Formerly the principal/solo tubist with the United States Navy Band in Washington D.C., where he served for twenty-six years, Marty is now Lecturer of Tuba and Euphonium at Lawrence University, located in Appleton, WI, where he performs with the Lawrence Brass. He has been the principal Eb Tubist with the Brass Band of Battle Creek since 1992 and is a founding member of Millennium Brass, The Symphonia tuba-euphonium ensemble, the Monarch Tuba-Euphonium Quartet, and the Tuba-Percussion duo, Balance, with percussionist Alison Shaw. He is also a member of the Galliard Brass Quintet. In addition to his solo jazz compact discs (shown below) entitled "My Very Good Friend” and “Smile,” Mr. Erickson may be heard on over forty recordings of orchestra, concert band, brass band, dixieland jazz, folk, and children's music. His most recent recordings include performances with the Millennium Brass Quintet, the Brass Band of Battle Creek, and the New Columbian Brass Band on the Dorian label.

Marty writes:

I first performed with the BBBC in 1991 and have been a member ever since. Met my wife Alison Shaw there; she is the principal timpanist with the BBBC. Met Jim and Bill Gray through the International Falcone Festival where they volunteered their services to support the festival in order to listen to the fine international musicians that came there. We've been family ever since.

We enjoy sharing the stage with such an august body of musicians, friends and colleagues, and look forward to every concert. We also enjoy seeing the families of BBBC members grow and flourish, get married, get jobs, win awards, etc. The BBBC is an important part of our lives.

             Read a fascinating interview with Marty on the TubaNews website: (click here)

Mr. Erickson has performed as a soloist/clinician throughout Western and Eastern Europe, Japan, Scandanavia, United Kingdom, Bermuda, Cuba and in 48 of the 50 United States. He has performed with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the National Symphony and Annapolis Chamber Orchestras (with performances at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts), the Baltimore Opera Orchestra, the Maryland Symphony, the Washington Masterworks Orchestra, and the Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Gunther Schuller. He has also performed as soloist on concert and recital series programs with the United States Army Band, The United States Army Field Band, the United States Marine Band and the Army Garrison bands of Oulu and Helsinki, Finland. He has been a featured jazz and classical performer at three International Tuba-Euphonium Conventions. He has also served as president of ITEA (International Tuba and Euphonium Association). Marty is a clinician/design consultant with DEG Music Products, Inc., and performs on the Willson 3400S Eb Tuba and Erickson Signature mouthpieces he helped design.