Martin Fondse (February 20, 1967, Bergen Op Zoom) is a Dutch pianist and composer. He also plays the Vibrandoneon, the baroque version of the melodica. He is a renowned composer and arranger in the fields of jazz and contemporary music, and continuously is breaking ground between musical styles and cultures. Martin is initiating various musical projects and he is leading his own Martin Fondse Orchestra (formerly known as ‘Starvinsky Orkestar’). Fondse’s warm, dynamic and highly communicative music has been influenced by many sources and inspirations. Always searching for new and open ways of creating music, he establishes a remarkable balance between composition, improvisation, dialogue and personal expression. Martin’s works range from solo pieces to compositions for symphonic orchestras. He studied composition with Bob Brookmeyer, Dolf de Kinkelder and Bill Dobbins. Amongst his piano teachers were Robert Vermeulen. Rob van den Broeck and Kenny Werner. As a composer/arranger Martin collaborated with artists like Pat Metheny, Terry Bozzio, Lenine, Peter Erskine, Doudou N’Diaye Rose, Vernon Reid, George Duke, Christina Branco, Claudio Puntin, Eric Vloeimans, Ernst Reijseger, Mariza, Sezen Aksu, Nils Wogram, Basement Jaxx, Matthew Herbert. Furthermore Martin received composition commission from orchestras like Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Holland Symfonia, Limburgs Symfonisch Orkest, hr-Bigband Frankfurt, Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw, The Meridian Arts Ensemble, Met