Bobby Martin (musician)

Bobby Martin ( * May 15, 1903, † 28 August 2001) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

Bobby Martin grew up in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he already played as a child with June Clark and Sonny Greer trumpet. His career as a professional musician, he began in 1925 with Sam Wooding; he played until 1931 in his orchestra in New York City and took part in his tours in Europe. From 1932 to 1936 he played with Willie Lewis and his Entertainers in France; after his return to the United States in 1937, he formed his own quartet, with whom he had a long involvement in the Palace, which was located in New York's Greenwich Village. His backing musicians included pianist Richard Edwards, drummer Ural Dean and guitarist Samuel Steede. With his group, he also went on a European tour; in a fire in Rotterdam Mephisto Club his arrangements were destroyed in the fire. To his band were at this time among others Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall, Glyn Paque and Ram Ramirez. For the feature film " L'Alibi " (1936 ) he accompanied with his orchestra Valaida Snow.

Martin continued his tours through Europe continued into the 1940s; with the beginning of World War II, he worked in New York City and New Jersey. In the 1940s, he also briefly a private club; However, in 1944 he left the music business. He was married to singer Thelma Minor.