Danny Ray (saxophonist)


Danny Ray is an American tenor saxophonist, known for his sax style, evolved from early punk rock and R&B roots and is a long-time contributing artist to the New York City music scene. He's long been identified with the moniker, "Exploding Sax".
Ray is currently performing, touring and recording with New York singer, songwriter Jesse Malin, in the Jesse Malin Band. He plays as a member of the perennial Mad Juana, with rock bassist Sami Yaffa. Also plays with the Emily Duff Band and NYC poet Puma Perl,

Performance history

A list of artists Danny Ray has performed with from 1975 to the present:
Sylvain Sylvain, Jerry Nolan and the Ugly Americans, Johnny Thunders, The Waldos, Walter Lure, Rob Stoner,
Tony Garnier, Chris Spedding, Lydia Lunch, Anton Fig, Howie Wyeth, Lenny Kaye, Anton Fier, Mike Ness, Alejandro Escovedo, Richard Bacchus,
Robert Gordon, Lydia Lunch, The Dickies, Brian Setzer, Wayne Kramer, Catherine Popper, New York Dolls, The Persuasions, D Generation, Jesse Malin, Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls, Captain Sensible, The Dickies, Bo Diddley, Roy Buchanan, Earl Scruggs, Bobby Steele, Burny White, Wild Bill Thompson, Steve Conte, Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, Kenny Margolis, River City Rebels, Seamonster, Andy Rosen, Spacehog, Six Gun Republic, Peter Missing, The Loveless, Philippe Marcade, The Backbones, The Senders, Holis Brown, The Drossells, The Sheiks, The Emily Duff Band, Puma Perl, The Carvels NYC, Panzie

Discography

The Sheiks
The Senders
The Backbones
The Waldos
D Generation
Seamonster
Devil Dogs
Raunch Hands
The Drossells
Six Gun Republic
River City Rebels
Mad Juana
Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls
Matty B and The Dirty Pickles
Steve Conte and the Crazy Truth
Stihleto
The Bleeding Hearts
The Nuclears
Jesse Malin
The Waldos
Emily Duff Band
Electrajets
The CARVELS NYC