Biography
Born on 10 August 1960 in Provo, Utah, USA, Martin grew up surrounded by music, with a father on trumpet and brothers Stan on trumpet alongside Scott on saxophones. He chose the trombone and, still young, joined his siblings in forming the Martin Brothers. At Golden West College he worked under saxophonist-band leader Tom Kubis and later enrolled at California State University, Long Beach. His first steady professional work came in a dixieland ensemble at Disneyland; at eighteen he recorded alongside Dick Berk, and two years afterward he toured with Lou Rawls. Two years beyond that engagement he became a regular presence in Los Angeles big bands while also traveling with Paul Anka, Poncho Sanchez, Joe Walsh and Les Brown.
Entering the 1990s he found himself sought after for concerts and sessions by an array of leaders that included Vic Lewis, Dave Grusin, Horace Silver, Clare Fischer, Louie Bellson, Jack Sheldon, Frank Capp, Matt Catingub, Bill Berry and Bill Holman, the last of whom featured him on the late-decade albums A View From The Side and Brilliant Corners. He also recorded with pop figures such as Prince, Neil Diamond and Lionel Richie. An immensely talented musician equipped with remarkable technique, a flowing style and an abundance of creative ideas, Martin ranks among the outstanding trombone talents of his generation. At no point, however, did his technical mastery or intellectual focus eclipse the emotional expressiveness that defines every great jazz musician. By the close of the 1990s, with his standing expanding internationally, he stood among those artists positioned to sustain the creative flame of jazz into the new century.
Entering the 1990s he found himself sought after for concerts and sessions by an array of leaders that included Vic Lewis, Dave Grusin, Horace Silver, Clare Fischer, Louie Bellson, Jack Sheldon, Frank Capp, Matt Catingub, Bill Berry and Bill Holman, the last of whom featured him on the late-decade albums A View From The Side and Brilliant Corners. He also recorded with pop figures such as Prince, Neil Diamond and Lionel Richie. An immensely talented musician equipped with remarkable technique, a flowing style and an abundance of creative ideas, Martin ranks among the outstanding trombone talents of his generation. At no point, however, did his technical mastery or intellectual focus eclipse the emotional expressiveness that defines every great jazz musician. By the close of the 1990s, with his standing expanding internationally, he stood among those artists positioned to sustain the creative flame of jazz into the new century.
Albums
Live
