AMANDA MARTINEZ

Escape to a gypsy world where lush vocals meet raw flamenco rhythms, vibrant Afro-Cuban beats, and the colorful resonance of Mexican folk music. This is the sound of Amanda Martinez captivating her audiences around the globe.

Following performances at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Festivities in South Africa, Toronto’s Koerner Hall, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and New York’s iconic Blue Note club, Amanda is quickly garnering international acclaim. Her trademark warm vocals, and melodies rich with her Mexican/South African heritage, have made hers the sought-after voice for Putumayo’s Bossa Nova Around the World. Amanda was invited to tour with Juno award winner Jesse Cook from Dubai to New York City and was asked to record on his top selling CD, Frontiers.

While her second CD, Amor, rose to number one position on the iTunes World Music charts, both Amor and her first CD, Sola, garnered numerous accolades. These included three-time nominations for Amanda as Latin Jazz Artist of the Year at Canada’s National Jazz Awards and a win for her debut album Sola as Best World Music Artist at Toronto’s Independent Music Awards. She also captured the Emerging Artist Award from FACTOR in 2009.

Amanda is also recognized for her radio and television appearances including a 3 year hosting spot with Toronto’s JAZZFM91 on their Latin Jazz show and appearances on Canada AM, BRAVO Arts & Minds, StarTV! and Entertainment Tonight Canada. She was featured in roles on Regnesis, Disney’s Life with Derek, and From Spain with Love.

Amanda’s world class sextet includes guitarist Kevin Laliberte (Jesse Cook), bassist Drew Birston (Chantal Kraviazuk), percussionist Rosendo “Chendy” Leon (Jesse Cook), trumpeter Alexander Brown, and violinist Osvaldo Rodriguez. From trio to sextet, Amanda performs intimate shows to main-stage festivals and performing arts centers such as the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts, National Arts Centre, L’Astral, and Koerner Hall.

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