Terell Stafford

Terell Stafford (born November 25, 1966) 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 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, 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.

As leader



 * Time To Let Go (Candid, 1995)
 * Centripetal Force (Candid, 1996)
 * Gentle Warrior (Criss Cross Jazz, 1997)
 * 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
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
 * Thank You, Joe (Arkadia Jazz, 1999)
 * East and West (Maxjazz, 2001)
 * Neck Peckin' Jammie (Muse, 1993)
 * Listen (Arabesque, 1996)
 * Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra (Planet Arts, 2014)
 * Bop'n Blues (Kokopelli, 1995)
 * Lafayette Is Here! (Muse, 1992)
 * Eeeyyess! (Enja, 1996)
 * America/Brazil (Lightyear, 1995)
 * Dameronia With Strings (Equinox, 2015)
 * Autumn in New York (Equinox, 2011)
 * Moment to Moment (HighNote, 2010)
 * A Walkin' Thing (Candid, 1992)
 * Aminah's Dream (Verve, 1992)
 * May I Feel (Enja, 1997)
 * A Cool Blue (Criss Cross, 1994)
 * A Whisper in the Midnight (Criss Cross, 1995)
 * Tailor Made (Columbia, 1992)
 * Midwest Shuffle (Columbia, 1993)
 * In Remembrance (Swing, 1995)
 * Monterey Moods (Mack Avenue, 2007)