From the Heart

You know the Dazz Band. You know Kool & the Gang. You know Skip Martin... Check out Skip's new solo release CD, a collection of compelling heartfelt beautiful songs - aptly titled "From the Heart". Positive and passionate about life, is the best way of describing Grammy Award winner Skip Martin - lead vocalist, trumpet player, songwriter and producer... Originally from the Bay Area, California and now based in Las Vegas, Skip has a string of impressive professional achievements and performances to his name. Some of these include Platinum & Gold Records recipient with two major recording groups, a total of twenty-four albums (six with Kool & the Gang and fourteen with The Dazz Band), music publisher, producer of both pop and jazz albums to name a few. His tenor voice has a warm eclectic style developed through the years under the guise of maestro Stevie Wonder. Skip lists Miles Davis, Sammy Davis and Donny Hathaway as major influences on his musical development. From the tender age of eleven Skip's attraction to the trumpet was encouraged and nurtured by those around him. By fifteen, his love affair with the trumpet had him playing professionally and astounding his audiences. To date Skip has entertained millions of people around the world as Lead vocalist for both Kool & the Gang and The Dazz Band, (which won them a Grammy Award for the song "Let It Whip") For more information, visit www.skipmartinmusic.com