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Allison Scull and Victor MartinAllison Scull and Victor Martin ascull@sprynet.com Victor Martin was born and raised on the east coast, but has lived in the Mount Shasta area for several years. He was introduced to the saxophone in junior high school, beginning a love affair that carried him to the Wilmington School of Music in Delaware and from there to the Army, where he played and toured with the 9th Infantry Rock Band while stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington.
Martin's sound is satisfying, and he is willing to break the barriers and go beyond to take the sound to its fullest, while reflecting on the tranquility of his life in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Martin has performed with Grammy Award-winner Joe Henderson, as well as Michael Schrives, Kitty Margolis, Curtis Salgado and a host of other musicians. While versatile in his playing, Martin's first love is jazz, but he also performs with Sound Advice, a rhythm 'n blues band whose original music can be found on a CD entitled "Mind Over Matter."
One of twins, Allison Scull was raised in La Jolla, California and found her musical future in a choir class at the San Diego School of Performing Arts. The release of "Allison Street," her first CD, was the culmination of a lifelong dream to create and publish her own style of music. Her music is neo-folk, with some Latin overtones and a hint of jazz. Combining French and English lyrics, a wide range in vocals and unexpected changes in the music, the album was a success. In performance, Scull puts more emphasis on jazzy vocals combined with an acoustic rhythmic guitar sound, often incorporating French or Brazilian influences in her music.
Martin saw Scull performing in 1997 and immediately liked her style. Sharing a love of jazz, it was inevitable that Scull would ask Martin to perform background sax on her CD, and he adds his own tones to "Mirror Me, Mirror You" on Allison Street. The duo began to perform together as often as their schedules will allow, and have developed a unique style that mixes folk, jazz and blues together into a style that one listener characterized as "Saxofolk."
Victor and Allison's work is featured on the Art Giving Heart DVD video, produced by SAC in 2004.
Email at ascull@sprynet.com.