Stan Muncy is a percussionist and jazz vibe player who freelances in the San Francisco bay area.  He is a regular extra with the San Francisco Symphony, a member of the Santa Rosa Symphony, performs with many of the other regional orchestras, and was percussionist/assistant timpanist with the Honolulu Symphony.  He also plays vibes with the Park St. Trio who recently released their debut album 'Goodnight Daylight'.  His recording credits extend to the NAXOS classical label and many film scores recorded at Warner Brothers Studios, Capitol Records, and Firehouse Studios.  He also enjoys a prolific new music career regularly playing with  the new music ensemble-in-residence at UC Berkeley, the Eco Ensemble and has toured with Chicago-based sextet eighth blackbird.

As an educator, Stan has taught individual and group lessons to all ages.  He's given masterclasses at high schools and colleges such as California State University East Bay in Hayward, and San Jose State University.  He's coached youth orchestra percussion sections such as the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and California Youth Symphony.  He's instructed percussion classes at the college level, high school level, and to children.  He's also played many percussion ensemble outreach concerts to elementary and middle schools.  Currently he teaches percussion at Mission San Jose High School and maintains a private studio in San Bruno.  Please visit the 'Contact' page if you are interested in lessons.

Stan attended the prestigious Colburn School and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music studying with Jack Van Geem and David Herbert of the San Francisco Symphony and at CSU, Hayward with freelancer Artie Storch.  Other teachers include Trey Wyatt of the San Francisco Symphony, Jim Babor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ted Atkatz former principal percussionist of the Chicago Symphony, and Michael Werner principal percussionist of Seattle Symphony and former percussionist in the Metropolitan Opera.