Celebrating Living Legend Terrell Stanford’s Birthday

Today marks the birthday of trumpeter and educator Terell Stafford, born November 25, 1966 in Miami, Florida. Stafford has worked as a sideman with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Bobby Watson and Horizon, pianist McCoy Tyner, who called Stafford “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player.” Stafford has worked as a sideman with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Bobby Watson’  Horizon and Tailor-Made Big Band, and pianist McCoy Tyner, who called Stafford “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player.” Stafford can be heard performing on over 130 albums. Stafford is the Director of Jazz Studies and Chair of Instrumental Studies at Temple University, founder and band leader of the Terell Stafford Quintet, and Managing and Artistic Director of the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia (JOP).


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