Tim Hagans

A highly inventive and individualistic trumpeter, Tim Hagans emerged from the Stan Kenton band of the 1970s as one of the foremost progenitors of adventurous post-bop jazz. With his robust tone and dynamic improvisational style, Hagans draws upon the influence of players like Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. He also borrows inspiration from the genre-bending fusion of Miles Davis and the large-ensemble sophistication of Thad Jones, whose big band he was a member of early in his career. Despite these touchstones, Hagans remains a singular improviser whose albums, like 1994's Aud...