He also helped to build and produced all the records for Sam First Records the label focused on audiophile-quality live recordings of performances at the club. When Sam First transitioned to 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in 2024, Robaire stepped into the role of Executive Director as well. Robaire holds a bachelor's degree from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in NYC and master's degrees from CalArts and UCLA's Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.

Che’Rae Adams

Che’Rae has worked in the nonprofit field for three decades. She enjoys taking all that she has learned and applying it to helping Jazz Bakery fundraise.