Terell Stafford

Trumpeter, bandleader and educator Terell Stafford talks about his classical roots, his years with Shirley Scott and Jimmy Heath, and building Temple University’s jazz program.

For the centennial of Philly Made saxophonist, composer and educator Jimmy Heath, the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple has organized a special tribute concert (on Oct. 25) and a posthumous album release (on Nov. 20).

Trumpeter Bell Thompson found her way to Philadelphia through a mentor, Terell Stafford. During a recent visit to WRTI, she talked with Nicole Sweeney, and played music from her new debut, Most Prized.

The Temple University Jazz Band took first place in the prestigious 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. Read our coverage — and hear the three arrangements the band played in competition, recorded at their winter concert.

Terell Stafford upholds a radically holistic ideal as a jazz educator. His insights on jazz education have implications far beyond the classroom, as you'll hear in this dynamic episode.

Playing in the Philadelphia area this week are Makaya McCraven, Julian Lage, and the Terell Stafford Quintet — read about them and more in this week's Moment's Notice.

A pair of experimental-music titans join forces this weekend, and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Also in Moment's Notice this week: trumpeter Terell Stafford blows up Notsolatin, and the bright young singer Julia Danielle rolls into Chris' Jazz Cafe.

A classic McCoy Tyner composition provides the spark for a spirited performance by the Temple Jazz Faculty Sextet, featuring trumpeter Terell Stafford, alto saxophonist Dick Oatts, and pianist and arranger Bruce Barth. A WRTI video premiere.

This week in Moment's Notice, Chris' Jazz Cafe kicks off its 35th anniversary celebration, April Varner plays the Barnes, and Terell Stafford rolls into South

Trumpeter and composer Terell Stafford speaks with WRTI's Josh Jackson about the shift in mindset that informed his dynamic new album, 'Between Two Worlds.'