Melton R. Mustafa

Jazz Studies/Applied Studies

Melton Mustafa was born in Atlanta, GA. and raised in Miami, Fl. where he started playing music in high school under the direction of Mr. Frank Neal at Miami Carol City HS.  Melton Mustafa received a Bachelors of Science in Music Education from Florida A&M University where he served as Section leader of the saxophone section and head of the Dance Routine committee for the Legendary Marching “100”. While at FAMU Mustafa performed with the FAMU “Strikers” at the Apollo Theatre and traveled the world with the Marching “100”. After undergraduate school Mustafa received a Masters Degree in Education from Florida International and is currently working on his Doctoral Degree in Leadership. Melton Mustafa currently works as professional music educator at Parkway School of the Arts and performs, directs and produces music professionally. As a musician Mustafa has studied and performed all over the United States. As a director Mustafa has conducted the Star Spangled Banner for the Junior Olympics, written and directed a show for the Super Bowl entitled Global Rhythms Local Beat, served as the Musical Director for the Show “From the Porch” featuring Danny Glover, directed the band and choreographed little Romeo’s and Master “P” music video “It Takes Two”(which was featured on the show TV Show Access Granted- the making of the video).  A couple of years ago Melton Mustafa wrote and received a grant to start a community band at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center.  The grant was written for anyone in the community who plays jazz or classical music and wants to play and perform. Melton has been featured on the following: Butterfly CD (poetry and sax), St. Louis Blues CD (Big Band), Sea B Marrah (Reggae),  Betty Pageant (Blues sax)CD, Ike and Val Woods CD (sax), Guest Artist for the show “By Kids for Kids (channel 10), Acted in Tom Dowd (Film), Acted in “The Buddy Holly Story” Actors Play House” (off Broadway), Danced at the Apollo Theater (Striker dance troupe). As a producer Melton Mustafa just released Scenes From Miami Vol. 1 “The Softer Side” CD and just came back from New York recording his latest CD “The Traveling Man”.  Melton Mustafa is currently working on adapting his original musical “Shalom Salaam Serene” into an audio book to be used in the public school system.