Ron Westray
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Born
13 June 1970
Ronald Kenneth Westray, Jr.
13 June 1970
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician, composer, educator
InstrumentTrombone
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| Background information | |
| Born | Ronald Kenneth Westray, Jr. 13 June 1970 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician, composer, educator |
| Instrument | Trombone |
| Labels | Blue Canoe, New Jazz Renaissance, Atlantic |
| Member of | Mingus Big Band |
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.
