Acclaimed jazz guitarist Joshua Breakstone was only 27 when he recorded his first album as a leader. While Wonderful! was released early in his career, Breakstone already displayed the attributes of a seasoned jazz player. His swinging quartet featuring the great Barry Harris on piano, Earl Sauls on bass, and stalwart Leroy Williams on drums infuses the music with panache and excitement. The original record, out of print for almost 40 years, is due for reissue on August 21, 2026 via Capri Records. The re-release marks the recording’s first time on CD.
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Aug
[ August 21th, 2026 release on Capri Records – Mike Jones with Strings ]
release date:21.08.2026 on Capri Records
On his new live album, jazz piano virtuoso Mike Jones embraces hard-driving chamber jazz with a swinging drummerless trio, Mike Jones With Strings, featuring a deep dive into the Great American Songbook with guitarist Graham Dechter and bassist Alex Frank.
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Dec
[ December 5th, 2025 release on Capri Records – Convergence – Reckless Meter ]
Reckless Meter, out December 5, 2025 via Capri Records, captures all the artistry, virtuosity and creativity of Colorado’s premier jazz ensemble, Convergence.
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Dec
[ December 5th, 2025 release on Capri Records – Keith Oxman – Home ]
Out Dec. 5th, 2005, from Capri Records comes a new Keith Oxman album, Home, featuring 13 introspective, celebratory tracks with guitarist Clint Dadian, trumpeter Derek Banach, bassist Bill McCrossen, and drummer Todd Reid.
05
Jun
[ June the 6th, 2025 via Capri Records: Mark Masters Ensemble featuring Billy Harper – Sam Rivers 100 ]
Out June 6, 2025 via Capri Records.
Sam Rivers 100 celebrates the late composer’s centenary with music from his Blue Note years!
“Taken together, ‘Sam Rivers 100’ and ‘Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance!’ are more than just records, they’re statements of purpose. They revive the works of two jazz masters not merely as museum pieces, but as living, breathing forms. As such, they belong not only in your collection but in your conversations, in your classrooms, and in your ears.” – Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
” Masters recomposes his chosen material in ways that open fresh insight into both the mind of the original composer and the mind of Mark Masters.“ – Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes
“ Whatever the theme, Masters and the ensemble always deliver the goods.” – Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
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Jun
[ June the 6th, 2025 via Capri Records: Mark Masters Ensemble featuring Billy Harper – Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance! ]
Out June 6, 2025 via Capri Records.
On Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance! Masters explores the wide-ranging compositions of spiritual jazz legend Billy Harper.
“Taken together, ‘Sam Rivers 100’ and ‘Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance!’ are more than just records, they’re statements of purpose. They revive the works of two jazz masters not merely as museum pieces, but as living, breathing forms. As such, they belong not only in your collection but in your conversations, in your classrooms, and in your ears.” – Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
” Masters recomposes his chosen material in ways that open fresh insight into both the mind of the original composer and the mind of Mark Masters.“ – Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes
“ Whatever the theme, Masters and the ensemble always deliver the goods.” – Jack Bowers, All About Jazz
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Oct
[ October the 4th, 2024 release on Capri Records: Mark Masters features Tim Hagans – Sui Generis ]
Sui Generis, due out October 4 on Capri Records, presents a cycle of nine original compositions performed by an octet and designed as feature vehicles for trumpeter Hagans
“Mark Masters has emerged as one of the great jazz arrangers of the 20th and 21st century.” – Michael G. Nastos, Allmusic
“Masters paints complex, intricate, detailed jazz landscapes, and he has always invited some of the most adventurous and innovative players into his ensemble.” – Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
It was nearly fifty years ago that a teenage Mark Masters, then an aspiring young jazz trumpeter, first encountered the sound of trumpeter-flugelhornist Tim Hagans, who was playing in the Stan Kenton Orchestra.
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Jul
[ July 19th, 2024 release on Capri Records: Michael Pagan’s Quintet – Paganova ]
Paganova, the stellar new quintet recording from pianist/composer Michael Pagán who has become a fixture of the Kansas City jazz scene over the past two decades, will be out July 19, 2024 via Capri Records. Joining Pagán on the album are David Chael and Michael Herrera on saxophones, Louie Pagán on bass and Ray DeMarchi on drums.
“This award-winning arranger never ceases to find ways to reinvestigate, reinvent, and rejuvenate himself as a soul-searching artist who constantly challenges himself to dive deeper into the jazz chasm.” – Dr. Wayne Goins, Director of Jazz Studies, Kansas State University in his liner notes for the album
“I’m invariably floored by the high quality of each release by the pianist, composer and bandleader.” – Bill Brownlee, Plastic Sax
“. . . a great display of musicianship both from a compositional and performance point of view.” – Bob Karlovitz, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
“Michael Pagán deserves recognition as a superior jazz pianist.” – Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
“. . . a dynamic artist and musical force in today’s jazz world.” – Edward Blanco, All About Jazz
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Jan
[ January 19th, 2024 release via Capri Records: Adam Schroeder & Mark Masters – CT! ]
Baritone saxophonist and bandleader Adam Schroeder teams up with arranger Mark Masters to deliver a tasty baker’s dozen tunes in the Basie/Ellington/Strayhorn style, all composed by renowned trumpeter Clark Terry on CT!. Out January 19, 2024 via Capri Records, the album takes on fresh arrangements of 13 Terry originals.
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Aug
[ August 18th, 2023 release via Capri Records: Mike Jones, Penn Jillette & Jeff Hamilton – Are You Sure You Three Guys Know What You’re Doing? ]
Pianist Mike Jones leads a unique trio with bassist/magician Penn Jillette and master drummer Jeff Hamilton on a playfully swinging new album Are You Sure You Three Guys Know What You’re Doing?, out August 18, 2023 via Capri Records, is the second album pairing the music director for the Penn & Teller show with his boss
“[On The Show Before the Show,] you’re hearing the unfettered joy in making music. Jones’ all-over-the-keys virtuosity dominates, but Penn is not shy about producing a fat tone and vivid attacks.” – Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
“[Mike Jones is] a full-keyboard player with an elegant sense of swing and a commanding attack with superb taste in chord voicings, pedal tones and melody lines.” – Marc Myers, JazzWax