ˈæftɚ ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾɪŋ tə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ, hiː fˈɔːɹmd hɪz ˈoʊn ɡɹˈuːp, ðə tˈɛɹi dɪslˈaɪ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɹˈeɪv ɹᵻvjˈuːz fɹʌm ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz æt ðə lˈeɪk tˈɑːhoʊ ænd kˌæɾɐlˈiːnə dʒˈæz fˈɛstɪvəlz, ðɪ ˌɛsˈɛf dʒˈæz stˈænfɚd sˈʌmɜːfɪst sˈɪɹiz, ðə fˈaɪlɑːli dʒˈæz kˈɑːnsɚt sˈɪɹiz ænd tˈuː ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz æt ðə sənˈoʊmə dʒˈæz fˈɛstɪvəl.
After relocating to San Francisco, he formed his own group, the Terry Disley Experience, which has received rave reviews from appearances at the Lake Tahoe and Catalina Jazz Festivals, the SF JAZZ Stanford Summerfest Series, the Filoli Jazz concert series and two appearances at the Sonoma Jazz Festival.