Shows Jim talks about...
December 8, 2023 Fair Oaks Church - Fair Oaks, CA. (Concert) 6:30 pm. "The Jazz Music from A Charlie Brown Christmas" w/ the Jim Martinez Quartet. (Free admission with a free will offering taken for the musicians.
December 10, 2023 Cordova Performing Arts Center - Rancho Cordova, CA. (Concert) 3:00 pm. Guest Artist with the Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band. Free.
Other shows this month:
December 13, 2023 Wine & Roses Spa and Resort - Lodi, CA. (Lounge) 6:00 - 10:00 pm. Trio with Kerry Kashiwagi (bass) & John McDonald (drums).
December 15, 2023 Shepherd of the Sierra Presbyterian Church - Loomis, CA. (Guest Artist) 7 pm.
December 16, 2023 First Presbyterian Church of Newark - Newark, CA. (Concert) 7 pm. "The Jazz Music from A Charlie Brown Christmas" w/ the Jim Martinez Trio. With Tim Metz (drums).
December 20, 2023 Wine & Roses Spa and Resort - Lodi, CA. (Lounge) 6:00 - 10:00 pm. Trio with Kerry Kashiwagi (bass) & John McDonald (drums).
December 27, 2023 Wine & Roses Spa and Resort - Lodi, CA. (Lounge) 6:00 - 10:00 pm. Trio with Kerry Kashiwagi (bass) & John McDonald (drums).
About Jim Martinez
Pianist Jim Martinez, based in the Sacramento, California area, began his musical career at the age of four, receiving 18 years of classical training. He has amassed a list of musical accomplishments encompassing nearly all styles of music.
Martinez, 55, is a Steinway Piano Artist and has performed/recorded with Jazz notables Lionel Hampton, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Cheryl Bentyne (of the Manhattan Transfer), and many others. His performances have taken him from New York to Sydney, Australia. Martinez worked as pianist/musical director for Joan Rivers and Bob Newhart at Harrah’s in Lake Tahoe. Jim’s annual jazzy holiday concert, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” has beenfeatured with symphony orchestras around the US, from California to Florida.
Jim has thirteen CD's to his credit as a leader. Four of these are “Jazz Praise,” his arrangements creatively combining church hymns and jazz. His 2015 CD, “Good Grief! It’s Still Jim Martinez - A Tribute to Vince Guaraldi, Charles Schulz & Peanuts” peaked at #10 on the national radio jazz charts, and was on the JazzWeek charts a total of 26 weeks.
Martinez recently completed his first music book of Jazz piano/hymn arrangements for Hope Publishing in Chicago. Jim is also the founder, Executive and Artistic Director of the Roseville Jazz Festival, which takes place annually near Sacramento, CA.