Stu Martin

Q: When did Stu Martin die?

Stu Martin died on June 12, 1980.

Q: How old was Stu Martin when they died?

Stu Martin was 42 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Stu Martin's cause of death?

The cause of death of Stu Martin was heart attack.

Q: When was Stu Martin born?

Stu Martin was born on June 11, 1938.

Stuart Victor Martin (June 11, 1938 – June 12, 1980) was an American jazz drummer.

Career

Martin was a professional musician by the age of sixteen when he played drums for the big bands of Count Basie, Jimmy Dorsey, Les and Larry Elgart, Duke Ellington, Maynard Ferguson, Quincy Jones, and Billy May. In the 1960s he worked with Gary Burton, Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, Herbie Hancock, Oliver Nelson, Sonny Rollins, Steve Swallow, and Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross. He was a member of a band in West Germany that consisted of Lee Konitz, Albert Mangelsdorff, and Attila Zoller and in a band with Rolf Kuhn and Joachim Kuhn. Martin was a member of The Trio with Barre Phillips and John Surman, then as a member with Charlie Mariano. In the 1970s he recorded with Carla Bley, Slide Hampton, and John McLaughlin.

In 1975, the Trio went to Paris to do a collaborative project with the Paris Opera orchestra and the Carolyn Carlson Dance Company. After this project, he continued to play with the Trio and also toured with the rock band New York Gong.

Martin died at the age of 42 in Paris as the result of a heart attack. His legacy's survived by his son Zeke Martin and his grandsons Isaiah Martin and Jeremiah Martin^{[citation needed]}