Terell Stafford

Terell Stafford is a professional jazz trumpet player and current Director of Jazz Studies at the Boyer [College of Music and Dance] at Temple University.
Terell Stafford was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in both Chicago, Illinois, and Silver Spring, Maryland. He went on to get a degree in music education from University of [Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland] in 1988 and a degree in classical trumpet performance from Rutgers University in 1991. Originally a classical trumpet player, Stafford soon branched out to jazz with the University of Maryland jazz band.
His career in jazz soon picked up and has played with McCoy Tyner, Christian McBride, John Clayton, Steve Turre, Dave Valentin, and Russell Malone and on stages such as Carnegie Hall and The [Tonight Show with Jay Leno]. He recently released a CD entitled New Beginnings featuring a number of other new up-and-coming musicians such as bassist Derrick Hodge.
In addition to his position at Temple, Stafford has also worked with the Juilliard School's jazz program, at the Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington [Jazz Festival and Competition|Essentially Ellington] program, and with the 2006 All-Alaska Jazz Band.

Discography

With Arkadia Jazz All Stars

With Bruce Barth

With Cecil Brooks III

With Marc Cary

With Jack Cooper and the DoAM Jazz Orchestra

With Cornell Dupree

With Lafayette Harris, Jr.

With Victor Lewis

With Herbie Mann

With Ferit Odman

With Houston Person

With Shirley Scott

With Stephen Scott

With Melissa Walker

With Tim Warfield

With Bobby Watson

With Ed Wiley

With Gerald Wilson