Meet Dalton Mumphrey

January 4, 2023

Dalton Mumphrey was at a concert in Disney Hall when something clicked. The concert was a tribute to jazz legend Wayne Shorter, and among the special guests performing was five-time Grammy Award-winner Terence Blanchard. Mumphrey was studying with Blanchard at UCLA, but had yet to see him perform. That night, he saw Blanchard on one of Los Angeles’s biggest stages.

“Suddenly, I was able to hear every single lesson Terence had ever given. It was the most profound thing for me,” Mumphrey said. “It’s one thing to be taught performance technique and style in the classroom, and another thing entirely to see those lessons brought to life on stage. It all just clicked.”