Linda Martinez, piano

Began music lessons: with the piano at age four

Education: 1998, degree in music composition from the University of Southern California

Nationwide performances: at the Kennedy Center and the United Nations at age 12

Awards and honors: 1992, Music Center Jazz Spotlight Award; 1993, the Los Angeles Jazz Society Shellie Manne Award; 2003, winner of the National Turner Classic movies Young Film Composers Competition.

Late-night TV fame: as keyboardist for The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show.

Performances with: Wynton Marsalis, Phil Woods, Destiny’s Child, Jagged Edge, Ginuwine, Paulina Rubio, Sugar Ray, among others.

Music composed for film and television: the History Channels XY Factor and Egypt: Beyond the Pyramids, The Annihilation of Fish, Carrie, and Odyssey Five, among others.

Current projects: include music for Catching Kringle, Exit Smiling, and Boy Next Door. Ms. Martinez also scores music for Beyoncé’s live productions.