Video was taken live at PLACEBO SPACE November 7, 2014.
FEATURING: Mara Nesrallah (v)

SONUSKAPOS personnel: Chris Dembski (alt) // Stefan Haynes (alt) // Ben McCarroll-Butler (tnr) // Emily Steinwall (tnr) // Brenden Varty (bari) // Megan Jutting (lead tpt) // Thomas Upjohn (tpt) // Ania Zarzycki (tpt) Kyle Windjack (tpt) // Nebyu Yohannes (tbn) // Margaret Nishimura (tbn) // Matt Doughty (tbn) // Nick Marshall (b.tbn) // Sean Clarey (g) // Ewen Farncombe (p) // Irene Harrett (b) //Chris Wiens (d)

SONUSKAPOS is a 17 piece big band from Toronto, Canada led by Mason Victoria (19 years old). Comprising of many jazz musicians currently attending schools for music, SONUSKAPOS aims to give the opportunity for band members to write and play amongst peers in a large ensemble setting. Striving for unique collaboration, the big band plays many different styles of big band music from class swing era to borderline experimental.

Opening (Kenny Wheeler)//  LIVE @ PLACEBO SPACE

Video was taken live at LULA LOUNGE February 26, 2015.

Featuring: Claire Lee (p), Tom Upjohn (tpt), Emily Steinwall (tnr), Jessica Chen (v)

SONUSKAPOS personnel: Chris Dembski (alt) // Stefan Haynes (alt) // Ben McCarroll-Butler (tnr) // Emily Steinwall (tnr) // Jonathan Lau (bari) // Megan Jutting (lead tpt) // Thomas Upjohn (tpt) // Ania Zarzycki (tpt) Kyle Windjack (tpt) // Nebyu Yohannes (tbn) // Margaret Nishimura (tbn) // Matt Doughty (tbn) // Nick Marshall (b.tbn) // Sean Clarey (g) // Claire Lee (p) // Irene Harrett (b) //Chris Wiens (d)//Jessica Chen (v)

SONUSKAPOS is a 18 piece big band from Toronto, Canada led by Mason Victoria. Comprising of many jazz musicians currently attending schools for music, SONUSKAPOS (SSJO) aims to give the opportunity for band members to write and play amongst peers in a large ensemble setting. Striving for unique collaboration, the big band plays many different styles of big band music from class swing era to borderline experimental.

Arbitrary Ascension (cmp. Mason Victoria) LIVE

Video was taken live at GALLERY345 MARCH 21, 2015.

Featuring: Ewen Farncombe (p), Jessica Chen (v), Emily Steinwall (sop), Sean Clarey (g)

SONUSKAPOS personnel: Chris Dembski (alt) // Stefan Haynes (alt) // Ben McCarroll-Butler (tnr) // Emily Steinwall (tnr) // Jonathan Lau (bari) // Megan Jutting (tpt) // Thomas Upjohn (tpt) // Ania Zarzycki (tpt) Kyle Windjack (tpt) // Nebyu Yohannes (tbn) // Margaret Nishimura (tbn) // Matt Doughty (tbn) // Nick Marshall (b.tbn) // Sean Clarey (g) // Claire Lee (p) // Irene Harrett (b) //Chris Wiens (d)//Jessica Chen (v)

SONUSKAPOS is a 18 piece big band from Toronto, Canada led by Mason Victoria. Comprising of many jazz musicians currently attending schools for music, SONUSKAPOS (SSJO) aims to give the opportunity for band members to write and play amongst peers in a large ensemble setting. Striving for unique collaboration, the big band plays many different styles of big band music from class swing era to borderline experimental.

SONUSKAPOS Jazz Orchestra - Willow Trees (cmp. Mason Victoria)LIVE

Video was taken live at GALLERY345 MARCH 21, 2015.

Featuring: Margaret Nishimura (tbn), Ben McCaroll Butler (tnr), Chris Wiens (dr)

SONUSKAPOS personnel: Chris Dembski (alt) // Stefan Haynes (alt) // Ben McCarroll-Butler (tnr) // Emily Steinwall (tnr) // Jonathan Lau (bari) // Megan Jutting (tpt) // Thomas Upjohn (tpt) // Ania Zarzycki (tpt) Kyle Windjack (tpt) // Nebyu Yohannes (tbn) // Margaret Nishimura (tbn) // Matt Doughty (tbn) // Nick Marshall (b.tbn) // Sean Clarey (g) // Claire Lee (p) // Irene Harrett (b) //Chris Wiens (d)//Jessica Chen (v)

SONUSKAPOS is a 18 piece big band from Toronto, Canada led by Mason Victoria. Comprising of many jazz musicians currently attending schools for music, SONUSKAPOS (SSJO) aims to give the opportunity for band members to write and play amongst peers in a large ensemble setting. Striving for unique collaboration, the big band plays many different styles of big band music from class swing era to borderline experimental.



