Martha Lorin
Martha Lorin was raised to be a jazz singer. Martha comes from a family of professional musicians and Welsh singers. Her grandmother, Sarah Dalton, sang in the 1920s at LA's famous Pantages Theater. Her mother, Margaret Dalton, was a pianist/singer/songwriter who was mentored by clarinetist Joe Vinuti and songwriter Willard Robinson. Margaret worked at The Muehlebach Theatre, Kansas City – known as the “heart” of the city – and had her own radio show there, where she introduced and sang new tunes. Martha was herself mentored by Ruth Etting, the enormously poplular 1920/30s singer who opened a jazz club in Colorado Springs with her pianist husband. It was Etting who advised Martha to sing it the way you feel it.
Martha Lorin made her professional debut as a singer at the age of 19 at San Francisco’s’ legendary Hungry I. She moved to San Francisco in 1979, where she worked in many of the Bay Area clubs for several years. Martha met Los Angeles pianist and composer Frank Collette in 1980 and began a collaboration with him as a lyricist, which resulted in several Billboard-nominated songs. Her first LP, The Best is Yet to Come (produced by Henry Lewy), featured jazz icons Mark Isham, Pee Wee Ellis, and Larry Klein, among others.
Now based in the New York Metropolitan area, Martha continues her close collaborations with the best musicians in jazz, working in the top venues of New York and environs
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November 04, 2016
Renowned Jazz Singer Martha Lorin Marks Her One-Year Residency At Cafe...
December 02, 2014
Martha Lorin Returns With Harold Arlen Encore Performance
October 08, 2014
Martha Lorin And Jon Weber Unite For New Arlen Concert
February 15, 2014
Martha Lorin Joins Vince Scuderi's Out Of The Box Big Band
May 23, 2013
Martha Lorin And Paul Smith Reunite At Sterling's Upstairs At The...
April 05, 2013
Martha Lorin Returns To Metropolitan Room With Mother's Day Show
January 15, 2013
Martha Lorin To Appear At Metropiltan Room On Feb 11th @ 9:30pm
November 14, 2011
Martha Lorin returns to San Francisco and New York with "Tribute to...
May 26, 2011
Jazz Singer Martha Lorin, fresh from LA, stops at Martuni's in SF on...
May 10, 2011
Lorin returns to the Gardenia in West Hollywood with New Show "Love Me...
Martha Lorin is the kind of singer of which a lyricist dreams: caressing every word with meaning and clarity, while making every song an unforgettable experience. Michael Colby, Musical Theater Composer and Writer
She is a wonderful singer who has a timeless quality and yet is a fresh voice on the jazz scene. Tommy Flanagan
You'd be hard-pressed to find a jazz singer in New York City venue with a more seductively beautiful voice than Martha Lorin's. Barbara and Scott Siegel, Living It Up
Martha Lorin is a true gem among modern jazz vocalists
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