Hailed as a "trumpet prodigy" by Berkshires Jazz, Richard Stanmeyer has performed with renowned artists such as Rutshelle Guillaume and Belle & Sebastian, and he has performed at venues including the Orpheum Theater (Boston) and MGM Music Hall at Fenway. In July and August of 2022 he taught and performed with his group in Morelia, México, including performing a sold-out show at the city’s cultural center, Centro Cultural Allende 637.

 

He currently performs and is the horn arranger for the entertainment agency Wilson Stevens and their premier RnB, Funk, and Top-40 band Radiance where they perform throughout New England for galas, corporate events, and destination weddings.

 

His mentors include many of the who’s-who for jazz and classical trumpet, including Ben Wright (2nd trumpet of the BSO), GRAMMY award-winning trumpet player Nicholas Payton, Marquis Hill, and Tanya Darby. He graduated on a full-tuition Helena Foundation Presidential Scholarship at New England Conservatory for his M.M in Jazz Studies (Trumpet Performance) in May 2024.