Jeffrey Gray began his music training at the age of 4 on piano. At the age of 12 he began trombone studies and at 17 devoted his focus solely to the trombone. He was appointed to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra as Bass Trombonist in 2000. He is also the Bass Trombonist with the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra, a position he was appointed to in 2003. Mr. Gray received his formal music training at The Juilliard School and Bowling Green State University. His teachers include Paul Hunt, Dennis Smith, 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.

As a guest artist and clinician for the Edwards Instrument Company, he has given presentations at the University of Missouri, Bowling Green State University, and this year will be visiting SUNY- Fredonia and SUNY- Potsdam.

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