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I play these instruments...
Bb Trumpet, C Trumpet, D/Eb Trumpet, A/Bb Piccolo, Rotary Bb/C, Flugelhorn, Cornet
I perform...
Classical, Jazz Combo, Contemporary Jazz, Big Band/Swing, Latin, Pop, Church/Worship
Playing Level:
Pro
My preferred equipment:
Stock horn w/minor improvements, Modified/Custom Horn
I started playing trumpet:
January 15, 1974
My most memorable trumpet experience:
Seeing Dizzy Gillespie live for the first time in 1976.
Personal trumpet aspiration:
To keep playing until The Good Lord calls me HOME.
About Me:
I'm a trumpet player based out of New York City. I have 4 CD's as a leader and have recorded on dozens more as a sideman. I have worked with artist as diverse as Tito Puente, Joe Henderson, Osvaldo Golijov and Paul Simon. I will be relocating with my family to Vermont in July '08. I will be joining the fulltime faculty at The University of Vermont in Burlington as a senior lecturer. I will continue my work as a band leader and sideman and will also continue my work as a clinician for Cambrass. I endorse Stomvi Trumpets....I play their Custom Stomvi USA Bb Trumpet, Elite Bb/A Piccolo Trumpet and Elite Flugelhorn.
Interests:
*Hanging out with my family
*Cooking Shows
*WWII Movies and TV Documentaries
*Jazz History (Collecting DVD's,CD's,LP's History texts etc.)
*Collecting Classic 12" GI JOES
*Love "The God Father I,II", "Good Fellas", "Casino", A Bronx Tale" and of course-"The Sopranos".
Heroes:
*Dr. Martin Luther King
*Don Pedro Albizu Campos
*President Jimmy Carter
--more to come
Hope to find___________ in Trumpet City...
Old and new friends
Check out my Website:
http://www.rayvegamusic.com

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At 12:59pm on August 24, 2008, Sebastián Gil said…
Gracias por adherirme señor Vega, es un placer tener contacto con tan admirable trompetista.

Desde Gran Canaria-España, le envío un gran saludo.

Sebastián Gil.
At 3:11am on July 23, 2008, Jason Parra said…
Hey Ray,
I was just cruising around utube and saw you in a performance at the Bern Jazz Fest. Mr. PC Latin? It was killer!!! Great solo too.
Peace,
Jason
At 3:56pm on July 5, 2008, james zollar said…
Hey Ray I hung out with Perico in Japan, he said he got you over at the university where he teaches now and then. Miss you! take care
Lets hang
JZ(the original)
At 2:11am on June 3, 2008, Amik Guerra said…
Ray,como estas bro?todo bien espero.Conozco a Stephan de nombre,no hemos coincidido aùn,me mudè hace 2 años y gracias a Dios no he parado,entre Mercado Negro,Italuba(el grupo de El Negro Hernandez)y mil cosas mas no he tenido mucho contacto con la gente de aqui.Se que es un bravo tocando el tipo,ademas he escuchado algo de su banda de funky.El año pasado supe que estabas de gira con Frankie Morales y ademas Jimmy Bosch me dijo que te habian preguntado de hacer lo de Cachao,al final me tocó a mi hacerlo,con mucho gusto pues con Jimmy es siempre una cura tocar.Bueno maestrazo se me cuide y ojala nos cruzemos por ahi pa tocarnos un par de notas juntos.Un abrazo grande.Amik
At 8:44pm on May 31, 2008, Amik Guerra said…
Maestro,disculpa mi demora pero estuve tocando afuera y no queria cargar con la computadora.Pues la flecha es de Spada,es una compañia suiza que se esta especializando en hacer trompetas pesadas,tipo las Monette,aunque si con un presupuesto mas bajo,ademas tengo la gran dicha de poder trabajar con ellos y tenerlos cerca de casa,tambien mi fllugelhorn es de ellos,bien buenos ambos.Si te interesa mas información aqui estoy para lo que necesite.Yo tambien no pierdo el vicio,jajajajaa,usted que juguetes usa,esa boquilla de la foto que cosa es????Un abrazote.Amik
At 3:18am on May 30, 2008, Amik Guerra said…
Gracias mi hermano,a big pleasure for me because you are one of my idols!!!!Thank so much and hope to meet you once to play.Peace and big hugs.Amik Guerra
At 12:56am on May 25, 2008, Jim Rotondi said…
RV,
The Flugelhorn is a MF....still not so sure about the trumpet.
I'll call you.
JR
At 7:53am on May 24, 2008, Felix Vayser said…
Hey Ray.Good to see you here.
This is going to be fun..
See you soon,

Felix
At 1:41pm on May 23, 2008, KT Chauvot said…
Hey! i'm here, thanks for the heads up:)
At 6:17am on May 23, 2008, Nick Drozdoff said…
Hey Ray! Nice to hear from you! As you may have guessed, I am swamped as the year comes to a close for me as a high school teacher. I look forward to a hugely busy summer with music, though. We'll be doing a LOT of recording in "studio A" (my basement) on a couple of projects. I owe you a Myspace response, too. Keep an ey out for it! ;-) Peace, man! -->>Nick
 
 

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