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Ray Herrmann (born September 3, 1960) is an American saxophonist & flutist from Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is currently the saxophonist for the band Chicago since taking over for the retired original saxophonist/flutist and group founder, Walter Parazaider, but filled in for Parazaider for over a decade on numerous tours going back to ...
This is Ray Herrmann. My life started in Chicago. I was born and raised in Chicago. I then earned a Master’s degree from the University of North Texas. After graduation I moved to Los Angeles, California. I have played with many people throughout my life, on over a hundred soundtracks, on Grammy winning albums, on TV shows and hundreds and ...
The following year, Parazaider retired from touring due to a heart condition, with Ray Herrmann taking his place as an official band member (although Parazaider remained a member of the band, too). Chicago experienced two lineup changes in January 2018.
ImageNameYears ActiveInstruments1967–presentkeyboards lead and backing vocals ...all Chicago releases to date1967–presenttrumpet flugelhorn occasional keyboards ...all Chicago releases to date1967–presenttrombone backing vocals occasional ...all Chicago releases to date2012–presentdrums (2018–present) percussion ...all Chicago releases from Chicago XXXVI: ...By August 10, 2018, Ray Herrmann was shown as a member of the band, and Parazaider was not, on the group's official website. While Parazaider at times had been referred to as a non-touring member of the group, [264] he did not appear on either of the studio albums released since his retirement, 2019's Chicago Christmas , [194] [265] and 2022's ...
The band line-up also includes Ray Herrmann on sax and flute, Wally Reyes Jr. on drums, Neil Donell on vocals, Ramon "Ray" Yslas on percussion, Tony Obrohta on guitar, Loren Gold on keyboards and ...
As a saxophonist, composer, arranger and musical director, he is among the busiest in the business. Herrmann's resume includes concerts performing with Santana, Chicago, Herbie Hancock, Whitney Houston and Bob Dylan.
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The group has been through many lineup changes and currently includes four original members – Lamm, Loughnane, Pankow, and Parazaider (retired member since 2017) – plus drummer Walfredo Reyes Jr. (since 2012), saxophonist Ray Herrmann (since 2016), vocalist Neil Donell (since 2018), percussionist Ramon "Ray" Yslas (since 2018), guitarist Tony Ob...
