Member Since: 1/3/2007
Band Website: mattraymusic.com
Band Members: On Last Call and Lost Danton Boller -- bass, Quincy Davis -- drums. On Vista Rodney Whitaker -- bass, Greg Hutchinson -- drums, John Ellis -- tenor, Jeremy Pelt -- trumpet.
I usually play with my trio. I also work as a sideman with a lot of cool artists.
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Influences: Gene Harris, Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal, Tommy Flanagan, Red Garland, Keith Jarrett, Thelonius Monk, Geri Allen, Oscar Peterson.
Sounds Like: This is acoustic jazz, with bebop and soul jazz influences, as well as some modern inflections.
Record Label: CAP (Consolidated Artists Productions)
Type of Label: Indie