Artist description Ettore Martin is a jazz musician from Vicenza (Italy); he plays tenor saxophone and he's also a composer and arranger. In 1999 with his composition Natural Code, arranged for Big Band, he received the 1st price at the Inernational Competition of Arrangement and Composition for Jazz Orchestra in Barga, Italy. In 2002 he is one of the winners of the Prix musique en ligne 2002 with is composition Roxy from the CD Soulstreets.

Music Style Modern Jazz

Musical Influences Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Wayne Shorter, Jerry Bergonzi, Michel Petrucciani, Joe Lovano.

Similar Artists Joshua Redman, Chris Potter, Eric Alexander.

Artist History EM Quartet borns in 1993 from the collaboration with guitarist Dario Volpi. Significative results: 2nd place at the New Talents Competition "Summertime in Jazz 94" in Prato, Italy; 2nd place at the Tenor Sax Competition "Emersioni 96" in Livorno, Italy. EM Organ Reunion borns in 1999 and it's a non stop evolving band, based on a tenor sax-hammond-drums trio...

Group Members EM Quartet: Ettore Martin: Tenor Saxophone, Dario Volpi: Guitar, Alessandro Fedrigo: Electric Bass, Franco Dal Monego: Drums. EM Organ Reunion: Ettore Martin: Tenor Saxophone, Bruno Marini: hammond, Valerio Abeni: Drums.

Albums Summertime in Jazz 94 (Live Compilation - Splasch), Sitting Bull Dance - Ettore Martin 4et (95 - Promojazz), Soulstreets - Ettore Martin Organ Reunion (99), Blowing - Sax Appeal Saxophone Quartet (2000 - Soul Note), Natural Code - Ettore Martin Quartet (2001 - Abeat).

Location Brendola, Vicenza - Italy

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