I have been influenced by all the incredible teachers and musicians that I had the luck of meeting in my roughly 40 years on this planet.
As a bassist my two main influences will always be the masters: Ray Brown and Ron Carter; and then there was Wolfgang Guettler, my classical guru.
Over the past 10 years pianist Bill Mays and drummer Matt Wilson probably had the biggest impact on my music...the keyword here is: freedom to be yourself!
Bassist and composer Martin Wind was born in Flensburg, Germany in 1968 and moved to New York in 1996 to study at New York University (NYU) with a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service.
In 1995 he earned himself a diploma as Orchestra Musician at the Music Conservatory in Cologne, Germany while studying with Prof. Wolfgang Guettler, former bassist with the Berlin Philharmonics.
In 1998 he earned his Master’s degree in Jazz Performance and Composition studying with Mike Richmond, Jim McNeely, Tom Boras, Mike Holober and Kenny Werner.
Since his move to New York Martin has become a regular at all major jazz clubs and is also in demand as a session player; his credits include movies such as “The Alamo”, “Intolerable Cruelty”, “ Mona Lisa Smiles” and “Fur”.
In 1995 Martin came in third at the International Thelonious Monk Bass Competition in Washington, D.C.
In 1996 Martin Wind won the first Cognac Hennessy/Blue Note Jazz Search in Germany with his trio “Dreikland” and got to record an album for Blue Note Records.
In 2000 he was the first Jazz musician to win the Cultural Award of his home state Schleswig-Holstein.
Martin has released about 10 albums so far as leader/co-leader including his debut album “Gone with the Wind” (1993), “Tender Waves” (1996), “Dreiklang”(1997), “Family” (1999), and “The Soccerball” (2002).
Currently Martin is member of the trios of Bill Mays, Dena DeRose, Don Friedman and Russ Kassoff.
He also appears frequently with Matt Wilson’s Quartet and “Arts and Crafts”, and the Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
With Bill Mays, Martin has been playing for more than a dozen years and they’ve released many albums together, notably Bill’s three recordings for the Palmetto Label.
Martin Wind has recorded and/or performed with the following artists: Guidon Kremer, Christoph Eschenbach, Mstislav Rostopowitch, Lalo Schifrin, Monty Alexander, Pat Metheny, Clark Terry, Mark Murphy, Slide Hampton, Toots Thielemans, Jim McNeely, Buddy DeFranco, The Metropole Orchestra, Radio Big Bands Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Berlin, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Curtis Fuller, Phil Woods, Bud Shank, Johnny Griffin, Bucky Pizzarelli, Mike Stern, Terell Stafford, Larry Goldings, Benny Golson, Cedar Walton and others.
Martin Wind has been on the faculty at New York University for over 10 years and is also a faculty member at the National Youth Jazz Orchestra Germany and at the Neuburg Summer Jazz Camp.
In 2005 Martin was commissioned to write the music for an American Place Theatre production of Tim O’Brien’s novel “The things they carried”.
His new quartet features the talents of Scott Robinson (tenor sax, bassclarinet and velve cornet), Bill Cunliffe (piano) and Tim Horner (drums).
Ciao,Martin Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. all the best.. from italy..and good life.. every day neal
Hi Martin, „Die Vertreibung aus dem Paradies“ spielt am Di 26.Mai’09 im b-flat Berlin. Komm doch vorbei and listen for a while! www.myspace.com/feestracke
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Very nice music. I enjoy it. I noticed you live in Teaneck. There is nice Cannonball Adderley song called "Teaneck". You must know it by heart. Don't you? ;-)
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Hey Martin--met you/heard you with Dena in Kingston a few years ago...zie dat je, das du auch Deutsch und Nederlands spreekt/spracht. Nice music, very nice.
Thanks for joining our circle of friends, and thanks for helping to keep Redd's legacy alive! Billy & Sharon www. reddstewart. com (Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys)
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