Ray Reach Musical artist

Raymond Everett Reach, Jr. (born August 3, 1948) is an American pianist, vocalist and educator residing in Birmingham, Alabama, now serving as Director of Student Jazz Programs for the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, director of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars and President and CEO of Ray Reach Music and Magic City Music Productions. He is noted for his versatility and mastery of many diverse styles. In addition, he is an accomplished guitarist, arranger, composer, conductor and music producer. As a studio musician, he has played on hundreds of recordings of all descriptions. He has composed, arranged and performed in a variety of genre, and is well known for his work in Pop, R & B, Motown/Soul, Gospel, Rock, Classic Rock, Country (contemporary and traditional), Contemporary Christian, Classical and jazz music, and is perhaps best known for his work in the jazz idiom, combining straight-ahead jazz piano stylings with Sinatra-style vocals. Like many male jazz vocalists, Reach's jazz repertoire centers on the classic popular standards and jazz standards of the Great American Songbook. However, he differs from many of his jazz vocal colleagues in that he does most of his own arrangements and accompanies himself on the piano.

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Birth date	August 03, 1948
Hometown	Birmingham Alabama

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Career started	1964
associated musical artist	Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame All-Stars Chuck Redd Ellis Marsalis Jr. Lou Marini Chaka Khan Jonathan Butler Cleveland Eaton Lew Soloff Chuck Leavell W. C. Handy Jazz All-Stars
Background	Solo singer
genre	Country music Gospel Jazz Rhythm and blues Classical music Contemporary Christian music