Claire Martin (singer)
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Claire Martin | |
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Background information | |
Born | [1] Wimbledon, London, England | 6 September 1967
Genres | Jazz, vocal jazz |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Linn |
Website | clairemartinjazz |
Claire Martin, OBE (born 6 September 1967) is an English jazz singer.
Music career
Martin was born in
Her professional career began at the age of 19 when she sang in a hotel band in at the Savoy Hotel after auditioning to be a bluecoat Bournemouth. For two years, she worked aboard the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth,[2] where she sang in the piano bar.[3]
When she was 21, she formed her own jazz quartet. In 1991, she was signed by the Scottish jazz label Linn Records and her debut album, The Waiting Game, was released in 1992. Later that year, she performed as the opening act for Tony Bennett at the Glasgow International Jazz Festival.[2]
Martin has performed all over Europe and Asia with her trio and, until his death in 2012, with
She toured extensively throughout the UK, Scandinavia, Russia, and China, appearing with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and her trio. In 2011, she made her debut at Lincoln Center in New York City with pianist Bill Charlap and performed at the Algonquin Hotel for a three-week residency with Rodney Bennett.
Martin recorded with jazz pianist Kenny Barron on Too Much in Love to Care (Linn, 2011). In 2013, she toured with her show, The Two of U, and worked with conductor John Wilson, Joe Stilgoe, Mark McGann, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, celebrating the music of Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
Martin collaborated with the Montpellier Cello Quartet, performing
In August 2020 Martin also sang several songs in the BBC Radio 2 show, Sunday Night is Music Night (Sinatraland) which was dedicated to the music of Frank Sinatra.
Awards and honours
- Best Vocalist, British Jazz Awards, 2009, 2010
- Best New Recording, Too Much in Love to Care, British Jazz Awards, 2012
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 2011[4]
Discography
- The Waiting Game (Linn, 1992)
- Devil May Care (Linn, 1993)
- Old Boyfriends (Linn, 1994)
- Off Beat (Linn, 1995)
- Make This City Ours (Linn, 1997)
- Take My Heart (Linn, 1999)
- Perfect Alibi (Linn, 2000)
- Too Darn Hot! (Universal, 2002)
- Secret Love (Linn, 2004)
- Girl Talk with Barb Jungr, Mari Wilson (Linn, 2005)
- When Lights Are Low (Linn, 2005)
- He Never Mentioned Love (Linn, 2007)
- A Modern Art (Linn, 2009)
- Witchcraft (2010)
- Too Much in Love to Care (Linn, 2012)
- Say It Isn't So (Linn, 2013)
- Bumpin' with Jim Mullen (Stunt, 2018)
- Believin' It (Linn, 2019)
- Songs and Stories (Stunt, 2020)
References
- ^ . Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87930-825-4.
- ^ "British Jazz Singer Claire Martin". Clairemartinjazz.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 11.
External links
- Linn Records
- Conversation between Richard Rodney Bennett and Claire Martin – British Library sound recording