Well, I finally bit the bullet and submitted myself to the vagaries of the world of myspace.com...  so to make it a pitstop of some sort I thought I would post a copy of a new tune to be featured on the next CD...  it's called "patience" and I hope you like it...

Click here to go to my new myspace page... 

Brian Soergel of Jazztimes magazine has published a nice review of my new CD "Beginning To See".  Click here to read.

Even though it has been 7 years since the release of "Figures Of The True", John Hilderbrand, who heads up Contemporaryjazz.com, delivered some very nice comments in this newly published review. If you would like to read the entire review please click here.

REVIEWS

"...Ray’s music is absolutely incredible... some of the most wonderful and beautiful music I’ve ever heard... soulful and heartfelt, “Beginning To See” is an amazing collection of songs... a must have for your music library."

Jimmy Haslip
producer/musician/composer

 
"...the album is absolutely perfect... what a virtuosity and mastership in piano performance... unforgettable and ingenious... Ray sets his own milestone in contemporary jazz."

Hans-Bernd Hulsmann
www.smooth-jazz.de

Recent activity at Balsam Pillow Studio includes live remote recording and CD production for the 2007 - 2008 concert season of the Asheville Community Band, based in Asheville, NC.

NJ based latin/salsa pianist Frank Villiphane was in mixing his tune "My Teacher" for his upcoming CD release. 

Custom music was recently completed for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.  Entitled "A Well for India",  the music was written over a haunting song-chant sung by a vocal group recorded on location in northern India by photographer K Brown.   The purpose of this video production is to bring awareness for the funding and acquisition of wells for areas of India that lack a local clean fresh water supply.  A very worthy cause!

Effective immediately, all downloads will have the price of $0.79 a song.  If you wish to download an entire CD, the new price is $6.99.  And if you want a retail packaged CD, the new price is only $9.99 plus shipping and handling.  All purchases from balsampillow.com use Paypal.

Also, if you prefer to purchase from iTunes there is a direct link available for your convenience.

Thanks for listening! 

Check out the premiere issue of the CJA newsletter (Christian Jazz Association). The publisher, keyboardist David Arivett, of songsofdavid.com has featured my composition The Yearning Sky as a free mp3 download along with the chart to the song (published as a .pdf file) so you can see what's happening note for note. There's also an interview with me that's posted. To get the interview, click here.