Cory Distefano

Cory Distefano received a Bachelors Degree in Jazz Studies and Jazz Performance from the University of New Orleans under the direction of Ellis Marsalis and later under Terence Blanchard.Now based out of Nashville, Tennessee, Cory is on tour with multiple award-winning contemporary blues and recording artist Stacy Mitchhart. Cory serves as the section leader/lead trumpet/solo trumpet and horn arranger for the group. Cory has played/recorded & toured with many nationally known acts such as multi-platinum recording artist Jessica Simpson, Jewel, Marc Broussard, Alex Bugnon (Najee), Ann Peebles, Lee Roy Parnell, John Rich (Big and Rich), Toby Keith, Eric Heatherly, Don "DC" Curry, Travis Tritt, Luther Kent (Blood Sweat & Tears), Ellis Marsalis, Harold Batiste (Sam Cooke - AFO Records), Marcel Evans & The Drifters, Bobby Lonero (Louis Prima), Saxophone Legend James Rivers, Mike Farris, Saxophonist Jon Smith (Edgar Winter, Toto) and many others.