Marvis Martin is an African-American operatic soprano, best known for her concert performances and recitals, including her renditions of Joseph Canteloube's Songs from the Auvergne, and of Bess in Bobby McFerrin's touring concert version of Porgy and Bess.
Martin was born in Tallahassee, Florida but grew up in Miami, and was singing professionally by the age of five. She trained at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music and received a master's degree from Manhattan School of Music. She then studied under Elisabeth Schwartzkopf and was also a protegée of Alice Tully.