The Music Mind Podcast featuring Andy Martin - Episode 33

This episode of The Music Mind Podcast features Andy Martin, a Los Angeles based highly respected professional trombone player. Andy has played trombone for a living his entire life. He has built a reputation as one of the world's top improvising and studio trombone players having worked with Gordon Goodwin's LA based Big Phat Band, along with many other outstanding musicians and performers. For many decades he has been a first call Hollywood studio musician working on some of the biggest movie soundtracks and television shows. The international music instrument manufacturer Yamaha has worked with Andy to create his own professional series trombone. This conversation covers a wide range of topics including what it's like playing in the studios versus live, making a living in the music business, the importance of learning songs and being able to sight read accurately. It also delves into the reality of the challenges that face an aging brass player. For the music collaboration on this episode, Andy chose the jazz standard There Is No Greater Love. The duet features Andy on tenor trombone with Brian Hayes on tenor saxophone. You can reach out and connect with Andy at For further information on The Music Mind Podcast or to connect with Brian Hayes go to To listen to AUDIO ONLY versions of The Music Mind Podcast series refer To view the full suite of The Music Mind video podcasts refer

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The Music Mind Podcast featuring Andy Martin - Episode 33 is an episode from The Music Mind Podcast by Brian Hayes.

This episode is 75:10 long.

This episode was published on Sep 4, 2025.

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