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Martin Bejerano was born in Miami, Florida on March 9th of Afro-Cuban heritage and began his professional music career at age fifteen, when he began playing George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” concerto with the Mexican-American Bi-National Symphony while still in high school. He went on to graduate from the New World School of the Arts, Florida State University and the University of Miami with a Masters in jazz performance.

In 2000 Martin moved to New York City and in less than a year joined drummer Roy Haynes’ band and two years later was a part of guitarist Russell Malone’s quartet. He released his debut album as leader, titled Evolution/Revolution in 2007, followed by Potential Energy in 2013. He has done sideman duties as well on six projects.

In 2010 he was awarded a Chamber Music America commission for a new jazz work, has had several compositions published in Ignacio Berroa’s “Groovin’ in Clave” instructional drum book and has attended the Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Colony.

Martin has also performed with Kenny Garrett, James Moody, Lonnie Plaxico, Jimmy Heath, Ignacio Berroa, Mingus Big Band, Marcus Printup, Marcus Strickland, and even trading choruses with the legendary Chick Corea. In between performing and recording with the Haynes and Malone bands, pianist Martin Bejerano is an Assistant Professor of jazz piano at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.

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