Sennie "Skip" Martin III (born June 25, 1957, in San Francisco, California, U.S.) is an American musician, now based in Las Vegas.
Later he won “Outstanding Trumpet Soloist” at the Monterey Jazz Festival while in high school.
His first solo jazz CD, Miles High features Ronnie Laws, Wayman Tisdale, Al McKay, Ricky Lawson and Bruce Conte.
[1] In the early 2020s, Skip Martin led the People Get Ready project, also known as "Legends Unite for St. Jude," a dynamic and heartfelt crusade, with 29 major recording artists that have joined together, to aid the children of St. Jude and their families who have been directly affected by COVID-19.
This initiative won an Emmy Award at The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Southeast Region, held on June 17, 2023 in Atlanta, GA.