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"Martin Wind possesses a beautiful technique, but that's just the beginning of the story. His sound, groove, and sense of accompaniment make him one of the great up-and-coming players in the music today."
Jim McNeely (Grammy-award winning pianist, arranger and composer)
Bassist and composer Martin Wind was born in Flensburg, Germany in 1968. In 1995 he earned himself a diploma as Orchestra Musician at the Music Conservatory in Cologne, Germany while studying with Prof. Wolfgang Güttler and moved to New York in 1996 to study at New York University (NYU) with a german scholarship. In 1998 he finished his studies at NYU with a Master’s degree in Jazz Performance and Composition studying with Mike Richmond, Jim McNeely, Tom Boras, Mike Holober and Kenny Werner.
Martin Wind celebrated some award winnings: In 1995 Martin came in third at the International Thelonious Monk Bass Competition in Washington, D.C. In 1996 Martin won the first Cognac Hennessy - Blue Note Jazz Search and got to record the album “Dreiklang”. In the year 2000 he was honoured as the first Jazz musician to win the Cultural Award of his home state Schleswig-Holstein. In 2010, in the year of the 20th anniversary of this major german Jazz Festival, he was appointed as Leader of the JazzBaltica Ensemble.
Martin Wind is a member of the trios of Bill Mays, Don Friedman and Dena DeRose. He also is a member of Matt Wilson’s Quartet “Arts and Crafts” and appears frequently with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. That's why it 's not surprising, that Martin Wind appeares on more than 80 CDs and movie soundtracks with (among others) Mstislav Rostropowitsch, Gidon Kremer, Christa Ludwig, Pat Metheny, Benny Golson, Lalo Schifrin, Buddy DeFranco, Cedar Walton, Slide Hampton, Clark Terry, Mike Stern, Michael and Randy Brecker, James Moody and Hank Jones.
Meanwhile, Martin Wind is proud to present his first working band “Martin Wind Quartet”, that features the talents of Scott Robinson (reeds), Bill Cunliffe (piano) and Tim Horner on drums. In the past the group played at the Kitano Club in New York and completed two tours to Germany. The “Martin Wind Quartet” plays originals that partly result from the Martin’s studies with Kenny Werner, Mike Holober and Jim McNeely. Also part of the repertoire of the band are classics such as Bill Evans’ “Turn out the Stars”, Duke Ellington’s “Come Sunday” and Thelonious Monk’s “Bright Mississippi”. The band’s motto has always been “anything goes!”. The group's first album “Salt’n Pepper!” was released in 2008.
The Musicians:
Scott Robinson plays mainly tenor sax and bass clarinet. For Martin, Scott is one of the most original musicians that he's ever met.
Bill Cunliffe lives in L.A. He can play everything, Rachmaninov’s piano concertos, anything that Duke Ellington or Monk or Bud Powell ever composed, as well as the songs by Stevie Wonder or Frank Zappa.
Tim Horner is veteran on the New York jazz scene, he made his reputation as a big band drummer. For Martin, he is not only his favorite drummer, but also a friend who loves to talk about baseball.
