Ron Westray
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ronald Kenneth Westray, Jr. |
Born |
Columbia, South Carolina United States | 13 June 1970
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, educator |
Instruments | Trombone |
Labels | Blue Canoe, New Jazz Renaissance Records, Atlantic |
Associated acts | Mingus Big Band |
Website |
Ronald Kenneth Westray, Jr. (born June 13, 1970 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American jazz trombonist, composer, and educator. He holds a B.A. from South Carolina State University and a Master of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University. He has played with Marcus Roberts, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (since its inception in 1993), and has been a regular member of the Mingus Big Band.[1] In 2005 he joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin. In 2009 he was appointed to the Oscar Peterson Chair in jazz performance at York University.[2]
Discography
As leader
- "Ron Westray/Thomas Heflin Live From Austin." Blue Canoe Records. 2011.
- "Medical Cures for the Chromatic Commands of the Inner City." Blue Canoe Records. 2008.
- "Westray Digs In." New Jazz Renaissance Records. 2002.
As sideman
With Wycliffe Gordon
- Wycliffe Gordon & Ron Westray: Bone Structure (Atlantic Jazz).1996
References
- ↑ http://ronwestray.com/artistsites/generalartisttemplate/index.cfm?itemCategory=520&siteid=1&priorId=517
- ↑ http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2009/week39/Thursday/092413.htm
External links
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