Peter Martin

A lot of parents worry when their kids discover rock & roll and all its varied musical descendants. Peter Martin's dad, however, became concerned when his offspring turned on to jazz. The elder Martin, a viola player, worked for the St. Louis Symphony and his wife was a violin teacher. Their son possessed a musical gift, which became evident as he played the violin before he had learned to talk. The boy took up the piano when he was three years old, and within two years he learned to write and read music. He was also composing at that time. With a background like that and jazz...