Obsessão (Monsueto) - Karen Quiroz and David Martin

Obsessão (Monsueto) - Karen Quiroz and David Martin Guitar/voice duo from October, 2012 of vocalist Karen Quiroz and me on guitar.

4 weeks of Brazilian samba, pop and pagode music at the Black Dog Cafe in St. Paul

The next 4 Saturdays (Oct.27th, Nov. 3rd, 10th, and 17th) I'm playing guitar and bass in downtown St. Paul at The Black Dog Cafe (651) 228-9274 from 2-4pm featuring the group 'Samba Meu' led by Karen Quiroz. Featuring members of  Batucada Do Norte. No cover. 308 East Prince Street  Saint Paul, MN 55101

February is Brazilian Carnaval Month in Minneapolis/St. Paul! (and Brazil)

Brazilian Carnaval is this month and while I've never gotten to go to Brazil, there are several great Brazilian music events that I'm part of in February right here in Minnesota:
Feb. 9th - Samba Meu at the Black Dog Cafe (Karen Quiroz, Tim O'Keefe, James Allen, and David Martin) from 7-10:00pm in St. Paul.
Feb. 18th - Chico Chavez, Karen Quiroz, and David Martin at  The Mendoberri Cafe and Wine Bar from 7:30-10:00pm in Mendota Heights
Feb. 24th-25th - Carnaval Brasileiro 2012 at the Fine Line Music Cafe

           - Last year was a blast and almost the same line-up this year: 3 shows in 2 days including a Saturday matinee. 9pm both nights and a 2pm matinee on Saturday. Featuring over 50 performers! Beira Mar Brasil Carnival Band, Batucada Do Norte and Drumheart percussion ensembles, professional samba dancers Edilson Lima, Vanessa Luiz, and Palloma Pimentel, face and body painting, Brazilian food and drinks (caipirinhas and guaraná!), and much more!!!  $15 in advance/$20 at the door for the evening shows and $10 in advance/$15 at the door for the afternoon matinee. More info/tickets at  http://www.roberteverest.com/ 

Hope to see you out at one or all! - David     

David Martin/Mike Doolin now on Bandcamp

Mike Doolin and I are also on Bandcamp now. http://davidmartinandmikedoolin.bandcamp.com/ Just 1 tune available for download now, but we may put the whole CD up for download soon. Otherwise, CD Baby is still the place to buy the CD and you can download there as well. There are more links on our Facebook page at www.davidmartin.org

David Martin Music

A link to some songs from my cd and some live performances from 2010 with fellow guitarist Mike Doolin.

David Martin Music

Performances For Rest of December 2011

December 10-Bass w/ Nachito Herrera at the Dakota 8pm http://dakotacooks.com/
December 16 Bass w/ Salsa del Soul at the Social Dance Studio 8pm https://www.facebook.com/events/194370940646418/
December 18-Bass at Our Savior's Lutheran Church-Hastings, MN http://osel.org/
December 19-Guitar w/ Maryann Sullivan and Doug Haining at Fireside Pizza-Richfield, MN 7-9pm http://www.firesidepizzausa.com/
December 23-Guitar and bass with Havana Hi-Fi at the 318 Cafe-Excelsior, MN 8pm https://www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Hi-Fi/211286228882659
December 29-Guitar and bass with Havana Hi-Fi at the Aster Cafe 9pm?-Minneapolis, MN https://www.facebook.com/pages/Havana-Hi-Fi/211286228882659
December 30-Guitar with Vic Volare at The Mediterranean Cruise Cafe 10:30p-1:30a http://www.medcruisecafe.com/

Maybe some others, who knows?

My Musical World

Hello all!

      My first "blog" is really just a little promotion for all of my musical happenings both in Minneapolis, MN and Portland, OR. I'm a guitarist and bassist living in Minneapolis, MN. I have one CD of my own called Reflection that I did in 2009 with Portland guitarist/bassist/luthier Mike Doolin. It's original jazz/fusion/funk oriented instrumental music. We played concerts both in Portland and in my home state of West Virginia to promote it.
      In Minneapolis, I play with Salsa del Soul, Havana Hi-Fi, and Beira Mar Brasil as well as lots of other local folks. I also teach private guitar and bass lessons from my home or travel to other homes. Email if interested at Davemusic@hotmail.com.


Some links around the interweb are:
My CD Website is here with links for where to buy.
My YouTube page is here.
My Facebook Music Page is here.
My Reverbnation page is here.
My Google+ Music Page is here.
My MySpace page is here.
My SoundCloud page is here.
My All About Jazz page is here.
My Picasa photo/video page is here.
My Flickr photo/video page is here.
My personal Facebook page is here.

Hope you enjoy some of the songs, videos, and pictures and hope to see you out at a show sometime soon!

David