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Birth of the Cool
plus favorites from the Ellington library
Friday, April 9 • 7:30 pm
First United Methodist Church |
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CHARLEY GRAY
Charley Gray, co-founder and director of the Portland Jazz Orchestra, is the Director of Jazz Studies at Portland State University, where he has taught since 1988. Having received his M.M. in Jazz Arranging and Composition from North Texas State University, his charts have been performed by the University of North Texas One O'Clock Big Band, the Kicks Band, Terrel Stafford, Dan Faehnle, Nancy King and the Pioneer Brass Quintet, among several other jazz artists and academic institutions around the U.S.
As a bassist, he has performed with the Bobby Torres Ensemble, the Kicks Band, the Carlton Jackson-Dave Mills Big Band, Latin Expression and Pepé and the Bottle Blondes, and can be heard on the Kicks Band's self-titled album and Gordon Lee's Flying Dream.
In 2008, Portland Jazz Orchestra recorded Good Morning, Geek, a collection of Gray's original works for jazz orchestra. The CD is available through CD Baby.
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