Technical Sergeant Justin Stamps is a trumpeter with the Ceremonial Brass, The United States Air Force Band, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. Originally from Nashville, TN, his Air Force career began in 2014. Prior to joining the Ceremonial Brass in 2021, he was a member of the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band and the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band.
Previously, Sergeant Stamps served as assistant principal trumpet of the Boise Philharmonic and adjunct professor of trumpet and music history at Boise State University. Additionally, he has performed with numerous orchestras throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Sergeant Stamps earned a Master of Music degree from the Chicago College of Performing Arts and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His primary teachers include Mark Ridenour, Phil Collins and Marie Speziale.