Name: James Raymond Trio
Start: 2025-07-18T19:00:00
End: 2025-07-21T23:00-05:00
Location: Unit B

JAZZ INTERPRETATIONS OF THE NEW AMERICAN SONGBOOK AND ORIGINALSJoin us in Unit B for a night of profoundly reinterpreted songs from Beatles to Neil Young, David Crosby and Brad Mehldau, as well as originals, played by the incomparable James Raymond on the piano (David Crosby, Ronnie Laws, Phil Upchurch, Crosby Stills and Nash, Spice Girls), Robbie Rothschild on drums and percussion, and Jon Gagan on bass. (Ottmar LIebert, dave Grusin, Christopher Cross, Milt Jackson).James Raymond As an adopted child, James’ Raymond’s parents were keen to pick up on his musical gift early on. He began studying piano at the age of six and by his early teens, he was performing with R&amp;B, rock, and jazz bands. In 1995, James learned what to attribute some of his talent to when he learned that his birth father was two-time rock and roll hall of famer, David Crosby.&nbsp;The two went on to form a 30-year collaboration, first with the group CPR, then years of touring with Crosby, Stills &amp; Nash, writing and recording for Crosby-Nash. James then went on to co-write and produce Crosby’s last three critically acclaimed solo albums. The most recent release, For Free, features co-writing with two of James’ lifelong musical heroes — Michael McDonald and Donald Fagan. After the passing of Crosby in January of 2023, James was inspired to begin a solo record as a tribute to David's love of the pairing of piano and acoustic guitar. It has since become a sweeping instrumental project featuring some of James and David’s favorite musicians.James decamped from Los Angeles to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 2023 and has immensely enjoyed joining the music scene there, collaborating with local musicians Jono Manson, Jon Gagan, Robbie Rothschild, KT Tunstall and others, as well as working with National Dance Institute-NM.