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.