Archie Eugene Martin (born April 9, 1931

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- March 1, 2009

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) was an American jazz trombonist, who was active in the jazz scene of

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Life

Arch Martin graduated from

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in 1949, then worked as a professional musician in the Kansas City music scene, where he worked as a freelance musician. played with

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. In 1956, Martin recorded under his own name (Kansas City Jazz - The Arch Martin Quintet); his group consisted of tenor saxophonist

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, Jay Shore (piano), Dave Rizer (bass) and

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(drums). For several years he worked in New York with the friend

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and as musical director for The Bonnie Sisters; he also went on tour around the 1950s with the orchestras of

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and

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. In 1961 he became lead trombonist in the

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Orchestra and became vice chairman of Kansas City Jazz, Inc. In 1976, he received the first ever Jess Cole Award from the National Association of Jazz Educators (NAJE). Between 1958 and 1998, he participated in five recording sessions.Tom Lord jazz Discography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Arch 1931 births 2009 deaths American jazz trombonists Male trombonists 20th-century trombonists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians