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The diverse and eclectic musical talents of BMI award winning trumpeter, composer Rusty Stiers have joined with such artists as Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Julie Andrews, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, George Michael, Clint Black, Don Henley, Ronnie Spector, Connie Francis, Judy Collins, Jan & Dean, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Pat Boone and Tommy Tune. His jazz credits include performances with Charlie Ventura, Tex Beneke, Pepper Adams, Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, Louis Belson, Jack Sheldon, Tommy Newsome and Tom Kubis.

Born March 12,1959 in Springfield Oregon, Rusty was introduced to music at the age of 7 by his musical family. His studies began on the piano but quickly reoriented to the trumpet with interests leaning toward jazz and composition.

After founding the Jazz Minors in 1973, Rusty's musicianship grew in a variety of directions. Modern jazz, arranging, composition and conducting all took a turn as his focus but it was film and television scoring that finally took center stage.

After winning the Jerry Goldsmith award for media composition, Rusty completed his studies in Conducting and Film Scoring at UCLA. Since that time Rusty scored many films, commercials, documentaries, TV pilots and cartoons.

Most recently, Rusty concluded a 9 year stint with The Side Street Strutters and his own band, The River Rascals, at Disneyland.

His new Disney assignment is leading The Jambalaya Jazz Band. This group lives at Disneyland's New Orleans Square 7 days a week and is made up of a rotating cast of 13 musicians.

Rusty is the only instructor that has taught at every STJS summer jazz camp and was a featured guest artist at the 2005 Sacramento Jubilee.