Terell Stafford
Terell Lamark Stafford (born November 25, 1966) is a professional jazz trumpeter and the current Director of Jazz Studies at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.
Terell Stafford

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- Name
- Terell Stafford
- Birth Name
- Terell Lamark Stafford
- Born
- November 25, 1966
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz
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Terell Lamark Stafford (born November 25, 1966) is a professional jazz trumpeter and the current Director of Jazz Studies at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.
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• Name — Terell Stafford • Birth Name — Terell Lamark Stafford • Born — November 25, 1966 • Birthplace — Miami, Florida, U.S. • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Trumpet • Years Active — 1995–present • Website — https: www.terellstafford.com/
Career
Career
Stafford was born in Miami, Florida, and raised in both Chicago, Illinois, and Silver Spring, Maryland. He earned a degree in music education from the 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 he has played with McCoy Tyner, Christian McBride, John Clayton, Steve Turre, Dave Valentin, and Russell Malone, among others, and on stages such as Carnegie Hall and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He released a CD entitled New Beginnings featuring a number of 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, with Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington program, and with the 2006 All-Alaska Jazz Band.
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As leader
• Time To Let Go (Candid, 1995) • Centripetal Force (Candid, 1996) • Fields of Gold (Nagel Heyer, 2000) – recorded in 1999 • New Beginnings (Maxjazz, 2003) • Taking Chances: Live at the Dakota (Maxjazz, 2005) • Bridging the Gap (Planet Arts, 2009) • This Side of Strayhorn (Maxjazz, 2011) • Brotherlee Love (Capri, 2015) • Forgive and Forget (Herb Harris Music, 2016) • Family Feeling (BCM&D Records, 2018)
As sideman
As sideman
• Arkadia Jazz All-Stars, Thank You, Joe (Arkadia Jazz, 1999) • Bruce Barth, East and West (Maxjazz, 2001) • Cecil Brooks III, Neck Peckin' Jammie (Muse, 1993) • Marc Cary, Listen (Arabesque, 1996) • Jack Cooper and the DoAM Jazz Orchestra, Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra (Planet Arts, 2014) • Cornell Dupree, Bop'n Blues (Kokopelli, 1995) • Lafayette Harris Jr., Lafayette Is Here! (Muse, 1992) • Carlos Henriquez, Dizzy Con Clave (RodBros, 2018) • Victor Lewis, Eeeyyess! (Enja, 1996) • Herbie Mann, America/Brazil (Lightyear, 1995) • Ferit Odman, Dameronia With Strings (Equinox, 2015) • Ferit Odman, Autumn in New York (Equinox, 2011) • Houston Person, Moment to Moment (HighNote, 2010) • Shirley Scott, A Walkin' Thing (Candid, 1992) • Stephen Scott, Aminah's Dream (Verve, 1992) • Melissa Walker, May I Feel (Enja, 1997) • Tim Warfield, A Cool Blue (Criss Cross, 1994) • Tim Warfield, A Whisper in the Midnight (Criss Cross, 1995) • Tim Warfield, Gentle Warrior (Criss Cross Jazz, 1997) • Bobby Watson, Tailor Made (Columbia, 1992) • Bobby Watson, Midwest Shuffle (Columbia, 1993) • Ed Wiley, In Remembrance (Swing, 1995) • Gerald Wilson, Monterey Moods (Mack Avenue, 2007)
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Terell Stafford is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded with the occupation jazz musician. Classed in the genre jazz. Recorded as university teacher, trumpeter and musician.

Terell Stafford, jazz trumpeter, plays in the Jazz Heritage Series at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Va., Nov. 11, 2016. Terell Stafford has been nominated for several Grammys. Every year the series features the Airmen of Note in concert alongside renowned jazz artists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valentina Lopez)
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• Illustration — Stafford in Aarhus, Denmark, 2012
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- 1.Gary W. Kennedy, "Terrell Stafford". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld, 2004.
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