John Raymond

Trumpeter and composer John Raymond is an adept post-bop improviser whose sound combines the modern creative jazz tradition with folk and rock influences. He first emerged on the New York scene in the 2010s and made his Fresh Sound New Talent debut with 2015's Foreign Territory. A professor at Indiana University, Raymond regularly leads a stylistically wide-ranging trio featuring guitarist Gilad Hekselman and drummer Colin Stranahan, as on 2016's Real Feels, 2018's Joy Ride, and his second concert album, Real Feels: Live, Vol. 2. A native of Minnesota, Raymond honed his skill...