Terrace Martin
Slick West Coast cool where G-funk grit meets high-level jazz improvisation. Sophisticated, soulful, and deeply rooted in the Los Angeles sun.
Slick West Coast cool where G-funk grit meets high-level jazz improvisation. Sophisticated, soulful, and deeply rooted in the Los Angeles sun.
Terrace Martin is a pivotal figure in the 21st-century revitalization of jazz through the lens of hip-hop. Raised in Los Angeles by musical parents, his pedigree includes mentorship by jazz legend Billy Higgins and a deep immersion in the G-funk era of Snoop Dogg and DJ Quik.
This dual heritage allowed him to become a primary architect of the 'Los Angeles Sound' of the 2010s, most notably as a key producer on Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly'. His work is characterized by the use of the Everson talkbox, soulful Rhodes chords, and bebop-influenced saxophone solos. Martin's career arc moved from a sought-after rap producer to a leader of the jazz-fusion supergroup Dinner Party, alongside Robert Glasper and Kamasi Washington. Critically, he is viewed as a preservationist who keeps the lineage of Black American Music (BAM) alive by refusing to acknowledge the boundaries between the club and the conservatory. His label, Sounds of Crenshaw, serves as a hub for this cross-pollination, cementing his role as a cultural curator and musical polymath.
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