Andre Martinez
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Andre Martinez- (born Henry Martinez in 1955) in Brooklyn, New York.[edit] André Martinez is a Brooklyn-born drummer, percussionist, and painter who comes from a family of musicians and artists. He began his career by participating in various drum ensembles and African- and Latin-Caribbean dance ensembles. Martinez then founded the Afro-Cuban drum ensemble El Monte, which performed concerts and radio shows throughout New York City. In the 1980s, he co-founded Pie Di Poi with Guilhermé Franco, Alyrio Lima, Don Suarez, Ricardo Torres, Ricardo Solis, Ronnie Burrage, and many others.
Martinez played with pianist legend Cecil Taylor from 1980 to 1992, performing in many concerts worldwide and appearing on several albums. He can be heard on Cecil Taylor's, "Music From Two Continents – Live in Warsaw Jamboree," in 2022. The musicians he collaborated with in this period included Jimmy Lyons, William Parker, Rashid Bakr, Brenda Bakr, Rev. Frank Wright, Glenn Spearman, Raphé Malik, Karen Borca, Thurman Barker, John Tchicai, Gunter Hampel, Tomaso Stanko, Enrico Rava, Evelyn Blakley, Carlos Ward, Tony Oxley, Diane McIntyre, Mickey Davidson, Lester Bowie, and others.
Martinez went on to perform with various groups and co-lead the free jazz ensemble Earth People with Doug Principato and Jason Candler. They produced six critically acclaimed albums and live videos with many of the free jazz greats of the time, including Mark Hennen, Karen Borca, Gunter Hampel, Francois Grillot, Rosie Hertlein, Sabir Mateen, Elliot Levin, DJ Firehorse, Brian Groder, Daniel Carter, Roy Campbell, Jeff Hoyer, On Davis, Jimmy Cruiz, Chris Forbes, Dan Gaydos, and others. Since 2018 he has been collaborating with Justin Frankel, Andy Omel in music projects with Yes, Exactly, Yes!.
Throughout his career, Martinez has established himself as a talented and versatile musician who continues to make meaningful contributions to the worlds of music and art.
As a sideman:[edit] Winged_Serpent_(Sliding_Quadrants)( Soul Note - Records) Music from Two Continents - (Fundacja Sluchaj Nicaragua Nos Pasaran- Nico Records Matt Lavelle and Morcilla, the Manifestation Drama (2008 - Spiritual Power As a Leader - co-leader[edit] Bang! from New York City (2007 -Undivided Vision Records) North Country Distribution Now Is Rising -(2005 - Undivided Vision Records) North Country Distribution Sky Readers - (2003 - Undivided Vision Records) North Country Distribution Simple...Ins't It?? (2003 - Undivided Vision Records) North Country Distribution Waking The Living- (2001 - Undivided Vision Records) North Country Distribution
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References[edit] Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants) - Retrieved March 24,2023 https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/cecil-taylor/music-from-two-continents(live). Jazz Music Archives.Retrieved April, 2023 https://sluchaj.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-two-continents. Fundacja Sluchaj /Bandcamp. Retrieved April 24, 2023 hhttps://fsrecords.net/catalogue/music-from-two-continents]/.Retrieved March 24, 2023 [1]. Baker,Duck (March 2023)The New York City Jazz Record. p. 22.Retrieved April 24, 2023 https://www.thewholenote.com/index.php/booksrecords2/oldwinenewbottles/32015-music-from-two-continents-live-at-jazz-jamboree-84-cecil-taylor.Broomer, Stuart. Published June 27,2022.Retrieved April 24, 2023 Gallanter, Bruce Lee- DMG newsletter (https://downtownmusicgallery.com/search.php?id=2021_12_05_11_55_56). Retrieved April 24, 2023 [https://www.earthpeople.net/press.htm.%20Earth%20People%20Press%20Reviews https://www.earthpeople.net/press.htm. Earth People Press Reviews]. Retrieved April 24,2023. https://whitney.org/events/cecil-taylor-burning-poles.Whitney Museum/ Open/Plan Retrieved April 24,2023. https://whitney.org/exhibitions/open-plan-cecil-taylor.Retieved April 24, 2023 https://burningambulance.com/2015/03/23/cecil-taylor-in-1983/. Retrieved April 24, 2023 http://www.bb10k.com/PARKER.disc.html. Retrieved April 24, 2023 https://www.dukeupress.edu/universal-tonality.Retrieved April 24, 2023 http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/centers/hitchcock/publications/amr/v49-2/yom.php.Retrieved April 24, 2023 https://www.willisaujazzarchive.ch/people-acts/person/cecil-taylor.html. Retrieved April 24, 2023 https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/cecil-taylor-1929-2018-by-phil-freeman.Retrieved April 24,2023
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