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Byron Stripling was born August 20, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia and was educated at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. An accomplished actor and singer, Stripling was chosen, following a worldwide search, to star in the lead role of the Broadway bound musical, “Satchmo”. He was featured in a cameo performance in “The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles”, and his critically acclaimed performance in the 42nd Street production of “From Second Avenue to Broadway”.

Stripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra, under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. He has also played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Louis Bellson, and Buck Clayton in addition to The Lincoln Center Classical Jazz Orchestra, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and The GRP All Star Big Band.

Byron is the Columbus Jazz Orchestra Artistic Director and as a trumpet virtuoso, has ignited audiences performing at jazz festivals throughout the world. He has soloed with Boston Pops, Cincinnati Pops, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Utah Symphony, The American Jazz Philharmonic and at the Hollywood Bowl.

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