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LunÀtico is thrilled to present an all-star trio if there ever was one.

John Ellis - tenor saxophone
Joe Martin - bass
Ofri Nehemya - drums

Joe Martin is one of the most in-demand jazz bassists of his generation. Since moving to New York City in 1994, his supportive, lyrical and harmonically inquisitive playing has led to an expansive body of work with many of today’s most influential musicians including Mark Turner, Gilad Hekselman, Chris Potter, and Kurt Rosenwinkel. He’s also worked with Andy Bey, Anat Cohen, Donald Fagen, Al Foster, John Ellis, Joel Frahm, Larry Goldings, Billy Hart, Kevin Hays, Dave Kikoski, Michael Leonhart, Brad Mehldau, Mingus Big Band and Rudy Royston.

Joe appears on dozens of records as a sideman, notably Turner’s Lathe Of Heaven, Return From The Stars and Live At The Village Vanguard; Potter’s grammy nominated The Dreamer Is The Dream; Rosenwinkel’s The Remedy and Intuit; Hekselman’s This Just In, Homes, SplitLife, and Hearts Wide Open.

As a composer and bandleader he has released three albums. His most recent album Étoilée received four-stars from Downbeat: “The whole Quartet is remarkably simpatico...an ideal blend of stylistic variety and artistic consistency.” His other recordings as a leader are Not By Chance (2009) and Passage (2002).