Gregory Vaughan "Gregg" Stafford (born July 6, 1953, New Orleans) is an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

cornetist and trumpeter. He has been a jazz music educator in New Orleans since the 1980s and has led the Young Tuxedo Brass Band for more than thirty years. Stafford was a member of an incarnation of the

Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band The Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, also known as the Fairview Baptist Church Brass Band, was the brainchild of Reverend Andrew Darby Jr., pastor of Fairview Baptist Church. The band was created in 1970 after Mr. Danny Barker became a member ...

, established by banjoist

Danny Barker Daniel Moses Barker (January 13, 1909 – March 13, 1994) was an American jazz musician, vocalist, and author from New Orleans. He was a rhythm guitarist for Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter during the 1930s. One of Barker's earl ...

in 1971. He was awarded a bachelor's degree at Southern University in 1976 and played locally from the mid-1970s. Gregg teamed with

Dr. Michael White Michael White (born November 29, 1954 in New Orleans) is a jazz clarinetist, bandleader, composer, jazz historian and musical educator. Jazz critic Scott Yanow said in a review that White "displays the feel and spirit of the best New Orleans cl ...

playing in each other's bands to preserve the musical heritage of New Orleans. Dr. White formed his Original Liberty Jazz Band in 1981. Gregg became a music educator in New Orleans public schools in 1985, and took over leadership of the Young Tuxedo Brass Band in 1984. He also became the leader of the Heritage Hall Jazz Band in 1992 after Kid Sheik Cola's death; this group performed regularly at

Preservation Hall Preservation Hall is a jazz venue in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. The building is associated with a house band, a record label, and a non-profit foundation. History of the jazz hall In the 1950s, art dealer Larry Borenstein ...

in the 1990s. In 1994, he took over leadership of

's Jazz Hounds, in which he had played from the early 1980s. Stafford has played with

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Award ...

, Brian Carrick, and Michael White. He co-founded the group Black Men of Labor, a civic organization fostering brass bands in New Orleans."Talkin' Jazz" With Great New Orleans Trumpeter And Vocalist Gregg Stafford

WWNO WWNO (89.9 MHz) is a public, non-commercial FM radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is owned by the University of New Orleans, offering a news and information radio format with some jazz programs on weekends. Studios and offices are loc ...

, November 28, 2012.

Discography

* ''That Man from New Orleans Vol. 1 & 2'' (with

Big Bill Bissonnette Big Bill Bissonnette (February 5, 1937 – June 26, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist, drummer, and record producer. He was a strong advocate of New Orleans jazz as played by veteran African-American musicians. In the 1960s, he led his ow ...

, Paul Boehmke, Roberta Hunt, Emil Mark, Colin Bray, Dennis Elder; 1998) * ''Gregg Stafford Meets Brian Carrick'' (with Emil Mark, Colin Bray, Sven Stahlberg; 1999) * ''New Orleans Delight Featuring Gregg Stafford & Brian Towers'' (with Kjeld Brandt, Hans Pedersen, Erling Lindhardt, Stefan Karfve, Claus Lindhardt; 2004)

References

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