SONUSKAPOS Jazz Orchestra - Revealed Time (cmp. Mason Victoria)LIVE

VOX
Jessica Chen

SAXES
Stephen Rush
Mara Perkons
Brennan Anderson
Eric Carter
Chris Dembski

TRUMPETS
Megan Jutting
George Murga-Martinez
Marcus Thompson

TROMBONE
Aidan Sibley (solo)
Nicholas Katz
Michael Callander
Nick Marshall

RHYTHM
Ewen Farncombe
Joey Martel
Wes Collett-Taylor
Chris Wiens

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Arrangement by Jessica Chen
Orchestration by Mason Victoria
Produced by Nico Frangini
Engineered by Peter Cook, Andre St-Denis
Mixing by Matthew Victoria
Recorded at Humber Recording Studios 

Copyright Mason Victoria (SOCAN) 2014 and Jessica Chen 2014

Kang Ding Love Song (arr. Jessica Chen/Mason Victoria)

If you would like to support this band, please buy the track here at https://ssjo.bandcamp.com

Composed by Mason Victoria (SOCAN 2017)
Recorded at Humber Studios on November 12th, 2016.

Mixed by: Phil Spencer (Union Sound)
Mastered by: Reuben Ghose (Mojito Mastering)
Produced by: Galen Sedlak
Advised by: Shelly Berger

SSJO PERSONEL
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Brian O'Kane - Flugelhorn (guest artist)
Mara Nesrallah - Voice

Reeds:
Zoe Brown
Chris Dembski
Ben McCaroll-Butler
Stefan Haynes
Emily Steinwall
Jonathan Lau

Trumpets:
Megan Jutting
Justin See
Jordan Tunney
Thomas Upjohn

Trombones:
Aidan Sibley
Nebyu Yohannes
Andrew Noakes
Nick Marshall

Rhythm:
Chris Mitchell (g)
Josh Smiley (p)
Irene Harrett (b)
Chris Wiens (d)

Imagine We're Sailing

“…What sets Mason apart from other students is his outstanding compositional and arranging skills. His charts are complex, voiced beautifully, engaging, and show a level of maturity of someone twice his age…”
— Alastair Kay, Head of the Brass Department at Humber College.

As a recipient of the Dave Stillwell Arranging Award, Mason Victoria has been described as ".... an emerging writer with a solid grasp of the craft of composition and a story to tell ..." (Scott Reeves, Director of Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra). Through his studies in trumpet performance at Humber College, Mason found his passion in writing for large ensemble, which led to his creation of the Sonuskapos Jazz Orchestra (SSJO), a 19-piece contemporary jazz ensemble featuring all-original compositions and arrangements. The SSJO is currently in their process of mixing their first album entitled "Imagine We're Sailing.", a 7-track full length big band album recorded at Humber Studios. Mason has recently been featured on Jazz FM’s one-hour Jazzology program in which he spoke about the creation of his large ensemble.
Aside from writing for the SSJO, Mason has composed and arranged for many jazz and pop groups such as ART // THE BIG BAND, Shaw Street Collective, The New Music Jazz Orchestra (New York), the UNIVOX Choir, Masini McDermot's One Night Only, James Valdez & The Neovintage, Dennis Kwok's 10tet, and ensembles at Humber College and Los Angeles College of Music. Mason has had his original piece “Willow Trees" performed by the Toronto Jazz Orchestra at the age of 19, and has arranged for Emilie Claire-Barlow at the age of 21. Mason is also an artistic associate for Spectrum Music, a collective of Canadian composer who create and present genre-defying new music based on unique concert themes. Mason has recently been featured on Jazz FMs “Jazzology” program, as well as has won the TD Jazz Discovery Series grant alongside Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School. 
For videos, audio recordings and more information about Mason and the Sonuskapos Jazz Orchestra, please visit www.masonvictoriamusic.com/ssjo, listen to some of our released tracks on www.soundcloud.com/ssjo and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sonuskapos.

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