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Ray Draper

Born: August 3, 1940

Ray Draper was an influential American jazz tubist known for his work in the mid-20th century. Born on February 7, 1931, in New York City, Draper was a pioneering figure in jazz who helped elevate the tuba from a primarily orchestral instrument to a prominent role in jazz. His playing style was innovative and energetic, contributing significantly to the development of modern jazz.

Draper played with several notable jazz musicians and bands, including John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner. He was also a member of the Jazz Composers Orchestra and worked with a range of other artists throughout his career.

2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases

by Kyle Simpler
November 28, 2024

Record Store Day Black Friday is back for 2024. There are releases that appeal to practically every genre of music, and jazz is no exception. This year's lineup features releases for jazz enthusiasts and vinyl collectors alike. From previously unreleased live performances to excellent vinyl debuts, this year's offerings showcase a variety of jazz styles. Below ...

Tube or Not Tuba? Tuba!!

by Patrick Burnette
January 11, 2024

Sometimes Mike's dreams do come true. Take this all-tuba led episode, for instance. He's always loved the big horn in jazz groups, and here we delve into five albums spanning the decades led by tuba players. (Oddly, though, five of the featured leaders were all born within a five year span). Will the boys come up ...

Violin Works For Jazz, Coltrane Between Miles And Sheets Of Sound

by David Brown
June 27, 2023

In week's edition we visit vivacious violin works in jazz from Ray Nance of the Ellington Outfit, Billy Bang & His Quartet, Jennifer Curtis with Tyshawn Sorley and a new release form NYC-based South Korean violinist Katherine Kyu Hyeon Lim. We'll also check in on some post Miles, pre-Atlantic/Impulse recordings from John Coltrane. Teddy Wilson the ...

European Jazz Conference Lisbon 2018: Portuguese showcases

by Henning Bolte
October 12, 2018

Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB); Livraria Ler Devagar European Jazz Conference Lisbon 2018 Lisbon, Portugal September 13-15, 2018 European Jazz Conference Lisbon 2018: Portuguese showcases This year's annual European Jazz Conference, a convention organized by the European Jazz Network, took place at Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) in the Portuguese capital ...

Marcus Rojas: Dancing with a Tree

by Michael Blake
August 5, 2018

Sometimes musicians transcend what is considered normal technique. They discover new worlds of sound and establish concepts previously unknown; concepts that even defy the practical methods that the inventors of the instrument intended. One person I know that has done just that is Marcus Rojas. In third grade he decided to play the tuba and, even ...

Samo Salamon: Eleven Stories

by Hrayr Attarian
October 31, 2012

Slovenian guitarist Samo Šalamon has earned many accolades throughout his decade-long recording career; listening to Eleven Stories it is quite clear why. A fearless explorer of sonic landscapes, Šalamon and his trio of the past six years presents an exhilarating program of eleven elegiac tracks, each one a gem in its own right. ...

John Coltrane: Side Steps

by Chris May
October 16, 2009

John Coltrane Side Steps Prestige Records 2009 The 5-CD Side Steps follows two other Prestige box sets--the 6-CD Fearless Leader (2006) and 5-CD Interplay (2007)--which together catalogue saxophonist John Coltrane's recordings for the label 1956-58. The three boxes, each packed with extraordinary music, chronicle on parallel paths ...

Tuba Sounds

By Ray Draper

Label: Prestige Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Terry Anne; You're My Thrill; Pivot; Jackie's Dolly; Mimi's Interlude; House of Davis

Ray Draper: Tuba Sounds

by Derek Taylor
February 1, 2001

“A Promise Derailed.” Such of phrase could easily have been etched on Ray Draper’s tombstone to describe the tubaist’s trials in life and music. Killed in a botched robbery at the tragic age of 42 his troubles both personal and musical hounded him for much of his life. But reading the original liners to this reissue ...