Awards
- 2000 - Billboard Contemporary Latin Jazz Album of the Year for the debut album Los Hombres Calientes.
- 2003 - Made a Cultural Ambassador of The City of New Orleans by the U.S. Government
- 2003 - Nominated for a Grammy Award for the album Los Hombres Calientes Vol. 3 New Congo Square
- 2005 - Appeared on Down Beat Critic's Poll List
- 2007 - named Director of the N. O. Jazz Institute/Professor of Professional Practice (University of New Orleans)
- 2008 - Elysian Trumpet designated a national treasure by the President of the United States
- 2008 - Nominated by President George W. Bush to the National Endowment of the arts
- 2009 - Grammy Award for New Orleans Jazz Orchestra C.D. Book One (Mayfield's original compositions)
- 2009 - Appointed to the National Endowment of the Arts by President Barack Obama
- 2010 - Chancellor's Award (highest ranking award given to a professor) University of New Orleans
- 2011 - Doctor of Humane Letters (doctorate diploma) Dillard University
- 2012 - Carnegie Hall Debut (sold out Oct. 8th) Stern Auditorium New York City
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