A follow-up to The Great Enthusiasms, Refuge is a new trio recording with Sam on violin, Jacob Sacks on piano, and Michael Sarin on piano. "Bardfeld is a sublimely versatile player...one needn’t look past his own tunes to appreciate his art” (Peter Margasak). “The great thing here is the way unity is created. It … is so free, daring, fast and accurate that one is flabbergasted by the reinforcing and inclusive effect” (Henning Bolte). “Really beautiful” (Peter Watrous).

A trio with Sam on violin, Kris Davis on piano and Michael Sarin on drums. Hailed by legendary former NY Times critic Nate Chinen as “brilliantly odd and altogether lovely” and given 4 Stars by Downbeat Magazine.

A quintet lineup with Sam on violin, Ron Horton on trumpet, Tom Beckham on vibes, Sean Conly on bass and Satoshi Takeishi on drums. Time Out’s Kelvin Williams said, “Bardfeld is a marvelously gifted violinist, composer and arranger… Periodic Trespasses' unveils Bardfeld as a composer of quirky but accessible melodies as well as a lyrically gifted soloist...as well as being one of today's more delightfully eccentric characters."