Lance Martin (December 29, 1959 - May 15, 2020) was an American jazz flute player and music instructor at Wellesley College. [1]
Martin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of a Baptist preacher. [2] He started playing the flute at age seven, supposedly because his mother thought trumpets and drums were too loud. [3] [4] His early exposure to music was through the church and records he would get at his local library. [2]
He went to Berklee College of Music in Boston as a Jazz Composition Major. [4] [5] He joined Roxbury's Twelfth Baptist Church, and established the 12th Baptist Gospel Brass Ensemble, which played there for 30 years. [2]
Martinalso regularly played at the Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge as part of the Lance Martin Jazz Trio playing all-request sets for 36 years, their "most booked act". [6] [7] [2] The Lance Martin Band played in a style they called physical jazz, mixing visually physical movements with jazz, R&B, and gospel. [2]
Discography
- Physical Jazz: The Lance Martin Band
- The Black Sea Salsa Band
- Black Orchid: The Ron Murphy CD
- Our Day will Come: Vivian Male
- Give Him Praise: Felix Mwangi
- Hey Stranger: Adrian Sicam
- African Underground Vol. 1 HIP-HOP Senega, Physical Jazz
References
- ^ "Faculty & Staff". Wellesley College. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b c d e "Lance Martin's life, music are full of high notes – Boston Herald". Boston Herald (in Kinyarwanda). 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Schorow, Stephanie (2008-08-27). "Turning up the heat in Inman Square". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b "Lance Martin". Wellesley College. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Lane Martin". Berklee College of Music. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "The Lance Martin Band with Lori Dow special guest". ArtsBoston Calendar. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Mild-Mannered BU Employee by Day, Flute Ace by Night". Boston University. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
Lance Martin (December 29, 1959 - May 15, 2020) was an American jazz flute player and music instructor at Wellesley College. [1]
Martin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of a Baptist preacher. [2] He started playing the flute at age seven, supposedly because his mother thought trumpets and drums were too loud. [3] [4] His early exposure to music was through the church and records he would get at his local library. [2]
He went to Berklee College of Music in Boston as a Jazz Composition Major. [4] [5] He joined Roxbury's Twelfth Baptist Church, and established the 12th Baptist Gospel Brass Ensemble, which played there for 30 years. [2]
Martinalso regularly played at the Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge as part of the Lance Martin Jazz Trio playing all-request sets for 36 years, their "most booked act". [6] [7] [2] The Lance Martin Band played in a style they called physical jazz, mixing visually physical movements with jazz, R&B, and gospel. [2]
Discography
- Physical Jazz: The Lance Martin Band
- The Black Sea Salsa Band
- Black Orchid: The Ron Murphy CD
- Our Day will Come: Vivian Male
- Give Him Praise: Felix Mwangi
- Hey Stranger: Adrian Sicam
- African Underground Vol. 1 HIP-HOP Senega, Physical Jazz
References
- ^ "Faculty & Staff". Wellesley College. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b c d e "Lance Martin's life, music are full of high notes – Boston Herald". Boston Herald (in Kinyarwanda). 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ Schorow, Stephanie (2008-08-27). "Turning up the heat in Inman Square". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b "Lance Martin". Wellesley College. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Lane Martin". Berklee College of Music. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "The Lance Martin Band with Lori Dow special guest". ArtsBoston Calendar. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ "Mild-Mannered BU Employee by Day, Flute Ace by Night". Boston University. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-05-30.