Martin Newman CONTACT Martin Newman 613-725-1273 Website | Martin Newman Martin first took up the bass guitar in grade 9 music class at Samuel-Genest high school. After graduating from grade 12, he bought a double bass and studied privately with former Ottawa bassist Steve Watson for about a year. He is otherwise self-taught. His professional playing career began in earnest in 1989 with a five month stint in the show band on a cruise ship travelling around Europe. The gig involved accompanying performers from solo singers, to a singing, dancing Broadway review, to ventriloquism and juggling acts. This is typical of his career ever since. From bars to supermarkets to theatre and festival stages. From cocktail jazz to full tilt rock and roll with a variety of folk musics in between. From Latin-American to French-Canadian. Martin has done it all, and remains hungry for more. Current gigs include The Big Band Broadcast featuring Holly Larocque and the Mark Ferguson Orchestra, La Ligue du bonheur (trad French-Canadian), the Flaps (instrumental rock), Jason Roos (country), MoeTown, and Lounge Night with Johnny Vegas, now in it's fifteenth year! |
