Ray Reach Music

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Ray Reach Music is a multi-faceted music company founded in 1978 by Birmingham jazz pianist and vocalist Ray Reach. The company provides music for many diverse purposes. Reach is the founder and CEO of Ray Reach Music and the production division, Magic City Music Productions.

Company Functions

Ray Reach Music provides music for a wide variety of purposes, including:

  • Arranging, composition, production and musician contracting for the record industry, under the Magic City Music Productions division.
  • Music for corporate events.
  • Music for theatrical and stage productions.
  • Music for film and television.
  • Music for weddings and civic events. Ray Reach music can provide musical entertainment ranging from 1 to 24 players.


Bands

In his 45+ years as a professional musician, company CEO Ray Reach has written and accumulated arrangements for various instrumental ensembles, including:

  • Solo piano/vocal
  • Duos of various descriptions: piano/vocal plus saxophone, piano/vocal plus female vocal, piano/vocal plus guitar (among others)
  • Trios of various descriptions
  • Quartet
  • Quintet
  • Sextet
  • Septet
  • Octet
  • Nonette
  • Dectet
  • Piano plus String Quartet
  • The "Little Big Band" (7 to 9 pieces) - presents the "Big Band" sound in a smaller, more affordable group.
  • Big Band (17 pieces) - The Magic City Jazz Orchestra This band does everything from classic Big Band by Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington to contemporary Big Band by Lou Marini and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.
  • Big Band plus strings (24 pieces)

Styles range from classic rock of the 50's, 60's 70's 80's and 90's, to R & B / Soul, to Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Big Band, "Sinatra-Style", Western Swing and Classical.


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