Performer

Dr. Martin performs frequently with the Kansas City Symphony as a substitute/extra percussionist. Former positions include principal percussion with the Liberty Symphony Orchestra (Liberty, MO), principal percussion/assistant timpani with the Midland Symphony Orchestra (Midland, MI), and section percussion with the Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra, the West Shore Symphony Orchestra (Muskegon, MI), and the Britt Festival Orchestra. In 2022, he served as co-principal percussionist with the Sunflower Music Festival Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed with the New World Symphony, the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Waco Symphony Orchestra, the Lansing Symphony, and the Saginaw Bay Orchestra. He has shared the concert stage with jazz greats such as Clark Terry, Curtis Fuller, Allen Vizutti, Alex Acuna, David Friedman, David Samuels, Ndugu Chancelor, Russ Miller, Terry Gibbs, Ken "Professor" Fillmore, and Andy Narrell, as well as James Brown drumming legends Jabo Starks, and Clyde Stubblefield.

Dr. Martin has performed throughout the United States and Canada with the Robert Hohner Percussion Ensemble. He has appeared as a featured artist with the Kansas City Wind Symphony, Holland Symphony Orchestra (Holland, MI) Windsor Symphony (Ontario, Canada) and the Midland Symphony Orchestra, and has premiered works by David Maslanka and David Gillingham. He has performed at international jazz festivals including North Sea, Montreux, Lionel Hampton, Ford Detroit, and Notre Dame, as well as the Percussive Arts Society International Convention and the Music Educators National Conference. He was also a national finalist in the 2000 MTNA Collegiate Artist Solo Competition.

Dr. Martin played on four recordings with the Robert Hohner Percussion Ensemble: Ionisation, Far More Drums, World Music Tour, and Third Wind. Other recordings he appears on include Ryan Gee's A Guide For the Perplexed, Stained Glass: Music for Percussion (David Gillingham), The Trumpet Sounds, and the Naxos release, American Choral Music.