San Joaquin Valley Jazz Festival Feb 1st-2nd

Terell StaffordThe San Joaquin Valley Jazz Festival returns to Buchanan High School in Clovis, CA February 1st and 2nd, 2008. This year's guest artist will be trumpeter Terell Stafford, performing with the Buchanan High School Jazz Band A. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of the festival, which was founded by the late trumpeter and jazz educator Paul Shaghoian. The event is produced and presented by Buchanan High School and is sponsored by JazzFresno.
More information about the festival and schedule of events...

Festival Schedule

Friday - Combo Room Schedule

Time Group
Director Division
 10:00 am Terell Stafford Clinic
Guest Artist Clinic
Clinic
 11:15 am
Central HS
Leonard Ingrande
Open
 11:45 am
Lemoore HS
Shawn McElhaney
Open
 2:00 pm
Cherry Ave MS
Susan Burley
Open
 2:30 Terell Stafford Clinic
Guest Artist Clinic
Clinic
 3:30 pm
Buchanan HS I
Paul Lucckesi
Exhibition

 

Saturday -  Combo Room Schedule

Time  Group  Director
Division
10:00 am
Terell Stafford Clinic
Guest Artist Clinic Clinic
11:00 am
Kingsburg HS II
Michael Schofield
Open
11:30 am  Clovis HS
Les Nunes
Open
12:00 pm
Kingsburg HS I Michael Schofield
Open
1:55 pm
Terell Stafford Clinic
Guest Artist Clinic
Clinc
2:55 pm  Folson HS
Curtis Gaesser
Open
3:25 pm
Bullard HS
John Ayala
Open
3:55 pm
Buchanan HS I
Paul Lucckesi
Exhibition
*12:30pm Buchanan High School Jazz Band ‘A’ Featuring Terell Stafford & Festival Judges

Friday Main Stage Schedule*

Time Group Director Division
8:05am Alta Sierra Intermediate 'B' Paul Lucckesi Exhibition
8:30am Clark Intermediate 'B' Les Nunes JH Intermediate
8:55am Kastner Intermediate Sandy Headrick JH IIntermediate
9:20am Reyburn Intermediate Tammy van der Paardt JH Intermediate
9:45am Cherry Avenue Middle School Susan Burley JH Intermediate
10:10am Los Tules Middle School Doug Hunt JH Intermediate
10:35am Clark Intermediate 'A' Les Nunes JH Advanced
11:00am Bullard TALENT Rick Canfield JH Advanced
11:25am Tenaya Middle School Mark Kasparian JH Advanced
11:50am Alta Sierra Intermediate 'A' Paul Lucckesi Exhibition
12:30pm* Buchanan High School "A"* Paul Lucckesi Exhibition
1:40pm University High School Jon Malcolm HS Novice
2:05pm Lemoore High School 'B' Shawn McElhaney HS Novice
2:30pm Hanford West High School 'B' Lisa Butts HS Novice
2:55pm Madera High School Bret Cappelluti HS Novice
3:20pm Fowler High School Darryl Harmon HS Novice
3:55pm Tulare Union High School Mario Capote HS Novice
4:20pm Lemoore High School 'A' Shawn McElhaney HS Intermediate
4:45pm Clovis East High School Adam Wilke HS Intermediate
5:10pm Hanford West High School 'A' Lisa Butts HS Intermediate
5:35pm Tulare Western High School Ray Ferenci HS Intermediate

 

 

Saturday Main Stage Schedule*

 

Time Group Director Division
9:35am Hanford High School Janet Levine Exhibition
10:00am Valley ChristianMiddle School Dave Gregoric JH Advanced
10:25am Clovis High School 'B' Les Nunes HS Novice
10:50am Exeter Union High School Kirk Clague Exhibition
11:15am Folsom High School 'C' Curtis Gaesser HS Novice
11:40am Bullard High School John Ayala HS Intermediate
12:05pm Buchanan High School 'B' Paul Lucckesi Exhibition
12:30pm Buchanan High School 'B' Paul Lucckesi Exhibition
1:40pm Sanger High School Dan Pena HS Intermediate
2:05pm Folsom High School 'B' Curtis Gaesser HS Intermediate
2:30pm Clovis West High School John Lack HS Advanced
2:55pm Clovis High School 'A' Les Nunes HS Advanced
3:20pm Kingsburg High School Mike Schofield HS Advanced
3:45pm Folsom High School 'A' Curtis Gaesser HS Advanced
4:10pm Fresno City College Mike Dana Exhibition
4:35pm CSU Fresno Jazz Band 'A' Michael Caldwell  Exhibition
5:00pm Awards Ceremony / Scholarships

