Jeffrey Gray

Bass Trombonist Jeffrey Gray was appointed to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra in 2000.  He is also the Bass Trombonist with the Grant Park Orchestra, a position he was appointed to in 2003. Mr. Gray received his formal music training at Bowling Green State University and The Juilliard School.  His teachers include Paul Hunt, Donald Harwood, Joseph Alessi, and Blair Bollinger.

In 2000, Mr. Gray was the winner of two international competitions, the Donald Yaxley Solo Competition, and the Lewis Van Haney Competition.  As a result of each of these competitions, Mr. Gray was invited to Europe as a featured performer at the 2000 International Trombone Festival in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Jeff has performed with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and was a member of the National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado.  

In addition to serving on the faculty at Ithaca College, Mr. Gray is on the faculty at Le Moyne College where he is the Instructor of Low Brass and the Brass Ensemble Director.