Classical cellist and teacher.

He was the cellist of the Sequoia String Quartet from 1975 to 1985. Martin studied cello at the Curtis Institute of Music with Leonard Rose and Orlando Cole. He made his New York recital debut, with pianist Richard Goode, in the Young Concert Artist Series. During his doctoral studies in philosophy at Yale University, he was the principal cellist of the New Haven Symphony and cellist of the Group For Contemporary Music, then at Columbia University.