Honestly Speaking:
Stafford Hunter-trombone & sea shells,
Todd Bashore: Alto & Sop. Sax
Alex Collins: Piano
Alex Hernandez: Bass
Chris Brown: Drums
Influences
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Curtis Fuller, Freddie Hubbard, Parliment Funkadelic, J.J. Johnson, Wayne Shorter, Jeff "Tain" Watts, James Brown, Elvin Jones, Charles Tolliver, Vincent Gardner, Mulgrew Miller, Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Steve Turre, McCoy Tyner, Frank Lacy, Woody Shaw, John Hicks, Stevie Wonder, Branford Marsalis, Charles Mingus, Robin Eubanks, Ray Brown, Josh Roseman, Kenny Kirkland, John Scofield, Sting, Kenny Garrett, and a host of other creative minds.
Trombonist/ sea shells, Stafford Hunter; Philadelphia native became a professional musician by the age of 16. He attended Penn State University for 2 years before moving to New York and graduating from the New School Jazz & Contemporary Music Program in 1994. Of which, he was the first trombonist to graduate from the New School.
Since then, Stafford has modeled for L'Uomo Vogue (the Italian Vogue magazine for men), was the 1993 award winner of the "Al Grey Award for Musical Excellence". It acknowledged Stafford as "the Most Promising Jazz Trombone Talent of 1993", performed at former-US President Bill Clinton's inaugural, appeared in a documentary film on the late-great pianist; Dorothy Donegan, appeared in a movie entitled "the Day the Ponies Come Back" which was released March of 2001 in France, along with performing and recording with a host of great musicians like Illinois Jacquet, McCoy Tyner, Lester Bowie & Brass Fantasy, Abdullah Ibrahim, Charli Persip, Charles Tolliver, Tony Bennett, Roy Hargrove, Cab Calloway Orch., the Mingus Big Band, Lauryn Hill, Frank Foster, Clark Terry, Reggie Workman, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lionel Hampton Orch., Dionne Warwick, Muhal Richard Abrams, Steve Turre & Sanctified Shells, and is a present member of the Lionel Hampton Orch, and the Duke Ellington Orch. under the direction of Paul Mercer Ellington among other groups. These days you can catch him swinging with the new KING OF SWING; George Gee (Swing 46 every tuesday in NYC), Lionel Hampton Orch, Cab Calloway Orch. or in some smaller ensembles around the world. Also, is heard as a soloist on the Grammy nominated big band CD "With Love"-Charles Tolliver Bigband.
Ciao,Stafford Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, compliments ..really. you are one of my prefeitis, I feel great admiration for you, be really one whom is worth rather a lot! I hope to listen soon to you, in italy .. talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music all the best.. from italy.. and good life.. every day neal
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The Girl Is Mine, The Girl Is Mine"..... :) Hey, hey... As I first meet you Paul in DEO concert in Bucharest in 2004 when Stafford wasn't and you, Stafford at DEO concert Sibiu, 2007...when Paul wasn't..It's a little difficult to choose :), Both you and concerts were wonderfull! can I have both, for a 3rd concert of DEO? and after..I promise I will make a choice :)...I'm sure the music will inspire me..
Hi Stafford! Pleased to see you!! Life is really strange... after 7 years I'm single again, even if I still don't know why... Well, hope to speak with you soon. Have a nice summer. Love, Miki
Ciao Stafford,Thank you for the add and the friendship. you are very good, I like your stupendous music a lot, you are fantastic ..really. you are one of my prefeitis talk to you soon, and all of my best wishes to always listen to your good music. all the best.. from italy neal
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