Trumpeter/Composer/Educator Mark Tipton is a Maine native who has lived and worked in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston. Mark is a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) candidate and Teaching Fellow at NEC, and is an in-demand freelance jazz trumpeter on the East Coast of the US. He is also Lead Instructor for Jazz & Contemporary Musical Arts at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA.

Mark has recently performed and/or recorded with Rafael Barata, Jerry Bergonzi, Eguie Castrillo, Allan Chase, Edmar Colón, Diego Figueiredo, Edsel Gomez, Dave Holland, Joe Hunt, Brian Lynch, Nilson Matta, Jason Moran, New England Jazz Collaborative, Chico Pinheiro, Ada Rovatti, Tom Varner, and Anna Webber, and has toured Turkey, Cypress, and the Northeastern US with Mehmet Ali Sanlikol. He holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (BM) and Mannes College at New School University (MM). Mark leads the Mark Tipton Quartet and Octet, NONDUALISM (a progressive jazz trio), and Les Sorciers Perdus (live original silent film scores).

He has studied privately with Jason Palmer, Jerry Bergonzi, John McNeil, Billy Hart, Joe Morris, Ken Schaphorst, Vincent Penzarella, Ryan Anthony, Jack Sutte, and Roy Poper. His original works include jazz compositions, contemporary chamber works, multi-disciplinary installations, silent film scores, and pop songs.