*12:30pm Buchanan High School Jazz Band ‘A’ Featuring Terell Stafford & Festival Judges




About Terell Stafford:

Terell Stafford has been hailed as "one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player" by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Known for being a gifted and versatile player with a voice all his own, Stafford combines lyricism and a deep love of melody with a spirited, adventurous edge. This uniquely expressive, well-defined musical talent allows Stafford the ability to dance in and around the rich trumpet tradition of his predecessors while making his own inroads.

Stafford picked up his first trumpet at the age of thirteen, and even though he was drawn to jazz, initially studied classical music. While pursuing a music education degree at the University of Maryland, Stafford played with the school's jazz band. It was during this time that he began to immerse himself in jazz, listening to everything that he could get his hands on. He cites as one of his most profound musical influences Clifford Brown's rendition of Cherokee.

In 1988, Stafford had the good fortune to meet and receive advice from Wynton Marsalis who suggested that Stafford study with Dr. William Fielder at Rutgers University. During his time at Rutgers, Stafford was invited to join Bobby Watson's group, Horizon. Over the next five years, Stafford was able to balance his offstage education with the incredible knowledge and experience he gained from performing alongside Watson, co-leader Victor Lewis, and Shirley Scott. Stafford credits this time with teaching him to be an effective arranger, a composer, and a bandleader, all things that Bobby Watson himself learned from his time with the late Art Blakey while performing with the Jazz Messengers. Stafford's time with Horizon led to his joining McCoy Tyner's Latin All-Star Band which featured some of the best Latin jazz players, including trombonist Steve Turre, flutist Dave Valentin and percussionist Jerry Gonzalez.

Since the mid-1990's Stafford has performed with groups such as Benny Golson's Sextet, McCoy Tyner's Sextet, the Kenny Barron Sextet, the Frank Wess Quintet, the Jimmy Heath Big Band, and the Jon Faddis Orchestra. Currently he is a member of the Grammy-nominated Vanguard Jazz Orchestra which was established by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis and has been playing at the Village Vanguard for over 33 years. Between 2006 and 2007 Stafford played an integral part on several albums including Diana Krall's Grammy nominated From this Moment On (2006) for which Stafford joined with the Hamilton-Clayton Jazz Orchestra. In celebration of Jimmy Heath's 80th birthday, Stafford recorded with the Jimmy Heath Big Band for the album Turn Up the Heath (2006). A regular member of drummer Matt Wilson's group "Arts and Crafts," Stafford is featured on the album Scenic Route (2007). As a member of drummer Alvin Queen's band, "Alvin Queen and the Organics," Stafford is heard on the album I Ain't Lookin' at You (2006).

He has also been an integral part of bands led by such venerable artists as Cedar Walton, Sadao Watanabe, the Clayton Brothers, Herbie Mann, and Matt Wilson. He has appeared on television (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and You Bet Your Life with Bill Cosby) and can be heard on the soundtrack for the feature film, A Bronx Tale. He has also performed as a guest artist with the Billy Taylor Trio on National Public Radio's Billy Taylor's Jazz at the Kennedy Center.

Stafford has recorded four albums as a leader with his debut album in 1995 entitled Time to Let Go (Candid). In 1997, he followed this album with the critically acclaimed Centripedal Force (Candid). His third album as a leader was the popular Fields of Gold (Nagel-Heyer) featuring the talents of Bill Cunliffe, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Antonio Hart, and Rodney Green. His latest release is the enthusiastically received New Beginnings (MaxJazz 2003) and features Mulgrew Miller, Derrick Hodge, Dana Hall, Steve Wilson, Dick Oatts, Harry Allen, and Jesse Davis. Stafford's latest release which features his working band is entitled Taking Chances (MaxJazz 2007) and has been called his best album yet. As a sideman Stafford has been heard on over 40 albums.

An educator as well as a performer, Stafford currently holds the positions of Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia and is a clinician for the prestigious Vail Foundation in Colorado and Jazz at Lincoln Center's Essentially Ellington Program. He has also served as a member of the faculty for the Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies in New York.

Stafford was born in Miami and raised in Chicago and Silver Spring, Maryland. He received a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of Maryland in 1988 and a Masters of Music from Rutgers University in 1993.