Gregory Vaughan Stafford is an American jazz cornetist, trumpeter, and educator based in New Orleans, known for his work in preserving the city's jazz heritage. He has been a significant figure in the local music scene since the 1980s, particularly as the long-time leader of the Young Tuxedo Brass Band. He was part of the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, a group founded by banjoist Danny Barker in 1971. Gregory Vaughan Stafford graduated from Southern University in 1976 and began performing in New Orleans in the mid-1970s. Alongside Dr. Michael White, Stafford worked to preserve New Orleans' musical traditions, often playing in each other's bands. He became a music educator in New Orleans public schools in 1985 and took leadership of the Young Tuxedo Brass Band in 1984. He also led the Heritage Hall Jazz Band after Kid Sheik Cola's passing in 1992 and took over Danny Barker's Jazz Hounds in 1994, continuing to shape the city's jazz scene. Gregory Vaughan Stafford has collaborated with musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Brian Carrick, and Michael White. He co-founded Black Men of Labor, an organization supporting brass bands and second-line culture in New Orleans.