Joel Gray
Position: Musical Director and Conductor
Occupation: Trumpeter, Music Teacher, Band Director
Trombone: Valved Soprano Trombone
Groups:
Ritchie Trombone Choir
The Littlebirds Big Band (director)
The Littlebirds Combo (director)
The Edmonton Jazz Orchestra (lead trumpet)
The Edmonotn Symphony Orchestra (principal, assistant principal)
Teachers: William Dimmer, Dr. Fordyce Pier
Influences: Many, many, many
Bio: Joel is known for his
versatility as a trumpeter. He is as comfortable
playing lead trumpet with the pops orchestra as traditional New Orleans
music
or baroque piccolo trumpet. He is a regular performer with many local
artists
and diverse musical ensembles, including the the Edmonton Symphony
Orchestra,
The Edmonton Jazz Orchestra, Edmonton Opera, Pro Coro Canada, the Don
Berner
Sextet, the Retrofitz, the Polyjesters, the Tommy Banks Big Band, The
New
Orleans Connection, and Capital Brass, to name only a few. He is a
veteran in
the orchestra pit, having performed many professional musical theatre
productions at the Citadel Theatre, as well as in other venues. He has
graced
the stage alongside such greats as Tommy Banks, Arnie Chycowski, Guido
Basso,
Kent Sangster, Andrew Glover, and P.J. Perry. He has recorded on over
20 CDs
and performed numerous times for CBC radio.