Brian Martin is an award-winning trombonist, educator, composer and arranger currently based in both the Boston and Des Moines areas. Don't miss this elite ensemble of top Iowa & New England musicians absolutely stacked from top to bottom!
Saxes:
Peter da Silva, Zack Bartolomei, Nolan Schroeder, Bryan Schumacker, Nick Biagini
Trumpets:
Antonio Garza, Dave Rezek, Haneef N Nelson, Ryan McNulty
Trombones:
Paul Bridson, Paul Lichty, Dan Charles Purscell, Zachary Cosmos Gignac, Brian Martin
Rhythm:
Owen Ross, Nick Rueckert, David Altemeier, Nic Addelia
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Award-winning trombonist, composer, and music educator Brian Martin is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, holding a bachelor's degree in Music Education - Jazz Studies and a master's degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging. He remains active in both Iowa and New England as a performer, writer, and teacher. He is currently on the music staff of Derby Academy, both as a classroom teacher and as a private lesson instructor.
Martin takes great pride in his versatility as a trombonist. He is equally at home in the symphony hall as he is on stage at the local dive. While at UMASS, Martin was the lead/principal trombonist in Jazz Ensemble I, the Symphony Orchestra, and the Wind Ensemble. He is a current member of Boston’s Dirty Water Brass Band, as well as a freelance musician in the Boston area, having performed with local acts such as the Makanda Project, the Jeff Holmes Big Band, and Shokazoba. Before moving to Massachusetts, he performed most commonly with Grand Ave Ruckus, the 'Ceptet, the Metro Brass Quintet, and as a regular sub with The Des Moines Big Band. Additional performance experience includes the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz All-Stars, the Max Wellman Big Band, the Roni Garza Salsa Orchestra, and the Synergy Jazz Nonet, among others.
In addition to performing, Martin is a prolific composer of music in the classical and jazz realms. His current primary focus is writing for his Brian Martin Big Band, an elite ensemble comprised of many of the top jazz musicians from Iowa and New England that is dedicated to performing his original compositions and arrangements. The US Army Jazz Ambassadors performed his original composition “Lookin’ Forward” during the Young Composers Showcase at the 2019 Jazz Education Network Conference in Reno, NV. His orchestral rendition of George Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm” was the recipient of an Outstanding Arrangement Student Music Award from DownBeat Magazine in 2020. Eight of his compositions and arrangements have been recorded on five of UNI Jazz Band One's annual CDs. He has been commissioned to write music for ensembles ranging in ability and style from elementary concert band to collegiate jazz ensemble to high school show choir.
Martin is available as a tutor for trombonists and composers in the Massachusetts South Shore area. At UMASS, he directed the Jazz Lab ensemble, and coached a jazz quintet of undergraduate students. He has presented masterclasses on trombone performance, improvisation, and jazz pedagogy to middle school, high school, and collegiate students. His high school private students have been members of ensembles at the All-State and All-District levels, as well as participants of various honors ensembles. In 2014, Martin organized the Transcription Education Project, recording several of the Des Moines area's top jazz musicians improvising material that is accessible to young students. During his tenure as a public school Band Director, his students received many awards and honors, most notably representing his district's Band program in the Iowa All-State Music Festival in 2016, the first time a Band student in that district had been accepted to the Festival since 1990.
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