Catch Terell Stafford this Sat 4/25 at the Germantown Settlement Music School @ 7pm 🎺
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This Saturday 4/25, The Germantown Jazz Festival presents a full day of Jazz events at the Germantown Settlement Music School featuring an outdoor vendor’s market, Student Master Class by Maestro Aaron Graves (12-3pm), Jazz Student Concerts, and a two-set Jazz Master Concert by Professor Terell Stafford (@terellstafford ) and his Quintet at 7pm.
The Germantown Jazz Festival is produced by Khadijah Renee Morgan (@kdjazzdiva ).
Video source: The Temple Jazz Faculty Sextet performing “Yes I Can, No You Can’t” by Lee Morgan live at TPAC in 2022 featuring Bruce Barth, Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts, Mike Boone, and Justin Faulkner. Full performance on the WRTI YouTube channel. Filmed by: @synthopher / @blackbirchrecording
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Thank you Philip Dizack for an amazing masterclass and concert!!
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Sam Harris 🎻
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Incredible!! The legendary John Clayton played a trio set with Jazz Faculty Bruce Barth (piano) and Nazir Ebo (drums) in the cafe, what a treat!!
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Vocalist Jacquee Paul has it bad, and that ain’t good.
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We’re still gushing with pride at WRTI for our home team Temple Univeisrty Jazz Band taking 1st place at the 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship.
Head to wrti.org — or the link in our bio — to hear the tunes that took the band all the way, including this version of “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)” featuring vocalist Jacquee Paul (@jacqueepaul ).
Recorded by: David Pasbrig
Mixed by: Robby Webb (@rwebb_music )
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Temple University of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, directed by Terell Stafford, is the winner of the 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship!
Michigan State University of East Lansing, Michigan took second-place honors, and Huston-Tillotson University of Austin, TX,was awarded third place.
“Thank you for joining us, again, for the National Collegiate Jazz Championship. I’m proud of all of you, and it’s a pleasure to be here to congratulate all of you tonight,” said @wyntonmarsalis . “In this competition, it doesn’t matter where you place. What matters are the experiences and the friendships made. We hope you have enjoyed being in The House of Swing. Your feeling and participation make it better. That’s why we built it.”
Photos by Gilberto Tadday / Jazz at Lincoln Center
🎷🏆 🦉 The Temple University Jazz Band has won 1st place at the 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship in NYC.
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From hard-swinging ensemble features to standout solo moments, the band’s tunes that helped seal their championship win are now available exclusively at wrti.org or via the link in our bio. 🙌🎶
“These competitions should be about community — meeting people, supporting people, and showing love,” said Terell Stafford. “And if you happen to win, great. If you lose, you still won ’cause you’re there.”
It’s a thrilling snapshot of one of the nation’s top collegiate jazz programs at the peak of its powers.
Photos by: Gilberto Tadday / Jazz at Lincoln Center
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Huge congrats to our Temple University Jazz Band for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship, hosted by @jazzdotorg and @wyntonmarsalis ! We send our congrats to @jazzstudiesatmsu and @htujazz , with whom it is an honor to share the podium.
Our additional accolades include:
Outstanding Rhythm Section
Outstanding Piano - Anthony Aldissi (@anthonyaldissi )
Outstanding Drums - Mekhi Boone (@_khiondrums )
Outstanding Clarinet - Sam Chung (@sam__chung_ )
Outstanding Clarinet - Zach Spondike (@zachspondike )
Outstanding Alto Saxophone - Ray Kaneko (@raykaneko_music )
Outstanding Tenor Saxophone - Kiara Rouse (@kiwiixkiki )
Outstanding Trumpet - Levi Rozek (@levi.trumpet )
Outstanding Trumpet - Jesse Deems (@jdeems.tpt )
Outstanding Vocals - Jacquee Paul (@jacqueepaul )
Honorable Mention Combo Arrangement - Richard Larouech (@richardlarouech )
Harry Carney Good Citizen of Jazz Award - Zach Spondike
Earl Hines Outstanding Musician Award - Graham Kozak
Photo by Daniel Levine
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The 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship is underway!
We are proud to welcome ensembles from ten of the nation’s most highly regarded university and college jazz programs to the House of Swing this weekend (Jan. 17–18).
Congratulations and good luck to the ensembles representing the following colleges and universities:
Eastman School of Music - University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Huston-Tillotson University (Austin, TX)
Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC)
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
For more information, visit jazz.org/ncjc
Terell Stafford was gifted a flugelhorn by Frank Wess. 🎺🎁
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On the latest episode of The Late Set podcast, we’re hanging with our Temple U comrade in jazz: Terell Stafford.
Stafford is not only the Director of Jazz Studies and Chair of Instrumental Studies in the Boyer College of Music, Stafford is an accomplished player in his own right. Hear him recount stories from working with the legends, and how he’s shaping the next generation of jazz leaders on and off campus.
Listen to The Late Set now wherever you get your podcasts.
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New pod drop! Terell Stafford on jazz education and working with Jimmy Heath and Frank Wess.
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Terell Stafford (@terellstafford ) upholds a radically holistic ideal as a jazz educator. At Temple University, where he’s the Director of Jazz Studies and Chair of Instrumental Studies in the Boyer College of Music (@boyercollege ), he focuses not only on producing first-rate musicians but also a community of listeners and advocates.
To hear him tell it, Stafford — a leading trumpeter and bandleader as well as an administrator — is incorporating lessons learned from some of his own mentors, like Jimmy Heath. In all respects, Stafford’s insights on jazz education are inspiring, with implications far beyond the classroom. And as you’ll hear in this episode, they feel right on time.
Listen to The Late Set now wherever you get your podcasts or via the link or our bio.
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