Mark Ledford (March 10, 1960 – November 1, 2004) was an American trumpeter, singer, and guitarist.
[2] After he graduated, he took a job in advertising while doing session work with Stephanie Mills, Jon Hendricks, Special EFX, Michael Brecker, Kevin Eubanks, Don Byron, Living Colour, Prince, and Bill Evans.
[5] In 1986, he began a working relationship with Pat Metheny, appearing live with the Pat Metheny Group and on numerous recordings, including the Grammy award winning albums Secret Story and Still Life (Talking).
[6] He worked with Bobby McFerrin's a cappella group, Circle, and he played in Joe Locke's Storytelling Band.
[7] Between 1990 and 1992, Ledford taught master classes in trumpet at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada.