H a n d m a d e M o d e r n J a z z
Lee Martin -- Guitar
Lee started playing professionally at 15 years of age. In the 80’s he was a performer and principle songwriter for the numerous popular Houston original bands opening for international acts like the B52s, the Fix, the Call, Sparks, and the Motels. Lee received a masters degree in composition from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, then he headed for Los Angeles where he worked for 5½ years with many of the finest composers, arrangers and musicians in the world. Upton his return from Hollywood, Lee began writing advertising jingles for the Texas region. Among his hits are the “Greensheet Brings You Buyers”, “You’ll Really See a Difference At TSO” and the Original “Eat At Joe’s” for Joes Crab Shack. In addition to the trio and jingles, Lee teaches private lessons on guitar, bass and keyboards. Lee is also the guitar instructor for the British School Houston. You can check out his advertising work on youtube.
Mike
Henry—Drums
As a teenager working in a
Los Angeles drum shop, Mike
was exposed to the likes of Buddy Rich, Joe Raynor and Chico Hamilton.
It is in this tradition that Mike’s drumming style has
followed. In addition to being an excellent player, Mike is a well
known
entrepreneur as well. As co-owner of the Percussion
Center for
over 15
years, Mike has built the largest store in the Southwest
dedicated
to Drums and Percussion.
John
McBride
– Bass
John cut his
teeth playing jazz in New Orleans while earning a B.M. in Jazz
performance from Loyola University. He then went on to earn a PhD in
mathematics. Currently he devises the formulas that airlines use to
determine air fares—so be nice to him.