# Arch Martin

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{{Short description|American musician (1931–2009)}}
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'''Archie Eugene Martin '''(born April 9, 1931 [Independence, Missouri](/source/Independence%2C_Missouri) - March 1, 2009 [San Diego](/source/San_Diego)) was an American jazz trombonist, who was active in the jazz scene of [Kansas City](/source/Kansas_City).

== Life ==
Arch Martin graduated from [William Chrisman High School](/source/William_Chrisman_High_School) in 1949, then worked as a professional musician in the Kansas City music scene, where he worked as a freelance musician. played with [Clark Terry](/source/Clark_Terry).

In 1956, Martin recorded under his own name (Kansas City Jazz - The Arch Martin Quintet); his group consisted of tenor saxophonist [Dick Busey](/source/Dick_Busey), [Jay Shore](/source/Jay_Shore) (piano), [Dave Rizer](/source/Dave_Rizer) (bass) and [John Terry](/source/John_Terry) (drums). For several years he worked in New York with the friend [Bob Brookmeyer](/source/Bob_Brookmeyer) and as musical director for [The Bonnie Sisters](/source/The_Bonnie_Sisters); he also went on tour around the 1950s with the orchestras of [Claude Thornhill](/source/Claude_Thornhill) and [Woody Herman](/source/Woody_Herman). In 1961 he became lead trombonist in the [Warren Durrett](/source/Warren_Durrett) Orchestra and became vice chairman of [Kansas City Jazz](/source/Kansas_City_Jazz), Inc.

In 1976, he received the first ever Jess Cole Award from the National Association of Jazz Educators (NAJE).<ref>{{cite web|title=Arch Martin: Kansas City's "Mr. Trombone"|publisher=JAM Magazine|url=http://www.kcjazzambassadors.com/issues/1994-10/archmartin.html|url-status=usurped|accessdate=2018-02-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103123258/http://www.kcjazzambassadors.com/issues/1994-10/archmartin.html|archivedate=2012-01-03|last=John Leisenring|language=German}}</ref> Between 1958 and 1998, he participated in five recording sessions.<ref>[http://www.lordisco.com/musicians/M8.html Tom Lord jazz Discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709044510/http://www.lordisco.com/musicians/M8.html |date=2020-07-09 }}.</ref>

== References ==
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== External links==
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Category:1931 births
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Category:American jazz trombonists
Category:American male trombonists
Category:20th-century American trombonists
Category:20th-century American male musicians
Category:American male jazz musicians

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