Details:
genre:
- Classical
- World
- Samba
- Latin
- Acoustic
- Jazz
- Nu-Jazz
- Salsa
- Fusion
location:
Sydney NSW, Australia
bio:
MARTINEZ TRIO?.. It is said...
Victor, Andro and Dauno are father and sons. Victor, an extremely accomplished composer, teacher and leader in his field, leads the Martinez family. Born in Chile they all play six string acoustic and electric guitar, bass and also use their instruments as percussion and vocal beat box. One minute they play in unison, the next in harmony, then across and against each other, it is calm then chaotic, beautiful then forceful. It is difficult to fully describe them until you?ve heard them. The interplay and understanding that flows through them is inspiring, endearing and infectious. They truly captivate their audience as they stretch each other?s ability with a flourish here and an astonishing variation there. The trio has been performing professionally since 1997 since then they have played a large number of venues around the country.
George Benson said "?Martinez had an interesting approach to JAZZ and POP, highly energetic jazz laced with flamenco flair and modern improvisation by three Great Guitarist??
some career highlights: Sydney opera house in series of concerts as headline And support in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Thru out the Australian festival circuit including: Byron Bay Blues and roots festival, Peats Ridge Eco-Festival, Thredbo jazz festival, Thredbo world festival, The Rocks Aroma Festival, Live Events Festival, Femme Funk Festival, Cronulla Jazz Festival, Bondi beach Latin festival, Brunswick st mall festival (Brisbane), Woodford festival (woodford), Bellingen global festival (bellingen), Ecofest (Townsville), Ecofest (cairns), Brisbane Festival, Adelaide Guitar Festival, Darling Harbour Latin Fiesta.
The Trio has toured with artists such as: Ozomatli, Santana, Julio Iglesias, Michael Franti, Diana Krall, Andy Summers Trio(The Police), Concrete Blonde, Jesse Cook, George, Human Nature, George Benson, Brian Ferry, The Beach Boys, Anthony Callea, Richard Clapton, Tuck n Patty, Blind Boys of Alabama, Angelic Kidjo, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, The King Solomon Burke, Concrete Blonde, Jackson Brown, Thirty Odd Foot Of Grunts (Russell Crowe Band), Machine Gun Fellatio, To Name a Few. And Martinez Has a long trail also in the corporate world including clients such as communications Giant Telstra, Red carpet Movie premiers, The Mo awards, Australian of the Year Awards, Yamaha Musical Instruments, Australian Federal Labor Party including The prime Minister and many more.
International tours:As previously mentioned Martinez trio represented Australia in the 2005 world expo in Aichi, Japan. In April/may of 2008 the trio went on a very successful promotional tour to Tokyo, Japan with over 27 shows. In November of 2008 and april of 2009 the trio went on follow up national tours of Japan this time performing in Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Nagoya. Since then the trio has began selling their records in japan tower records continue to tour japan. Victor has been approached by guitar Manufacturer Giant Yairi Guitars in Japan to develop the custom shop Victor Martinez Model.
WEB: www.martinez.net.au/trio
Myspace: www.myspace.com/triomartinez
myspace japan: www.myspace.com/martineztrioj
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgcHaSkSAM0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq86P1XgUhg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEG4yKBs8_4
website:
http://www.martinez.net.au