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Hugh Ragin

American jazz trumpeter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hugh Ragin
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Hugh Ragin is an American jazz trumpeter.

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Career

Ragin was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and began playing trumpet in his early teens, taking lessons in classical music, and was a member of the Houston All-City High School Orchestra. He received a degree in music education from the University of Houston and a degree in classical trumpet performance from Colorado State University. He continued his education in 1978 at the Creative Music Studio with Roscoe Mitchell. One year later he performed with Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, and the Creative Orchestra at the Moers Festival in Germany. He then toured with Anthony Braxton. During the early 1980s he toured with jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. He began an association with David Murray, becoming a member of Murray's band in the 1980s.[1]

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Discography

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As leader or co-leader

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As sideman

With Anthony Braxton

With John Lindberg

  • Dimension 5 (Black Saint, 1981)
  • Haunt of the Unresolved (Nato, 1983)
  • Trilogy of Works for Eleven Instrumentalists (Black Saint, 1985)

With A. Spencer Barefield

  • After The End (Sound Aspects, 1989)

With Roscoe Mitchell

With The Art Ensemble of Chicago

  • We Are On The Edge: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (Pi Recordings, 2019)
  • The Sixth Decade - From Paris to Paris: Live at Sons D'Hiver (Rouge Art, 2023)

With David Murray

With RACCA trio

With SeFa LoCo

With Fred Wesley

  • Comme ci comme ça (1991)
  • Swing and be funky (1993)
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