Biography


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Glenndon Gifford is a musician, composer, producer, and educator from Long Island, New York. He performs in various styles of music across the Northeast, from Salsa and event bands to brass quartets and Jazz trios. Though his primary instrument is trumpet, he also performs on piano and vocals. 

Glenndon holds a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies from Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance. He has been fortunate enough to have been mentored by some of the great trumpet players and musicians of our time, including Terell Stafford, John Swana, Rodney Marsalis, Nick Marchione, Tanya Darby, Mike Natale, and Leon Petruzzi. 

He currently performs regularly with The Morning After (event band based in South NJ), The Latin Express (salsa band based in Philadelphia), and his solo project under his own name.