Ronald Kenneth Westray, Jr. (born June 13, 1970 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American jazz trombonist, composer, and educator. He holds a B.A. from South Carolina State University and a Master of Arts degree from Eastern Illinois University. He has played with Marcus Roberts, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (since its inception in 1993), and has been a regular member of the Mingus Big Band.[1] In 2005 he joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin. In 2009 he was appointed to the Oscar Peterson Chair in Jazz Performance at York University.

Ron Westray
Background information
Birth name	Ronald Kenneth Westray, Jr.
Born	(1970-06-13) 13 June 1970 (age 52) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, educator
Instrument(s)	Trombone
Labels	Blue Canoe, New Jazz Renaissance, Atlantic

Discography

• Westray Digs In (New Jazz Renaissance, 2002)
• Medical Cures for the Chromatic Commands of the Inner City (Blue Canoe, 2008)
• Ron Westray/Thomas Heflin Live from Austin (Blue Canoe, 2011)
• Jimi Jazz (Blue Canoe, 2014)
• Magisteria (Blue Canoe, 2015)

As sideman

With Wycliffe Gordon

• Bone Structure (Atlantic, 1996)

References

External links

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• Ron Westray, Oscar Peterson Chair in Jazz Performance, York University