AVATAR ENSEMBLE:
Doug Martin (guitar), Jason Vanderford (rhythm guitar), Annie Staninec (violin), Dan Magay (sax/clarinet), Nick Underwood (bass).
SHANGHAI NOON GYPSY TRIO:
Doug Martin (guitar), Marc De Vivies (rhythm guitar), Mike Hicks (bass).
LULO REINHARDT LATIN SWING PROJECT:
Lulo Reinhardt (guitar), Doug Martin (guitar), Daniel Weltlinger (violin), Harald Becher (bass), Uli Kramer (percussion).
ASSOCIATE MUSICIANS:
Sebastien Lanson, Brandon Robinson, Phil Allen, Nick Christi, Paul Mehling, Chuck Wasekanes, Jerry Burdick, Rocio Guitard, Gary Montrezza. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Koblenz, Germany July 2007 with Lulo Reinhardt Quartet
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Influences
My Grandfather Cesare Vittorio Brambilla (1913-2005), Michelangelo Buonarroti, Michelangelo da Caravaggio, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, Bireli Lagrene, Bill Evans, John Scofield, Jim Hall, Oscar Aleman, George Benson, John Coltrane, Bob Brookmeyer, Chet Baker, Joe Pass, Warren Nunes, Stephane Grapelli, Johann Sebastien Bach, Claude Debussy, Stochelo Rosenberg, Serge Krief, Angelo Debarre, Lenny Breau, Leona Boyd, Augustin Barrios Mangore, Segovia, Toquino & Vinicius, Antonio Carlos Jobim, John Gorka, Pat Martino, Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, Sharon Isbin, Juan Serrano, Paco de Lucia, Leonardo da Vinci, W.C. Fields, Gin Martinis..........
Playing guitar since the age of 12, Doug Martin continues to perform throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and abroad.
Among others, he has performed with Lulo Reinhardt, Mike Reinhardt, Paul Mehling, Ned Boynton and Cafe Americain as well as Mimi Fox and Howard Alden to name a few.
Doug Martin developed the roots of his style studying improvisation and music theory with Bay Area guitarist/producer Allen J Brown, classical guitar with Charles Ferguson, jazz guitar and music theory with Warren Nunes and harmony, musicianship, arranging and improvisation with Bay Area pianist and educator Charles "Gus" Gustavson.
Currently splitting his time performing throughout the year in San Francisco and Shanghai, China, Doug also tours at various times in Europe and elsewhere with gypsy guitarist Lulo Reinhardt in the Lulo Reinhardt Latin Swing Project.
Please visit: (www.dougmartinguitar.com) for more information on Doug Martin's music along with free audio downloads, videos and current performance itinerary. Thanks!
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Shanghai Interplay Jazz Trio Live @ Piccone November 2007
Stella by Starlight
Playing Czardas with Shanghai Erhu player Yao Min Fei
Hi Doug good to see that you are Busy.. i am working a lot here...for new songs..and some Gigs for next Year...yes and maybe we can do something together next year....
The most Chinese American or American Chinese on the West Coast. Hope you are fine, man. I m the most French American or American French too= Gypsybilly Keep swinging Mister Avatar Fabrice
We miss you too! We were hoping you'd become the resident band and move in with us. Looking forward to more fun the next time. For sure will keep in touch. Enjoy the rest of the tour!
Thanks Doug - just in case it doesn't work and we can't meet in the 4 days before your tour - are there any bars around San Francisco where regular Gypsy Jazz jam happen...?
Shanghai Interplay Jazz Trio Live @ Piccone November 2007
Stella by Starlight
Playing Czardas with Shanghai Erhu player Yao Min Fei
