Tamara Martella is a Vancouver Island based vocalist,musician,educator and painter.Tamara received her Diploma in Jazz Studies from Vancouver Island University and trained as a classical flautist at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Her studies have taken her to private study with top professionals in the music world to conventional study of pedagogy in a conservatory setting.

As a recording artist, she has contributed to a range of diverse genres including rap, rock, gospel, blues and jazz as well as vocals for commercial and television.

Besides performing  Tamara has provided a community childrens band program for the last five years for young aspiring musicians that do not have a band program in their school.  These children range from kindergarten age to grade 7.  Her work has been to help guide children to the realization of their musical and personal potential.  Believing that  children have a voice in this world that must be heard, her program inspires creativity and self expression and encourages them to become leaders and mentors to others in the process.