Martan Mann is an American jazz pianist and educator[1] living in Boulder Creek, California. He performs with the Martan Mann Trio, the Martan Mann & Mannkind (contemporary jazz band) and has performed with George Young and Dmitri Matheny. A graduate of San Jose State University, San Francisco State University, Hawaii Pacific College, and the University of Hawaii, he is a musical director at Capitola Theater in Capitola, California and is on the board of directors for the Jazz Society of Santa Cruz, California.[2][3] Jazz educational books include Jazz Improvisation for the Classical Pianist (1989),[4] New Age Improvisation for the Classical Pianist (1994),[5] and Improvising blues piano (1997).[6][7] He is also the author of a jazz educational DVD, Jazz Skills for Piano.
References edit
- ^ Keyboard. GPI Publications. 1995. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Bio". Musicmann.com. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ The American music teacher. Music Teachers' National Association. 1992. p. 77. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Mann, Martan (1 June 1989). Jazz Improvisation for the Classical Pianist. Amsco Publications. ISBN 978-0-8256-1229-9. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Mann, Martan (1 November 1994). New Age Improvisation for the Classical Pianist. Amsco. ISBN 978-0-8256-1286-2. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Mann, Martan (31 December 1997). Improvising blues piano. Amsco Publications. ISBN 978-0-8256-1624-2. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Clavier. Instrumentalist Co. 1998. p. 43. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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