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Shaun Martin has had a pretty good run playing music. He's played with some of the biggest artists in the world of R&B and gospel music, including Chaka Khan and Kirk Franklin. He's also a Grammy-winning musician — not once, but four times over. One thing he hasn't done though: release his own album. But that's something the pianist and producer is about to change, and he's making sure his friends in Dallas are a part of it. Martin is just getting back from a European tour with Franklin, and he'll be here just long enough to celebrate the release of Seven Summers, a bit of a departure from his music background in the direction of jazz and hip-hop. The album comes out today and he'll play a release show at The Prophet Bar tomorrow. Then he's heading back on the road, going right back to Europe but this time with Snarky Puppy. He won three Grammys for best gospel album with Franklin. Last year he won his fourth Grammy with Snarky Puppy for best R&B song and attended the ceremony for the first time. Martin always received invitations, but never expected to win. He remembers getting news of his first win via text message while in church. He was pleasantly surprised, but preferred to be at church that day just the same. Martin started his album seven years ago, which is where the title comes from. (He also made a point to release it in the appropriate season.) Not surprisingly, he's been too busy working on other peoples’ projects and kept shelving it. Snarky Puppy, for instanc