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"Drew is surely without peer in this mainstream modern tradition. He possesses a tremendous brush technique on the snare, a silky shimmer on the ride cymbal, and gets a fast number crackling without straining a muscle!"
The Independent-on-Sunday 2006
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Martin was born 11 February 1944, in Northampton, England, and started to
play the drums when he was six years old. He played his first
professional engagement at thirteen. Studying with the late George
Fierstone gave Martin a solid musical and technical background that has proved
to be invaluable over the years, which he still
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He is recognized as a dedicated, travelled, experienced and respected musician,
having played with, been requested by, and constantly in demand to play with
many of the world's great musicians. Martin has a wealth of
experience, natural ability, a fine technique and the skill to adapt and fit
into many different kinds of playing situations. He has been playing for over 50 years, won many awards, and has entries in various books and
encyclopaedias all over the world. Martin's track record is one to be
proud of, and says more about his career than he could ever say himself.
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He played with the late, great Ronnie Scott for twenty years, from 1975 to
1995. Over the years, with Oscar Peterson, Ronnie's various bands, and numerous other
groups, Martin has performed engagements at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Centre in the USA; Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, 606 Club, Ronnie Scott's Club, Mozart House in London; Blue Note Jazz Clubs in New York and
Japan; Sydney Opera
House in Australia; La Scala in Milan; Salle Pleyelle, Palais de Congress in Paris, and many more prestigious clubs and concert halls. |
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Some of the outstanding musicians Martin has worked and recorded with are:
Al Cohn -
Al Haig -
Alan Skidmore -
Alec Dankworth -
Andrew Cleyndert -
Anita O’Day - Anita Wardell -
Art Farmer -
Arturo Sandoval - Barbara Dennerlein -
Barney Kessel -
Benn Clatworthy -
Benny Carter - Benny Goodman - Bill Holman -
Bill Perkins -
Bill Watrous -
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Admiring many drummers, Martin considers his main influences to be Tony
Williams, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Billy Higgins, Joe Morello,
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