Ray Paczkowski is a keyboardist from

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. He graduated from a

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high school. A former milkman, Ray is part of the

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trio Vorcza, but is best known for playing in various bands with

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guitarist

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Bands

* Vorcza * Viperhouse - 1996—2000 * The Octet — 2001 *

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- 2001—present * The Dectet — 2002—2004 *

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— 2003—2006 *

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— 2005 * Soule Monde - 2011—present

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Burlington, Vermont 21st-century American keyboardists {{US-keyboardist-stub