Mark Masters

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

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