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Saxophonist and composer Keith Pray is a native of upstate New York who returned to the Capital Region in 2006 after a lengthy tenure in New York City. He performs regularly with the Keith Pray Quartet, the Soul Jazz Revival and the Big Soul Ensemble, and freelances in many other groups in the area.
He taught saxophone at SUNY Oneonta and arranging and jazz history at Schenectady County Community College. He is currently the director of Proctor’s Theater Summer Jazz Institute and teaches instrumental music in the Schenectady City School District.
He has shared the stage with hundreds of gifted musicians including:
- Paul Anka
- Benny Golson
- The Temptations
- Ray Vega
- David “Fathead” Newman
- Lew Soloff
- Mark Vinci
- Ralph Lalama
- Jerry Weldon
His unique style and talent have allowed him to perform and record across the spectrum of today’s music, including appearances on:
- ABC’s Good Morning America
- The View
- Food Network’s Food Nation
Festival appearances include:
- The Newport Jazz Festival
- Albany’s Riverfront Jazz Festival
- The Kingston Jazz Festival
- 103.1 Smooth Jazz Festival
- Albany’s Tulip Festival
- Lark Festival
- Fleet Blues Festival
- Schenectady’s A Place for Jazz
Recordings:
- Keith Pray’s Big Soul Ensemble — available on iTunes and CDBaby.
- Keith Pray: One Last Stop — available on CDBaby.
- Keith Pray: Rhythm of the Blues — available on CDBaby.