lionel martin
lionel matin
Saxophones
Born in 1974 Lyon, France

 Classical and jazz training, and a love for music where we don’t expect it. Can be found playing equally
at an international jazz fetival or a street corner near you! Laureat of the Geixto Festival in Spain in 1997, his
talents were again confirmed at the 2001 Fesitval in Vaulx en Velin - France, where he was met with instant
acclaim and was awarded first prize.

Current projects :
 • Trio Résistances with Benoit Keller and Bruno Tocanne, since 2002
• Lionel Martin Trio Revelation “Suivez le Jazz” 2001, selected by "Jazz Migrations"  by AFIJMA in 2002
• Bruno Tocanne "new dreams" trio with Rémi Gaudillat (tpt)
• imuZZic network (Tocanne, Gaudillat, Keller among others...)
• L’Octobando turkish brass band under direction of Senem Diyci with Patrick Charbonnier...
• Y’en a qui manquent pas d’air Catherine Delaunay's barss band
• Le Manacuba. franco-cuban orchestra under direction of Luc Le Masne

Musicians he has played with :
 Quinsin Nachoff, Tom Walsh, Serge Lazeravitch, Régis Huby, Jean-Fran Baez, Alain Blesing, Bertrand Renaudin, Denis Badault, Laurent Cugny, Dider Havet, François Thuillier, Laurent Dehors, Jean-Louis Pommier, jaques Di Donato, Eric Prost, Sophia Domancich, guest with ZAM - Ile de France : Olivier Sens, Francois Merville, Vincent Courtois.

Festivals :
 Geixto (Spain), Ionnina (Greece), Iasi (Roumania) Montreal OFF Festival, Couches, Grenoble, Havana (Cuba), Reims, Querbes, Rive de Gier, A Vaulx Jazz, La Doua Villeurbanne, Montbrison, Querbes, Belle Ile...

Discography :
• Etats d’Urgence -Trio Résistances. Tocanne, Martin, Keller. Cristal Records 2006.
• Global Songs- Trio Résistances. Tocanne, Martin, Keller. Cristal Records 2004.
• Résistances - Trio Résistances. Tocanne, Martin, Keller. Cristal Records 2001.
• Coeur de lune - Y’en a qui manquent pas d’air. Nocturne 2004
• Live à Gexto - Free Sons sextet- 1999.

Press :
“Lionel Martin makes a case for improvised music with a charged, loquacious saxophone sound. Jazz without borders...
A powerful and refined improvisor, recalls a certain Louis Sclavis” Lyon Figaro