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'''Ray Reach and Friends''' is a professional jazz band, ranging in size from quartet to nonette, directed by jazz pianist and vocalist [[Ray Reach]]. The group includes some of the finest jazz musicians in Alabama, including: [[Chris Wendle]] (bass) or [[Abe Becker]] (bass), [[Steve Ramos]] (drums) or [[John Nuckols]] (drums), [[Tommy Stewart]] (trumpet), [[Omari Thomas]] (trumpet), [[Dave Amaral]] (saxophones), [[Gary Wheat]] (saxophones) and [[Chad Fisher]] (trombone). | '''Ray Reach and Friends''' is a professional jazz band, ranging in size from quartet to nonette, directed by jazz pianist and vocalist [[Ray Reach]]. The group includes some of the finest jazz musicians in Alabama, including: [[Chris Wendle]] (bass) or [[Abe Becker]] (bass), [[Steve Ramos]] (drums) or [[John Nuckols]] (drums), [[Tommy Stewart]] (trumpet), [[Omari Thomas]] (trumpet), [[Dave Amaral]] (saxophones), [[Gary Wheat]] (saxophones) and [[Chad Fisher]] (trombone). This popular group plays for jazz festivals and events all over the Southeast, including Birmingham's [[City Stages]] and the [[W. C. Handy Music Festival]] in Florence, Alabama. | ||
Revision as of 06:14, 22 July 2007
Ray Reach and Friends is a professional jazz band, ranging in size from quartet to nonette, directed by jazz pianist and vocalist Ray Reach. The group includes some of the finest jazz musicians in Alabama, including: Chris Wendle (bass) or Abe Becker (bass), Steve Ramos (drums) or John Nuckols (drums), Tommy Stewart (trumpet), Omari Thomas (trumpet), Dave Amaral (saxophones), Gary Wheat (saxophones) and Chad Fisher (trombone). This popular group plays for jazz festivals and events all over the Southeast, including Birmingham's City Stages and the W. C. Handy Music Festival in Florence, Alabama.
Recordings
- "Especially For You" (1994). Jazz quartet
- "Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas" (2005). Jazz quartet, recorded at CBS Recording Studios