Martinale’s music development followed two parallel paths: the cultivated European music and jazz improvisation. He graduated in Classical Music at the Conservatorio “G.Verdi” in Turin and Jazz Music at Conservatorio “G. Verdi” in Milan training with Italian jazz pianists Enrico Pieranunzi, Franco D’Andrea and Mario Rusca.

He has collaborated with musicians such as Flavio Boltro, Gianni Basso, Emanuele Cisi, Maria Pia De Vito, Amanda Carr, Anne Ducros, Tom Kirkpatrick, Felice Reggio, Fabrizio Bosso, Tino Tracanna and Marco Tamburini.

Martinale was a member of the “Trane’s Memory” Quartet led by saxophonist Alfredo Ponissi.