Andy Martin (American musician)

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Andy Martin
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Martin in March 2012.
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Morgan Martin
Born (1960-08-10) August 10, 1960 (age 63)
Long Beach, California, U.S. [1]
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Trombonist
Instrument(s)Trombone
Member of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Spouse(s)
Angela Thielen
(divorced)
Mia Vilchis
(m. 2019)

Andy Martin is an American jazz trombonist and Los Angeles studio player. He is a member of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and was the featured soloist with Bill Holman big band for 15 years and has been in Tom Kubis' big band since its inception. [2]

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Career

In addition to being a top jazz soloist, Martin has played in over 350 major motion pictures, including the trombone solo in the opening credits of Monsters, Inc. and played the trombone solos in the movie La La Land and The Secret Life of Pets . [3] He is also the trombone soloist for the character of Connie in the Pixar film Soul. [4] He has played on television shows such as Family Guy , King of the Hill , Dancing with the Stars , and American Dad! . [5] Martin was the lead trombone on American Idol in seasons one through three. [6] He was initiated as an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia in 2018 at the National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. [7]

Personal life

Martin was married to Angela Thielen. Together, they had two children and later divorced. [8]

On November 11, 2019, Martin married Mia Vilchis in a private courthouse ceremony. [9]

Relationship with the McCurdy family

Author, writer and former actress Jennette McCurdy released her memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died , in August 2022 where she revealed she learned that Mark McCurdy, her mother Debra's husband whom McCurdy grew up believing was her biological father, was not her biological father as well as not of two of her three older brothers after her mother's death in 2013 from cancer. [10] [11] [12]

McCurdy identifies her biological father in her memoir as being a jazz musician named Andrew, who was later identified as Martin. [13] [14] [15] They have met in person at least once. [16]

Discography

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