Notable Students
As a jazz educator, Ray has taught a number of notable musicians, including: Kelley O'Neal (saxophonist); Beth Gottlieb (percussionist and wife of drummer Danny Gottlieb); Ned Holder (trombonist); Mark Lanter (drummer); Peter Wolf (producer); Chris Gordon (trumpeter / educator); Greg Chambers (saxophonist); Dave Miller(saxophonist); and Chuck Tilley (drummer), a member of the band Sixwire, which won 2nd place on Fox's American Idol spin-off, The Next Great American Band.
Recent alumni of Reach's UAB Jazz Ensemble include Birmingham Gospel pianist Arthur Beard, pianist / keyboardist Coleman Woodson and drummer Tim George of Just A Few Cats, the band which gave American Idol Ruben Studdard his entry into the Birmingham music scene. While Reach was director of the UAB Jazz Ensemble, Studdard often sat in on his rehearsals.
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