Jesse V. Martin is a bass-baritone based in Southwest Florida. Originally from Venice, he moved to Tampa to attend the University of South Florida, where he completed his B.A. in Music Studies and worked as a graduate assistant while earning his M.M. in Vocal Performance. There, he studied voice under soprano Dr. Kyoung Cho, and performed in many productions with USF Opera. During and since that time, Jesse has sung with the choruses of Opera Tampa and St. Petersburg Opera. Currently, he sings as a bass section leader in Key Chorale and at Faith Lutheran Church. He also sang with Choral Artists of Sarasota, with whom he was often a featured soloist, most recently as baritone soloist in the cantata The Children’s March. A long time voice teacher, Jesse currently teaches Applied Voice at State College of Florida and with Key Chorale