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Billy Martin
Billy Martin performing at the 2007 Bennett Alliance Concert Series in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Background information
Also known as	Illy B
Born	(1963-10-30)October 30, 1963 (age 62)
Genres	Jazz,funk
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Drum kit, percussion
Years active	1980s–present
Website	www.billymartin.net

Billy Martin (born October 30, 1963) is an Americanjazz drummer, best known as a member of jazz-funk trioMedeski Martin & Wood.

Before becoming part of Medeski, Martin & Wood, Martin was part of the New York City Brazilian scene in the 1980s. He performed regularly with Pe De Boi, Batucada and severalBob Moses bands for over a decade. He also joinedChuck Mangione's touring group for three years. Most notably he has developed as a percussionist forThe Lounge Lizards and with theJohn Lurie National Orchestra, and has collaborated with artists such asJohn Zorn,DJ Logic,Dave Burrell andMiho Hatori. He has also started his own record label,Amulet Records, specializing in eclectic percussion albums. Martin has also collaborated withIggy Pop,Eyvind Kang,Chris Whitley,DJ Olive,Ikue Mori,John Scofield,Maceo Parker,Calvin Weston,Marty Ehrlich, andMin Xiao-Fen.

Martin also sometimes goes by the monikerIlly B. The most notable releases as Illy B include theIlly B Eats series ofbreakbeat records.DJ Logic convinced Martin to record a breakbeat album for DJs and other producers to use and remix. At the last minute, Martin decided to place an insert which invited remixers to submit their mixes for a follow-up compilation,Drop the Needle.

Along with his percussion work, Martin is a visual artist. He does printmaking, painting, pencil drawings, and pastel drawings, among other mediums. His work has been displayed in several galleries and is also on the packaging of many Medeski Martin & Wood albums, most notably the cover ofShack-man.

2006 was a prolific year for Martin; he created new chamber compositions for John Zorn'sTzadik label, he releasedOut Louder on MMW's new label Indirecto, he produced many new artworks, and published a drum book entitledRiddim: Clave of African Origin.

• "Billy Martin's LIFE ON DRUMS" (VongoleFilms.com)
• "Billy Martin IN CONCERT" (VongoleFilms.com)

• Visit with the Great Spirit (1983, Gramavision)
• Drummingbirds (1984, Amulet)
• The Story of Moses (1987, Gramavision)
• Time Stood Still (1993, Gramavision)

• Overlays (1991, Moers)
• Real and Imagined Time (1995, Moers)

• Live in Berlin Vol. 1 & 2 audio and film (1991)
• The John Lurie National Orchestra – Men with Sticks (1993)
• Get Shorty soundtrack (1995)
• Fishing with John soundtrack (1998)
• African Swim/Manny and Low soundtrack (1999)
• The Legendary Marvin Pontiac (1999)

• Notes from the Underground (1991, Amulet)
• It's a Jungle in Here (1993, Gramavision/Ryko)
• Friday Afternoon in the Universe (1995, Gramavision/Ryko)
• Get Shorty soundtrack (1995)
• Shack-man (1996, Gramavision/Ryko)
• Farmer's Reserve (1996, Indirecto/Amulet)
• Wim Wender'sThe End of Violence soundtrack (1997)
• Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg (1997, Tzadik)
• Great Jewish Music – Burt Bacharach (1997, Tzadik)
• Great Jewish Music: Marc Bolan (1998, Tzadik)
• Combustication (1998, Blue Note)
• Last Chance to Dance Trance (1999)
• Tonic (2000, Blue Note)
• The Dropper (2000, Blue Note)
• Uninvisible (2002, Blue Note)
• End of the World Party (2004, Blue Note)
• Voices in the Wilderness (2003, Tzadik)
• Let's Go Everywhere (2008)
• Radiolarians 1 (2008)
• Radiolarians 2 (2009)
• Radiolarians 3 (2009)
• Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set (2009)
• The Stone: Issue Four (2010) – CD to benefit The Stone; live in Japan
• 20 (March – December 2011) – collection of tracks (released monthly); celebrating MMW's 20 year anniversary
• Free Magic (2012) – acoustic live album, recorded in 2007
• Juice (2014)

• Avenue B (1999, Virgin)

• Luckiest Boy in the World (1998, Knitting Factory Works)

• Perfect Day (2000)

• A Go Go (1998, Verve)
• Out Louder (2006, Indirecto)

• Life of Crime (1991, Knitting Factory Works)

• Starlings (2006, Tzadik)
• Black Elk Speaks (2001, Amulet)
• Solo Live Tonic (2002, Amulet)

• Illy B Eats Vol. 1 – Groove Bang and Jive Around (2001, Amulet)
• Drop the Needle (2001, Amulet)
• Antidote (2002, Amulet)
• The Turntable Sessions Vol. 1 (2002, Amulet)
• Illy B Eats Vol. 2 (Amulet)
• Illy B Eats Vol. 3 (Amulet)

• January 14 & 15 (2005, Amulet)

• Consequences (2006, Amulet)

• Percussion Duets (1996, Amulet)
• Houston Hall (2006, Amulet)

• Optometry (2002, Thirsty Ear)

• For No One in Particular (2003, Amulet)
• Project Logic (1999, Rope-a-Dope)
• Global Noize (2008, Shanachie Recordings)

• Falling Water (1997, Amulet)

• Shimmy (2012, Royal Potato Family)

• Wicked Knee (2011, Amulet)
• Heels Over Head (2013, Amulet)

• Billy Martin official website
• Medeski Martin & Wood official website
• Amulet Records website
• Riddim drum book website
• Martin's online art exhibit
• Starlings on John Zorn's Tzadik imprint
• Information onDrop the Needle
• Interview with Billy Martin
• Knee Deep in the Groove: An Interview with Billy Martin via TheWaster.com

• Avant-garde jazz musicians
• American jazz drummers
• Living people
• American modern artists
• American percussionists
• 1963 births
• Tzadik Records artists
• 20th-century American drummers
• American male drummers
• 20th-century American male musicians
• American male jazz musicians
• The Lounge Lizards members
• Medeski Martin & Wood members

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