Ronnie Ray Padilla is a San Francisco Bay Area musician having played a rich blend of positive original varieties of pop, funk, jazz, afro and several global styles. He is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and vocalist for the band Raydience, where he plays guitars, flutes, oud and does vocals. Contact
Born in Oakland, California; Ronnie Ray began working as a sideman/guitarist and flutist in 1970 and performed with ensembles throughout the Bay Area and around the U.S. for rock, blues, latin, funk, gospel,folk, West African, Reggae, Avant Garde, and as a solo performer.
He has recorded with Billy Young (formerly of Earth, Wind and Fire), Kenneth Nash (formerly with Herbie Hancock, Weather Report and many more), Lion of Juda (Jamaican reggae band), Rocker-T (dance-hall recording artist), and many other artists.
He studied improv with Joe Henderson, guitar with Bill Conners (formerly of Return to Forever), Dave Creamer (formerly of Miles Davis), and with Steve Erqianga (formerly with Joe Henderson). Ronnie Ray received a B.A. from San Jose State University in Jazz Studies.
Ronnie Ray's many influences include: (compositionally) Mozart, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, Airto, Stevie Wonder, Samuel Barber, John McLaughlin, and Debussy. His guitar inspirations are: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Pat Matheny, George Benson and Jeff Beck. Instrumentally he's been influenced by Joe Henderson (saxophonist), Hubert Law s (flutist), Paul Horn (flutist), Bill Evans (pianist), Kenneth Nash (percussionist), Maurice White (vocalist for Earth, Wind and Fire).
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