Tino Martinez is an award-winning tenor saxophonist and bandleader based in Hamilton, Bermuda. His sound sits at the intersection of contemporary jazz and neo-soul, shaped by years on the road and rooted in jazz tradition.

He grew up in the Houston/Galveston area, marched with Southern University's Human Jukebox Marching Band, and completed his Jazz Certification through Berklee College of Music. Before music full-time, he spent over a decade as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist while touring with Houston-based reggae ensemble IDIGINIS.

 

Since establishing himself in Bermuda, Tino has become one of the island's key jazz voices, founding the Jazz in the Park series and the annual Juneteenth jazz celebration. He's shared the stage with Grammy Award-winning artist Avery Sunshine, was named Best of Bermuda in 2022, and leads TMQ, named Best Musical Group in Bermuda in 2024. The quartet has carried Bermuda's jazz scene to SXSW, performed for the British Royal Family, and headlined the Bermuda National Heroes Concert.

 

Tino is currently in the studio recording his debut EP, the next chapter in his sound.

 

Tino plays the Cannonball Big Bell Stone Series Raven Tenor Saxophone, paired with a Theo Wanne GAIA 4 mouthpiece and Légère reed.