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Walter Parazaider
Walter Parazaider
American musician
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Chicago
Chicago
American rock band from Chicago formed in 1967
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Christian McBride
Christian McBride
American musician
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Roscoe Mitchell
Roscoe Mitchell
American jazz musician
4
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center (born 1961)
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Don Myrick
Don Myrick
American musician
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Miguel Zenón
Miguel Zenón
Puerto Rican alto saxophonist
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Ken Vandermark
Ken Vandermark
American jazz composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
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David "Fathead" Newman
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
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Lee Loughnane
Lee Loughnane
American musician, member of Chicago
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Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck
American banjo player
11
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
American rock band
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Lou Donaldson
Lou Donaldson
American saxophonist
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Candy Dulfer
Candy Dulfer
Dutch saxophonist and singer
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Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon
American band
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Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Organ trio
Organ trio
trio including a Hammond organ
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Cannonball Adderley
Cannonball Adderley
American jazz alto saxophonist
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Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
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Mike Westbrook
Mike Westbrook
English pianist
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Bill Champlin
Bill Champlin
American musician
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Dengue Fever
Dengue Fever
six-member band from Los Angeles
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Jimmy Chamberlin
Jimmy Chamberlin
Drummer, songwriter, Producer
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Terry Kath
Terry Kath
American musician, former member of the rock band Chicago
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Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
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Sun Ra
Sun Ra
American jazz composer and bandleader (1914-1993)
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Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan
American musician, songwriter, producer, and author
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Gary Husband
Gary Husband
British musician
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Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller
American big band musician, arranger, composer and bandleader (1904-1944)
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LeRoi Moore
LeRoi Moore
American musician
31
James Iha
James Iha
musician (guitarist, producer, writer, singer)
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Peter Cetera
Peter Cetera
American musician
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Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann
American composer (1911-1975)
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James Pankow
James Pankow
American musician, member of Chicago
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Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls
American folk rock duo
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Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker
American saxophonist and composer
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Cecil Taylor
Cecil Taylor
American jazz pianist and poet
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Brad Mehldau
Brad Mehldau
American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger
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Alex Van Halen
Alex Van Halen
American musician, rock drummer
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Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship
American rock band
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John Hicks
John Hicks
American jazz pianist and composer
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Eddie Shaw
Eddie Shaw
African American, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist
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Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
American jazz musician, band leader
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Steely Dan
Steely Dan
American rock band
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Laudir de Oliveira
Laudir de Oliveira
Brazilian musician
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Dave Koz
Dave Koz
American jazz saxophonist
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Malcolm Duncan
Malcolm Duncan
Scottish tenor saxophonist
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Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
American singer-songwriter
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
English rock band
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Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
American comedian
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Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Ernie Wilkins
Ernie Wilkins
American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and music arranger
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Bobby Keys
Bobby Keys
American saxophonist
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Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill
American jazz musician
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Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Kenny Clarke
Kenny Clarke
American jazz drummer
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Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford
English drummer
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Eric Bell
Eric Bell
Irish musician and songwriter
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Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer
Ray Herrmann
American musician

Ray Herrmann

Intro
American musician
Music

Ray Herrmann (born September 3, 1960) is an American saxophonist from Chicago, Illinois, United States. He performs jazz with other artists such as Kathy Ball and Frank Josephs. His music has been played on The Weather Channel's local on the 8s segment with tracks such as "Cocoon", "Above the Horizon", "Park Place", "Northern Lights", "Under the Stars", "Tempest Wind" and "Was It You?"

Herrmann has performed with the multi-platinum band, Chicago, occasionally filling in for original saxophonist Walter Parazaider on tour since 2005. Herrmann was promoted to an official member in 2016.

Herrmann graduated from the University of North Texas. Before joining the band Chicago, Herrmann was a Los Angeles studio musician performing with Bob Dylan and Carlos Santana.