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SUMMARY:Zeke Martin & The Oracle "CD Release Party"
DESCRIPTION:Born in Brussels in 1973\, Zeke Martin entered the world with a pair of drumsticks in his hands. Influenced by his father\, Stu Martin\, who played with Jazz greats such as Herbie Hancock\, John McLaughlin\, Charles Mingus\, Dave Holland and Quincy Jones to name a few\, Zeke's musical repertoire includes a blend of Jazz\, Funk\, R&B\, Reggae\, Rock and more.\n\n\n\nIn 1985\, at the age of 12\, Zeke had his first gig with Steve Lacy\, in France. Shortly after\, he moved to the United States where he began a successful career\, including the formation of Zeke Martin & The Oracle in 2000. Since then The Oracle has released six CD's entitled LANDSCAPES (2001)\, FUNKY STUFF (2006)\, U4RIA (2009)\, 4 (2012)\, SAY WHAT (2014) and #SUF (2016). Zeke's band\, The Oracle\, was awarded Best Jazz CD (U4RIA) by the New England Urban Music Award (2010). The band has been reviewed in Jazz Times Magazine (April 2010 and January 2012) and by Scott Yanow from LA Jazz Scene (Jun. 2009\, Jan. 2012). Their last two CDs Say What and #SUF\, were Grammy mentioned in 2014\,2015 and 2016. Zeke's unique and soulful style has enabled him to secure endorsement deals with Vic Firth Sticks\, Creation Drums\, Zildjian Cymbals. Zeke Martin has also received accolades from Drum! Magazine (August)\n\n\n\nZeke Martin has performed in many locations throughout the world\, including NAMM The Venue Stage in Anaheim\, CA\, The Berklee Performance Center\, The House Of Blues in Boston\, The Black Repertory Theater in RI\, Minton's Playhouse and Sweet Rhythm in NYC\, New Mexico\, Chicago\, Minnesota\, Wisconsin\, all along the East Coast and tours to Malaysia and Europe. Additionally\, Zeke has shared the stage with such star performers as The Neville Brothers\, The Funk Brothers\, Ali-Ollie Woodson from the Temptations\, three time grammy winner Justin Raines (Israel Houghton)\, Nicole Nelson (The Voice)\, Drop Kick Murphy's\, Rie Tsuji (Beyonce)\, Jason Langley (Dream Girls\, Memphis)\, Bronson Arroyo\, and Regina Bell to name a few. Currently\, Zeke resides in Boston\, MA and he continues to perform with his band and teaches at numerous music stores (Music and Arts) as well as Northeastern University and Berklee College of Music.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Born in Brussels in 1973\, Zeke Martin entered the world with a pair of drumsticks in his hands. Influenced by his father\, Stu Martin\, who played with Jazz greats such as Herbie Hancock\, John McLaughlin\, Charles Mingus\, Dave Holland and Quincy Jones to name a few\, Zeke'\;s musical repertoire includes a blend of Jazz\, Funk\, R&\;B\, Reggae\, Rock and more.
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\nIn 1985\, at the age of 12\, Zeke had his first gig with Steve Lacy\, in France. Shortly after\, he moved to the United States where he began a successful career\, including the formation of Zeke Martin &\; The Oracle in 2000. Since then The Oracle has released six CD'\;s entitled LANDSCAPES (2001)\, FUNKY STUFF (2006)\, U4RIA (2009)\, 4 (2012)\, SAY WHAT (2014) and #SUF (2016). Zeke'\;s band\, The Oracle\, was awarded Best Jazz CD (U4RIA) by the New England Urban Music Award (2010). The band has been reviewed in Jazz Times Magazine (April 2010 and January 2012) and by Scott Yanow from LA Jazz Scene (Jun. 2009\, Jan. 2012). Their last two CDs Say What and #SUF\, were Grammy mentioned in 2014\,2015 and 2016. Zeke'\;s unique and soulful style has enabled him to secure endorsement deals with Vic Firth Sticks\, Creation Drums\, Zildjian Cymbals. Zeke Martin has also received accolades from Drum! Magazine (August)
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\nZeke Martin has performed in many locations throughout the world\, including NAMM The Venue Stage in Anaheim\, CA\, The Berklee Performance Center\, The House Of Blues in Boston\, The Black Repertory Theater in RI\, Minton'\;s Playhouse and Sweet Rhythm in NYC\, New Mexico\, Chicago\, Minnesota\, Wisconsin\, all along the East Coast and tours to Malaysia and Europe. Additionally\, Zeke has shared the stage with such star performers as The Neville Brothers\, The Funk Brothers\, Ali-Ollie Woodson from the Temptations\, three time grammy winner Justin Raines (Israel Houghton)\, Nicole Nelson (The Voice)\, Drop Kick Murphy'\;s\, Rie Tsuji (Beyonce)\, Jason Langley (Dream Girls\, Memphis)\, Bronson Arroyo\, and Regina Bell to name a few. Currently\, Zeke resides in Boston\, MA and he continues to perform with his band and teaches at numerous music stores (Music and Arts) as well as Northeastern University and Berklee College of Music.
LOCATION:The Regattabar at The Charles Hotel
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DTSTAMP:20240329T001331Z
URL:https://business.cambridgechamber.org/events/details/zeke-martin-the-oracle-cd-release-party-3768
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