Daniel Martina
Artist description: Smooth Latin Jazz guitarist, composer and producer from Rosario (Argentina)
Music style: Smooth Latin Jazz
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Daniel Martina begins studying music theory and folk guitar with a local teacher when he was nine.
Then he studies in Rosario (Argentina) at the UNR School of Music (Nacional University of Rosario)
and with Santiago G. Castelli, teacher of harmony and jazz improvisation.Later in Buenos Aires with the jazz guitarist and composer Armando Alonso (Dino Saluzzis guitarist).Furthermore, hes self-taught himself with the Berklee College of Music method (written by W. Leavitt)and hes followed several workshops held by the G.I.T. (M.I. in L.A.).Hes also taken part in clinics held by: Pat Metheny, Chuck Wayne, George Benson, Scott Henderson, Jim Hall and Robben Ford.
Hes participated at the music for the film "El cumple" by the argentinean director Gustavo Postiglione and at the Networks collaborations:"Movimientos del Paraná" co-produced with Mathias Claus (Germany)and Peggy Morris(USA), OAN CD Compilation-Jazz Vol 1 and The jazz room CD Compilation - Jazz mix
(available at : www.mathiasclaus.com , www.morriscode.com and www.spectrumrecords.com )
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Continuously we play live....we love this!
At pubs and theatres
Your musical influences
Musical influences: Smooth jazz - Latin jazz - Fusion Blues
Artists influences: L.Salinas - G.Benson - W. Montgomery- C.Loeb - P.Metheny - E.Klugh -
L.Carlton - Fourplay - D.Fagen - L.Almeida - J.Falú - R.Ford
Anything else?
Web sites:
http://artists.primetones.com/danielmartina
www.intomusic.co.uk--s/artistpage3.asp?ArtID=370
www.cdstreet.com/artists/danielmartina
www.solariserecords.com/artists/jazz/dmartina.html
www.blizzardrecords.com/bands/603/
www.smooth-jazz.de/artists3/Martina.htm
http://go.berkleemusic.com/danielmartina
