Hugh Ragin

Hugh Ragin
Hugh Ragin at the 2017 Kongsberg Jazzfestival
Background information
Born	U.S.
Genres	Jazz, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Trumpet
Years active	1980s–present
Labels	Justin Time
Associated acts	Roscoe Mitchell, David Murray

Hugh Ragin is an American jazz trumpeter.

Career

Ragin was raised in Houston, Texas, and began playing trumpet in his early teens, taking lessons in classical music, and was a member of the Houston All-City High School Orchestra. He received a degree in music education from the University of Houston and a degree in classical trumpet performance from Colorado State University. He continued his education in 1978 at the Creative Music Studio with Roscoe Mitchell. One year later he performed with Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, and the Creative Orchestra at the Moers Festival in Germany. He then toured with Anthony Braxton. During the early 1980s he toured with jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson. He began an association with David Murray, becoming a member of Murray's band in the 1980s.^[1]

Discography

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