Terrace Martin w/ Butcher Brown

Starting on piano at six and making his first beats by age 13, Martin is an integral part of the explosive South Central Los Angeles music scene that includes saxophonist Kamasi Washington, producer Steven “Flying Lotus” Ellison, and bassist Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, and was one of the prime movers behind hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar’s multiple GRAMMY-winning 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly. He has worked extensively as producer and performer with Snoop Dog, Dr. Dre, P. Diddy, and Lalah Hathaway, and released six full-length albums including 2017’s Sounds of Crenshaw Vol. 1 under the name The Pollyseeds. Most recently Martin has been part of Herbie Hancock’s working band, and performed two nights of January’s celebration of Wayne Shorter with Hancock, Kamasi Washington, Terence Blanchard, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade. Equally inspired by Miles Davis and DJ Premier, Terrace Martin stands at the intersection of 20th century African-American musical innovations, pushing them boldly into the future.