Van Gordon Martin
 

 

Members:

Van Gordon Martin - Guitar / Vox

Nathan Sabanayagam - Drums

Marc Friedman - Bass

Sam Gilman - Organ/Keys

Derrick Ramos - Alto Sax, Gershon Rosen -...

Sounds Like:

Parliament / Funkadelic, Taj Mahal, Peter Tosh Official, Talking Heads, The Meters

 

Van Gordon Martin is a dynamic virtuoso of the Guitar. From slapping it like a bass to playing mind bending solo's, he derives textures as diverse as his Chicago roots. From the island sounds of Reggae to gritty Soul, Blues, and R&B. VGM covers all the bases. As a youth he was a National Merritt scholar in jazz guitar. Studied for a short time at Berklee Collage of music in Boston. At age 19 he played his first show with legendary Parliament Funkadelic keybordist and musical director Bernie Worrell. As former Lead Guitarist and song writer for Boston based band Spiritual Rez , Van has shared stages with the likes of George Clinton and PFunk, Toots and the Maytals, Steel Pulse, Barrington Levy, and Gregory Issacs.

Now embarking on a solo career VGM has made a break out effort in "No Limit to Love". VGM is touring in support of the album with a full band and solo acoustic.