Terell Stafford

Infobox musical artist
Name = Terell Stafford

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Img_capt = Ravi Coltrane (left), Terell Stafford, and Charnett Moffett (right) performing at the Newport Jazz Festival on August 13, 2005.
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Terell Lamark Stafford
Born = November, 1966 (age 41)
Origin = Miami, Florida, USA
Genre = Jazz
Occupation = Trumpet player
Years_active = 1995-Present
Label =
URL = [http://www.terellstafford.com/ Official website]

Terell Stafford is a professional jazz trumpet player and current Director of Jazz Studies at Temple University.

Terell Stafford 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 in 1988 and a degree in classical trumpet performance from Rutgers University in 1993. 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, Terell Stafford has also worked with the Juilliard School's jazz program, at the Lincoln Center's "Essentially Ellington" program, and with the 2006 All-Alaska Jazz Band.

ee also

External links

* [http://www.terellstafford.com Official site]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=626 AllAboutJazz.com writeup]
* [http://www.jazztrumpetsolos.com/Terell_Stafford_Biography.asp JazzTrumpetSolos.com biography]