Ray Herrmann (born September 3, 1960) is an American
saxophonist
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pro ...
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flutist
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
from
Chicago, Illinois
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, United States. He's currently the saxophonist for the band
Chicago
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since taking over for the retired original saxophonist/flutist and group founder,
Walter Parazaider
Walter Parazaider (born March 14, 1945) is an American woodwind musician best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He plays a wide variety of wind instruments, including saxophone, flute, and clarinet. He also occasionall ...
, but filled in for Parazaider for over a decade on numerous tours going back to 2005. Herrmann was promoted to an official member of Chicago 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.
References
External links
Ray Herrmann's Website
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Living people
American male saxophonists
American rock saxophonists
American Roman Catholics
Chicago (band) members
21st-century American saxophonists
21st-century clarinetists
21st-century American male musicians
1960 births