Born in New Jersey and a lifelong Jersey Shore native...

Born in New Jersey and a lifelong Jersey Shore native, Marty Nelson has worked as a singer, composer and producer for more than 30 years.

As a teenager, he began his music career as a founding member of the original “Manhattan Transfer” (Capitol Records). He then signed on as a writer and producer for Lifesong Records and finally became a New York City freelance studio singer where he has sung on film soundtracks, records, live performances, TV specials and cartoons.

Marty has often been asked to do Sinatra-style solos on commercials and has now decided to focus his talents on a solo jazz review entitled “A Tribute to Sinatra, plus . . ?”

“My goal in creating this show is not to imitate Mr. Sinatra, but to pay tribute to him and his music as best I can. I chose some of my favorite Sinatra recordings to be the core of my performance and have added other scat-oriented material that I hope audiences will enjoy.

Marty will be performing two shows (8PM and 10PM) of “A Tribute to Sinatra, plus . . ?” at Chico’s House of Jazz on December 11th. The show includes many Sinatra hits along with original extended scat arrangements of other classic jazz/pop classics. Marty also performs a few of his more famous commercials and gets the audience involved with an interactive scat feature. This is a fun evening of great music.
His website: http://www.risetomorrowpublishing.com/

Marty also offers vocal Scat Seminars to schools, colleges and community organizations. If interested in contacting Marty Nelson, email him at mnels199@att.net.

I have always thought of scatting as the purest form of vocal expression because it flows from the sub-conscious, not unlike an artist letting his hands flow freely with brush upon a blank canvas. Scatting draws from our basic common human emotions, experiences and environment - communicating as much as the limitations of our instrument, our voice, will allow.”

From: Jazz Promo Services
http://www.jazzpromoservices.com/