Barrett Martin was the drummer in several renowned Seattle bands including Skin Yard, Screaming Trees, Mad Season, and Tuatara. Since 2004 he has been making records as the Barrett Martin Group with an assembled cast of Seattle's top jazz and rock musicians. They have released 4 albums to date, including their most recent, "Atlas" (2011), produced by Seattle legend Jack Endino, known for his work with Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Screaming Trees.
The "BMG" is renowned for its trance-inducing, soul-reviving, shamanic jazz performances, which can stretch up to 4 hours in length. They win over audiences everywhere when they bring the thunder to the stage. They will soon be releasing their 5th album, "Artifact", in early 2012. Also produced by Jack Endino, the album continues to explore the boundaries of modern jazz, rock, and world music elements, creating a genre that they've come call "Heavy Jazz."
