Ray

I am a teacher of music with over 20 years experience; I’ve taught in Primary, Secondary Schools, Universities and have played recording sessions on trumpet for many TV and film sessions as well as Pop artists and jazz groups.
I not only teach music for GCSE and A-Level, but can teach brass instruments and piano up to grade 8.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: Ray is a jazz trumpeter and pianist who has been influenced by many of the great trumpeters of the genre.
Ray has played for well known US/UK artists such as Dr John, Mica Paris, Robbie Williams, Beverly Knight, Scott Matthews and Delirious frontman Martin Smith.
He was the trumpet soloist on the Grammy nominated cd `Burning Lights`, on the track `God`s Great Dance Floor`, by US Grammy winner Chris Tomlin. This album topped the US Billboard 200 charts and won the ‘Praise and Worship’ category in the 44th GMA Dove Awards. The follow on album `Passion;; Let the Future Begin` (also featuring Ray`s solo), reached the US Billboard 200, number 4.
He appeared on outtakes from the Cookie Monster iphone ad, titled ‘Behind The Scenes’, on Paul Reeves’s composition ‘Croque Monsieur’, seen by 3.5M you tube viewers.
Ray`s own band, `The Ray Band` has made appearances on comedies `Very Important People` and `The Morgana Show` (Channel 4). Ray also had extensive coverage on BBC1`s period drama `Landgirls`. He was recently on the two week running ‘Gospel Choir of the Year 2019’ for BBC1’s ‘Songs of Praise’, adjudicated by Rick Astley among others.
Ray was invited to appear on Maltese TV show `Ilsien in Nisa` playing his own music.
He has been involved in jazz promotion, at the `Blue Train Jazz Club` (Waterloo) and Birmingham`s `Yardbird Jazz Club` (2012-2014).
Ray is the resident musician at various nightclubs, performing live over DJ`s and currently with Manchester’s new outfit De-Tronic, featuring JohnFitz, Lisa Millett and Leanne Brown from ‘Sweet Female Attitude’.