Trumpeter Terell Stafford
has a new release and it called “Forgive And Forget” and it’s the second
installment in a series of recordings dubbed “Jazzmasters Unlimited”. A master trumpeter with over 20 years of
experience on the jazz scene, Terell has been hailed as “one of the great
players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player” by McCoy Tyner.
A powerful with a finely honed sense of swing, and the ability to croon lilting balladry and great beauty, Terell can play modern, uptempo or groovy in the pocket. The Terell Stafford Quintet, which includes Tim Warfield-saxes, Bruce Barth-piano, Peter Washington-bass, and Dana Hall-drums, is an acclaimed ensemble which plays major festivals and clubs around the country and has issued fine recordings like “Brotherlee Love” which topped the prestigious Jazzweek charts for two non-consecutive weeks in 2015 and as nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and ‘This Side of Strayhorn” which was a Downbeat Magazine Editors pick in 2011.
A powerful with a finely honed sense of swing, and the ability to croon lilting balladry and great beauty, Terell can play modern, uptempo or groovy in the pocket. The Terell Stafford Quintet, which includes Tim Warfield-saxes, Bruce Barth-piano, Peter Washington-bass, and Dana Hall-drums, is an acclaimed ensemble which plays major festivals and clubs around the country and has issued fine recordings like “Brotherlee Love” which topped the prestigious Jazzweek charts for two non-consecutive weeks in 2015 and as nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and ‘This Side of Strayhorn” which was a Downbeat Magazine Editors pick in 2011.
As a soloist, Terell is constantly in demand and has
performed with a who’s who of jazz luminaries including Bobby Watson, McCoy
Tyner, Benny Gibson, Kenny Barron, Jimmy Heath Big Band, Matt Wilson Arts &
Crafts, the Clayton Brothers, and the Grammy Award winning Village Vanguard
Orchestra.Stafford can be heard performing on over 130 albums; a sampling is
included here. Stafford with the Hamilton-Clayton Jazz Orchestra, performed on
Diana Krall’s GRAMMY nominated From this Moment On (2006). John Clayton invited
Stafford to perform with the Clayton Brothers Quintet, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz
Orchestra and to teach for the prestigious Vail Jazz Foundation. In celebration
of Jimmy Heath’s 80th birthday, Stafford recorded with the Jimmy Heath Big Band
for the album Turn Up the Heath (2006). As a member of drummer Matt Wilson’s
group Arts and Crafts, Stafford is featured on the album Scenic Route (2007).
Stafford performed on Alvin Queen and the Organic’s album I Ain’t Lookin’ at
You (2006).
Stafford was a member of the GRAMMY nominated Bobby
Watson’s Tailor Made Big Band for their album Tailor Made. Stafford is a member
of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and they were awarded a GRAMMY in 2009 for Best
Large Ensemble, Live at the Village Vanguard. Stafford had the privilege of
performing solo trumpet with the Temple University Symphony Orchestra for the
premiere performance of Fourth Stream…La Banda. This commissioned piece for
orchestra, jazz combo and solo trumpet, was written by GRAMMY winning composer
Bill Cunliffe, former Boyer College faculty member. It was recorded on the
university’s music label, BCM&D, and subsequently nominated for a GRAMMY in
2010 for Best Instrumental Composition. He is a member of the GRAMMY nominated
Clayton Brothers Quintet for Best Instrumental Composition, Brother to Brother
2010 and New Song and Dance 2011. Another Temple University commissioned piece,
Overture; Waltz & Rondo was nominated for a GRAMMY in 2013.
With over 130 album appearances to his credit, Forgive And Foret is Stafford's ninth overall as a leader and features
the following tracks: No, No, No (That Ain't the Way It Go); A Two-Per to Fill;
Forgive and Forget; The Owl Express; The Tint Train; Please Rest My Soul; No,
No, No (That Ain't the Way It Go) [Take 2]; The Owl Local (No Passengers!); and
Some Many Second Chances.
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