The story of Hazy Ray started with the slightly jazz, slightly soul, lightly Latin, alternative compositions of singer/songwriter Joshua Ray. Adding trombone phenom, Mike Hayes, to the mix not only yielded a name for the duo, but it injected a blues element that was previously a rare occurrence in Ray’s music. Hayes and Ray were soon joined with an un-tamable fuel source in gospel/rock drummer John Wesley. This addition lit a fire that has since turned to a palpable un-drain-able energy source for every audience the band takes on. In April of 2011, Hazy Ray was made a quartet by adding Flektone inspired double-bassist, Mitch Curtis. This influence is undoubtedly the source of the unison line transitions found in Ray’s new tunes “Stay and Fight” and “My Song”. After adding Curtis, Hazy Ray began a rampage of 30 live performances in 40 days and concluded the summer of 2011 by recording their first album, "Deep and Shallow", at Wire Roads Studios in Houston, Texas. At the conclusion of the recording process drummer Saint John Wesley took a leave of absence from the project to pursue other worldly and music aspirations. The band relocated to New Orleans and with them took Willie McCullen as their new drummer. Hazy Ray has begun its viral spread through Louisiana by landing on bills with singer/song-writer John Lefler of Dashboard Confessional, Everclear, and Rapper/Actor Ludacris. With "Deep and Shallow" released in the spring of 2012 - Hazy Ray continues to play live shows in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Houston, and College Station regularly.
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The story of Hazy Ray started with the slightly jazz, slightly soul, lightly Latin, alternative compositions of singer/songwriter Joshua Ray. Adding trombone phenom, Mike Hayes, to the mix not only yielded a name for the duo, but it injected a blues element that was previously a rare occurrence in Ray’s music. Hayes and Ray were soon joined with an un-tamable fuel source in gospel/rock drummer John Wesley. This addition lit a fire that has since turned to a palpable un-drain-able energy source for every audience the band takes on. In April of 2011, Hazy Ray was made a quartet by adding Flektone inspired double-bassist, Mitch Curtis. This influence is undoubtedly the source of the unison line transitions found in Ray’s new tunes “Stay and Fight” and “My Song”. After adding Curtis, Hazy Ray began a rampage of 30 live performances in 40 days and concluded the summer of 2011 by recording their first album, "Deep and Shallow", at Wire Roads Studios in Houston, Texas. At the conclusion of the recording process drummer Saint John Wesley took a leave of absence from the project to pursue other worldly and music aspirations. The band relocated to New Orleans and with them took Willie McCullen as their new drummer. Hazy Ray has begun its viral spread through Louisiana by landing on bills with singer/song-writer John Lefler of Dashboard Confessional, Everclear, and Rapper/Actor Ludacris. With "Deep and Shallow" released in the spring of 2012 - Hazy Ray continues to play live shows in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Houston, and College Station regularly.
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