Ray Brown Jr., a prominent jazz musician and son of Ray Brown and Ella Fitzgerald.
He was born in New York. Ray considers Roy Eldridge to be his first music teacher, who allowed me to
play his horn. The next music teachers were Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra, who often visited Ray and
Ella's home.
Ray Brown Jr. discovered a passion for drumming and singing after moving to California when he was 10
years old.
In 1971, he moved to Seattle, studying drums. It was during this time that he began writing his music and
songs.
Since the 80s, Ray began to tour actively, and at the moment has traveled all over the world: "I like touring,
I was able to see many great people who were brought to me by my music."
Ray Brown recorded his debut album Slow Down for Love, which was included in the 2001 Top Jazz Albums
of the Year. His second album, "Committed from the Heart", was released in 2003. In 2007, he released
his third solo album, Stand by Me. And in September 2008, Ray Brown Jr. released the Friends and Family
Duet Album, featuring such stars as: Jane Monheit, Melba Moore, James Moody, Maria Mulder, Dr. John,
Dionne Warwick, Freda Payne, Sophie B. Hawkins, Paul Williams, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Dave Somerville, Kim
Hoyer and Sally Kellerman, David "Fathead" Newman. A bonus track to this album was a recording of Ray
with the parents of How High the Moon: Ella Fitzgerald and Brown Jr. on vocals, and Ray Brown Sr. playing
bass. In 2018, a new CD, This is Ray Brown Jr., was released. In 2020, Ray began work on an original disc
with his own songs. It is practically completed.
Ray Brown is a great singer, a great artist, and a terrific storyteller. Ray says: My philosophy with regards
to performing is: first, make the audience feel better than they did when they arrived, and also a mixture
of Frank Sinatra and my dad's thoughts: make each show like it's the last and never do anything halfway...
In his performance of the blues, you can feel Ella's breath, and in the pauses you can hear short stories
about the great singer and her entourage, as they say - first-hand. Ray recently celebrated his 70th
birthday. But a real jazz musician is like aged wine - the older, the more valuable. As Ray Brown himself
said: Аt 70, life is just beginning!
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