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Joel A. Martin

Joel A. Martin is a Norwalk CT-based pianist, producer, composer, and arranger who has collaborated with, and/or written music for, Grammy® Award-winners Alan Menken, Kathleen Battle, Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, cellist Eugene Friesen of the Paul Winter Consort, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jaimoe of the Allman Brothers, among many luminaries.

At age 17 Joel was the youngest and the first African-American pianist to compete in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (1985). He has appeared as soloist with the NY Philharmonic, El Paso Symphony, Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MA), Philadelphia Orchestra, Cab Calloway Orchestra, New Hampshire Festival Orchestra, and the Hartford Symphony, among many others.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Bill Evans, Brian Landrus & Joel A. Martin

Read "Bill Evans, Brian Landrus & Joel A. Martin" reviewed by Joe Dimino


We begin the 758th Episode of Neon Jazz with an innovator combining elements of jazz and classical into his new album Jazzical--Komitas Pass of Fire by pianist Joel A. Martin. New music from vocalist Michele Thomas, percussionist Ches Smith and bassist Chris Mondak are explored further. Minneapolis-based Larry McDonough pays tribut to pianist Bill Evans. Finally, ...

Album

Against All Odds

Label: Losen Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: After the Snow; Triplet Whisky; Chasing Rainbows; Geriatric Gymnastics; In the Beginning; Decaffeinado Again; Return from Forever; Frank's Funky World #3; A Weekend in Oslo; Erobrern (The Conqueror); Inside Out; Sulla-Tulla.

Album

Intimate Ella - A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald

Label: Self-Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Angel Eyes: Black Coffee; Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me;I Cried for You;I've Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good); One for My Baby (And One More for the Road); September Song; The Man I Love; Then You've Never Been Blue; To Keep My Love Alive.

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Article: Album Review

Joel A. Martin and Sharon Clark: Intimate Ella - A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald

Read "Intimate Ella - A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello


Superior vocalist-pianist duo recordings provide listeners marvelous opportunities to encounter and explore artistic subtleties and nuances that can be lost when hearing larger ensemble formats. In a duo format, singer and keyboardist engage in a delicate, yet tightrope-walking tango in which respective toes must be on and ears zoned in bat-like. With Intimate ...

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Jazzical Menken

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing: Seize the Day; Part of Your World; A Place Called Home; Beauty and the Beast; Cold Enough to Snow; Jazz Lullaby; Under the Sea; Colors of the Wind; A Whole New World; So Close; That's How You Know; Anytime You Need a Friend; Somewhere That's Green; God Bless Us, Everyone.

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Article: Album Review

Joel A. Martin: Jazzical Menken

Read "Jazzical Menken" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello


On any given Sunday especially if the weather is good, if one travels to Long Island's North Shore “Gold Coast" you will occasionally see beautiful, hand-detailed Rolls-Royces, Ferraris, Bentleys or other luxury-end autos tooling about. In more than one conceptual way, Jazzical Menken is tantamount to experiencing this metallic magnificence. The primary difference, thankfully, is that ...

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News: Award / Grant

Paul Lieberman's "Ibeji" Chosen As All About Jazz Download of the Day Highlight

Paul Lieberman's "Ibeji" Chosen As All About Jazz Download of the Day Highlight

The opening track from Paul Lieberman's new CD Ibeji has been selected one of only 12 selections by All About Jazz in celebration of their 7 millionth free download. This puts Paul in the company of Avishai Cohen and Bill Frisell among others. A Big Thank You to Michael Ricci & Dave Sumner at All About ...

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News: Recording

Paul Lieberman's new 2011 CD "ibeji" released!

Paul Lieberman's new 2011 CD "ibeji" released!

ibeji features a number of legendary musicians: Rufus Reid & Nilson Matta on bass, Duduka da Fonseca, Tim Horner, and Allman Brothers co-founder and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jaimoe on drums, Joel A. Martin on piano, and Eugene Friesen on cello. The CD looks at Brazilian music and American jazz as twin children of ...


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