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Laura-Simone Martin is 17 years old and a rising senior at Lawrence High School. She is a straight-A student and known as a cultural activist and leader in her school district. Martin is the Founder and President of her school’s first Black Student Union and vice-president of Students For Social Activism. Musically, she is a bass player and singer who has performed at prestigious venues like the Monterey Jazz Festival with the Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo and the 2021 VAIL Jazz Festival with the Vail Jazz Workshop Allstars. In addition, Martin has performed at Dizzy’s Club, Minton’s Playhouse, Birdland Jazz Club, South Jazz Kitchen, Tribeca Film Festival (Jennifer Lopez Netflix Premiere, Halftime), and more

Article: Rising Stars

Meet Bassist Laura Simone-Martin

by Sanford Josephson
July 12, 2022

This article first appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. As a fifth grader at Lawrence Intermediate School in Lawrenceville, NJ, Laura Simone-Martin was planning to play the cello. But her mother, Dr. Trineice Robinson-Martin, who teaches Vocal Jazz at Princeton University, showed her a video of bassist Esperanza Spalding performing at the White House. “I ...