Michael Ray (trumpeter)

For a period from the mid-1990s to the present he leads his own band, Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe.

His playing with Sun Ra and independently has incorporated funkjazz, R & B, electronica and fusion genres.

Ray also mixed Mayan Temples, Sun Ra's last studio session (Black Saint/Italy-1992).

He recently worked on a PBS soundtrack for producer Delfeayo Marsalis and appears on recordings of Galactic drummer Stanton Moore and avant rockers Iris May Tango.

He has made special appearances with many popular groups including Aquarium Rescue Unit, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Widespread Panic, U2, Porno for Pyros, Col. Bruce Hampton, Jazz is PHSH, and Deep Banana Blackout.