Background
Saunders, Martin Wesley was born on April 11, 1969 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of James (Jim) Wesley and Nancy Martin Saunders.
Saunders, Martin Wesley was born on April 11, 1969 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of James (Jim) Wesley and Nancy Martin Saunders.
Master of Music, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, 1992—1994. Bachelor of Music Education, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1987—1992. Doctor of Musical Arts (In Progress), University of Oklahoma, School of Music, Norman, Oklahoma, 2001—2003.
Professor of trumpet and jazz Marshall University Department of Music, Huntington, West Virginia, since 2002. Usaf trumpeter United States Air Force Heartland of America Band, Omaha, 1994—2001. Musical director United States Air Force Heartland of America Jazz Ensemble, the Noteables, 1999—2001.
Senior airman United States Air Force, 1994—2001, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska.
Choir director Thanksgiving Lutheran Church, Bellevue, Nebraska, 1999—2000. Member of American Federation of Musicians (associate), International Association for Jazz Education (associate), International Trumpet Guild (associate).
Married Regina Lee Hoblit, July 19, 1994. Children: Brayden James, Trevin Reid.