FAREWELL RAY DRUMMOND
MINGUS DYNASTY: THE NEXT GENERATION band, ca. 1991. Photo: Carla Gahr
From left: (back) VICTOR LEWIS, JACK WALRATH, ALEX FOSTER, GEORGE ADAMS, (front) JOHN HICKS, CRAIG HANDY, RAY DRUMMOND.
Ray Drummond (Nov. 23, 1946 – Nov. 1, 2025), bassist, educator, and veteran of innumerable bands and recordings, has died.
Among his many other achievements, Drummond was also a vital part of the Mingus orbit in the early 1990s, most notably as a member of Mingus Dynasty. He recorded with the group for their album The Next Generation (Columbia, 1991). Drummond was also a member of the Mingus Epitaph tour that same year.
Drummond had a deep connection to the musical and personal legacy of Mingus:
Some photos of Drummond with Mingus Dynasty in 1991 at the Village Vanguard. Photographer unknown. John Hicks, piano. Victor Lewis, drums. Craig Handy, tenor saxophone. (Not pictured: Jack Walrath, trumpet; George Adams, tenor saxophone)
