- Hugh Ragin
Hugh Ragin is an American
jazz trumpeter.Ragin was raised in
Houston and began on trumpet when he was in eighth grade. After playing in the Houston All-City High School Orchestra, which toured the UK, he took his bachelor's inmusic education at theUniversity of Houston and his master's in trumpet performance atColorado State University . He played withRoscoe Mitchell andWadada Leo Smith inGermany in 1979, and toured withAnthony Braxton later that year. He began working with David Murray in 1980, playing trumpet in his large groups for many years. He toured withMaynard Ferguson in 1983.In addition to his work both as a sideman and a leader, he taught at
Oberlin College and elsewhere.Discography
*"Metaphysical Question" (
Cecma Records , 1989)
*"Gallery" (CIMP , 1998)
*"An Afternoon in Harlem" (Justin Time , 1999)
*"Fanfare & Fiesta" (Justin Time, 2001)
*"Back to Saturn" (Black Saint Records , 2001)
*"Feel the Sunshine" (Justin Time, 2002)
*"Sound Pictures for Solo Trumpet" (Hopscotch Records , 2002)
*"Revelation" (Justin Time, 2004)References
*Chris Kelsey, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fpfuxqr5ldfe~T1 Hugh Ragin] at
Allmusic
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