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Scott Martin
Scott Martin with 6 solo CDs is a fantastic saxophonist known for his years with Poncho Sanchez
About Me
Not many artists can boast about their Latin Jazz influence and their
Soul Jazz leanings like Scott Martin can.
Scott Martin is exploding on the scene as a leader of his own band, The
Latin Soul Band, after more than fourteen years of playing with the
GRAMMY® Award Winning Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band. He was
an influential part of the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band and has
recorded with Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Sam Moore and many other
soul greats.
In addition to being an integral part of the Poncho Sanchez band, he has
also performed and recorded with many artists and performers such as
Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Jose Rizo’s Jazz on the Latin Side All Stars,
Mongo Santamaria, Francisco Aguabella, Ray Charles, Fred Wesley,
Pee Wee Ellis, Barry Manilow, Dr Dre, Alex Acuna, Eddie Harris, Chick
Corea, Karrin Allison, Diane Reeves, The Temptations, The Four Tops,
Larry Coryell, Joe Sample, Joey Defrancesco, Sam Moore, Billy
Preston, Eddie Palmieri and many others.
The Scott Martin Latin Soul Band has performed at numerous venues
and festivals all over in the last few years. They performed a tour of
Japan, a tour of Canada, they played at the Hawaii International Jazz
Festival, Temecula International Jazz Festival, KSDS ‘Jazz Live’ from
the Seville Theatre, Brea Jazz Festival, Oxnard Jazz Festival, San
Jose Jazz Festival, and many more concerts, events, and jazz clubs.
While Scott Martin was traveling the world, performing, recording,
composing and arranging with Poncho Sanchez, they received a
GRAMMY® Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance and were
nominated 3 times. Scott’s numerous compositions have been featured
on Poncho’s recordings, as well as on TV shows such as “Sex and the
City”, “The Jimmy Kimmel Show”, “As The World Turns” and more.