Ron Westray

Ronald Kenneth Westray, Jr. (born June 13, 1970 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American jazz trombonist, composer, and educator. He holds a B.A. from South Carolina State University and a Master of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University. He has played with Marcus Roberts, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (since its inception in 1993), and has been a regular member of the Mingus Big Band.[1] In 2005 he joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin. In 2009 he was appointed to the Oscar Peterson Chair in jazz performance at York University.[2]

Ron Westray
Background information
Birth nameRonald Kenneth Westray, Jr.
Born (1970-06-13) 13 June 1970
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, educator
InstrumentsTrombone
LabelsBlue Canoe, New Jazz Renaissance, Atlantic
Associated actsMingus Big Band

Discography
  • Westray Digs In (New Jazz Renaissance, 2002)
  • Medical Cures for the Chromatic Commands of the Inner City (Blue Canoe, 2008)
  • Ron Westray/Thomas Heflin Live from Austin (Blue Canoe, 2011)
  • Jimi Jazz (Blue Canoe, 2014)
  • Magisteria (Blue Canoe, 2015)

As sideman

With Wycliffe Gordon

References
  1. http://ronwestray.com/artistsites/generalartisttemplate/index.cfm?itemCategory=520&siteid=1&priorId=517
  2. http://www.exchangemagazine.com/morningpost/2009/week39/Thursday/092413.htm
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