Teaching
Gray is a dedicated teacher. In 2007 he joined the full time jazz faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where he is Assistant Professor of Double Bass in Jazz. He previously held positions at DePaul University, where he taught for nineteen years, and also at Northern Illinois University and the American Conservatory of Music. A dedicated educator, he remains active as a clinician at high school and college jazz festivals.
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