Mark Masters (musician)

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Mark Masters
Birth nameMark Alton Masters
Born (1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 62)
Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, arranger, bandleader
InstrumentsTrumpet
Years active1982–present
Labels Capri

Mark Alton Masters (born November 13, 1957) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. [1] According to biographer Michael G. Nastos, Masters "has emerged as one of the great jazz arrangers of the 20th and 21st century..." [1]

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Masters studied at Riverside City College and California State University, Los Angeles. He made his first recordings as a leader in 1984.

Masters is president of the board of directors of the American Jazz Institute, "a non-profit organization dedicated to the enrichment and enhancement of the appreciation of jazz music" in Pasadena, California. [2]

Discography

As leader

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References

  1. 1 2 Mark Masters biography at Allmusic
  2. AJI home page
  3. Review of Everything You Did, Jeff Dayton-Johnson at All About Jazz, published July 27, 2013, retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. Mark Masters discography at Allmusic, is the source of this discography, except Everything You Did.