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Gerald L. Martini (born October 1, 1942) is an American musician, best known for being the saxophonist for Sly and the Family Stone. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of Sly and the Family Stone.
Jerry Martini, aka Papa J is the original founder of Sly & the Family Stone. He is a founding member of the first inter-racial, multi-gender major American Band.
May 10, 2024 · Saxophone superstar Jerry Martini wasn’t just with funk rock/psychedelic soul pioneers Sly And The Family Stone from the very beginning, but was actually the one who proposed the group got started in the first place, a fact further enshrined in Sly Stone’s brand new book, “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”.
May 6, 2021 · In its current iteration, Jerry Martini – founding member of Sly and the Family Stone – plays saxophone, Phunne Stone – Sly and co-founder Cynthia Robinson’s daughter – is on vocals, guitarist Nate Wingfield, vocalist Swang Stewart, bassist Blaise Sison, drummer Frank Klepaacki, and keyboardist Jimmy McKinney recreate the original ...
Funk Chronicles interview with Jerry Martini, original member and saxophonist with Sly and the Family Stone Band, w/host Rhine McLin. This interview was recorded at DATV Studios in Dayton Ohio...
Mar 28, 2023 · Jerry Martini is an American saxophonist born on October 1, 1943, in Colorado. He is best known as a founding member and saxophonist of the influential funk and soul group Sly and the Family Stone. Martini began playing the saxophone at a young age and was heavily influenced by jazz and R&B music.
Aug 22, 2013 · That mission wasn't always easy: Jerry Martini says he remembers a point when Stone was pressured by the Black Panthers to kick the white members out of the band.
Martini, a teenage friend of Stone's in San Francisco, was one of two white players in the group. He and the band lived and played through the racially tense 1960s...
Jerry Martini (born October 1, 1943) is an American musician, best known for being the saxophonist for Sly and the Family Stone.Martini was born in Denver, Colorado.
Jul 5, 2012 · The Family Stone has been touring with three of the band’s original members — saxman Jerry Martini, trumpet player Cynthia Robinson and drummer Greg Errico.
