Thomas Martin (born July 22, 1940) is an American-born musician and luthier, known for playing the double bass.

[3] Martin studied in the United States under Harold Roberts, Oscar Zimmerman and Roger Scott.

In recent years, Martin has been pursuing an ever-increasing interest in solo playing appearing in recitals and concertos with orchestras around the world.

He has made a number of television and broadcast appearances presenting a wide variety of repertoire ranging from the baroque to the 20th century.

The collaborators of this achievement include the English Chamber Orchestra, the LSO, double bass virtuoso Franco Petracchi, pianist Christopher Oldfather and cellist Moray Welsh.