Ray's Place!!

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, Brass Band, Church/Worship, I listen

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 New York City born and bred trumpet player. I'm now residing in South Burlington, Vermont and teaching at The University of Vermont. I have 5 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 continue my work as a band leader and sideman.

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
*Mother Teresa

Hope to find___________ in Trumpet City...

Old and new friends

Check out my Website:

http://www.rayvegamusic.com