Martin Joey Dine is a French jazz pianist and composer born in Montmorency February 1, 1992. He started playing piano at the age of 6, taking private lessons with several teachers.
At age of 16, he left high school, applied to the JAZZ À TOURS school where he studied piano lessons with Guillaume De Chassy. Following his studies, at 18 Martin came to Paris and studied an additional two years at the CRR DE PARIS with Emile Spanyi.
In 2012 at 20, he traveled to New York to plays a series of concerts, the same year he recorded his first album as a leader, titled «WARIO». During 2013, Martin has played with famous french rapper Taipan, then, he won the first prize and public prize of the Piano Forte international jazz piano competition. In 2014, at 22, Martin Joey Dine recorded his second album as a leader titled «COPPERFIELD» featuring a full classical orchestra.
Copperfield got a worldwide success and Martin appeared on the Jazz show VPRO broadcasted on the national Dutch TV. Summer 2017, he produced a new single, «UPPERGROUND» about the song Jordu written in 1953 by American be-bop pianist Duke Jordan. Martin is now studying a master degree at the prestigious TEMPLE UNIVERSITY in Philadelphia.
"THROWBACK TO CHILDHOOD" New Album will be OUT Sept 14, 2018 under the label Doha Records
1. Well You Needn't (Intro)
2. Alone Together
3. Prelude To A Kiss
4. Lady Bird / Half Nelson
5. All The Things You Are
6. Naima
7. I Could Write A Book
8. Body And Soul
9. Anthropology
10. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
11. The Days of Wine and Roses 07:47
Produced by Martin Joey Dine
Under the label Doha Records
Recorded in Orléans, France in June 2014 by Laurent Desmurs on a grand petrof piano / Additional recording (Well You Needn't) made in Baule, France on a Erard upright piano
