James Martin

Saxophonist, singer, and songwriter James Martin is an accomplished and award-winning solo artist, band member and touring musician whose 17-year career has brought him international acclaim several times over. Beginning his career at the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts where he became a founding member of classmate Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews' Orleans Avenue alongside Jon Batiste, Martin earned a full scholarship to Loyola University with a double major in Jazz Saxophone and Music Industries. During his seven-year tenure with Orleans Avenue, he and the band released three albums, some of which included original music contributed by Martin. Martin began his solo career in 2008, releasing original music with his own band, Happy Jack Frequency. Most recently, his solo work with the James Martin Band has led him to performances at the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival; the Copenhagen Jazz Festival; the Spiagge Soul Festival south of Venice, Italy; the New Orleans Jazz