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The late Raymond A. King was a musician's musician. Philadelphia history is packed with tales of these great players who the audience may not know, but who are loved by other players. King was also an unsung giant of the avant-garde Jazz community. His music constantly reached towards the future, but was firmly grounded in the past. Take a listen to these recordings of his to get a feel for his magic. GET THESE MIXTAPES AS FREE DOWNLOAD HERE: bit.ly/3ctNdow #PhillyJazz #RaymondAKing #MusiciansMusician #AvantGarde #SoloPiano #PianoMusic #FreeMusic #JazzMixtape (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgPP8ZluN5a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

PJP MIXTAPES: The late piano master Raymond A. King was a musician’s musician, who played in the avant-garde tradition, but had a deep love of Swing and Bebop music. A Philadelphia-bred jazz pianist and self-taught visual artist, King also worked and studied with Los Angeles Jazz legend, Horace Tapscott and enjoyed a long time collaboration with saxophonist Sabir Mateen. As part of our @makemusicphilly events, King performed a moving solo piano extravaganza @jacobsmusiccompany in Philadelphia in June of 2013. We recorded that historic moment and share it with you now. DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE HERE: https://bit.ly/3LTz0yq #PhilyJazz #RaymondAKing #MusiciansMusician #JazzPianist #HoraceTapscott #SabirMateen #Philadelphia #Improvisation #AvantGardeJazz #Swing #Bebop #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #JazzStories (at Jacob's Music) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaVyNlWruR_/?utm_medium=tumblr

We had the great pleasure of presenting pianist and visual artist, Raymond A. King a few times. He was a participant during our Piano Marathon at Jacobs Music Company in Center City during Make Music Philly back in 2013. He and his quartet was featured in our VSOR television series produced with PhillyCAM and Turtle Studios back in 2015. He also was a featured guest soloist in Lush Life: Philadelphia Celebrates Billy Strayhorn concert at Suzanne Roberts Theater back in 2014. Raymond A. King was not a household Jazz name. He like so many Philly artists, was a musicians' musician. They dramatically define the difference between the terms, "great" and "famous." Raymond A. King was a great one. He was present and in association with artists like Horace Tapscott, Arthur Blythe, Butch Morris, Lester Robertson, Fred Ho and his longtime collaborator, Philly saxophonist saxophonist Sabir Mateen. We have all lost a brilliant artist, elder and teacher. Raymond A. King will be missed, but his music lives on. Rest In Power. To Learn More About Raymond A. King: https://bit.ly/3He2sMn #PhillyJazz #RaymondAKing #BillyStrayhorn #HoraceTapscott #ArthurBlythe #ButchMorris #LesterRobertson #FredHo #SabirMateen #RIP #AvantGardeJazz #JazzPiano #Piano (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CX_2Td2pM8I/?utm_medium=tumblr

BLAST FROM THE PAST: When Monk Fell Down... Part 1 by Raymond A. King Quartet celebrating the enduring influence of Thelonious Monk and his impact on the Jazz avant garde. The Raymond A King Quartet features Raymond A. King - piano, Terry Lawson - tenor sax, Bert Harris - bass, Lamar Prince - drums. This performance is a presentation of the PhillyCAM Sessions: VSOR tv broadcast recorded at Turtle Studios back in 2015. See The Video: https://youtu.be/xTeyqdzjQ_I Also join PJP's Homer Jackson in an online discussion exploring Robin D.G. Kelley's book on Thelonious Monk on April 22 at 7pm. For more info on the Monk discussion visit: https://bit.ly/3dG6ccb #PhillyJazz #TheloniousMonk #RobinDGKelley #RaymondAKing #TerryLawson #BertHarris #LamarPrince #PhillyCAM #VSOR #HomerJackson #Bebop #AvantGarde #JazzBook #JazzStories #RoundMidnight #PianoJazz (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNYuWmFDPk1/?igshid=1esocmo7rad44

Philadelphia Jazz Stories Illustrated: Volume One - A colorful collection of memories & accounts from Philly’s Jazz community For Info: https://bit.ly/36jfMj1 Buy It Here: https://bit.ly/3d3sROX #PhillyJazz #JazzArt #JazzStories #RaymondAKing #SabirMateen #TraneStop #AvantGardeJazz (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgJiYdjPBN/?igshid=1wg41myqozihi

From PJP Gallery: Raymond A. King performs at Jacobs Music as part of #MakeMusicPhilly back in 2013 / For more photos, visit PJP Gallery at: http://bit.ly/29L1WYj / #PhillyJazz #PJPGallery #RaymondAKing #JacobsMusic #MakeMusicPhilly #jazzphotoarchive (at Jacob's Music) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBGbpoOjTQy/?igshid=ms4fkmokblkk

BLAST FROM THE PAST: When Monk Fell Down... Part 1 - A Tribute To Thelonious Monk by pianist Raymond A. King Quartet w/ #TerryLawson - sax, #BertHarris - bass & #LamarPrince - drums from Turtle Studios & shot by @phillycam back in 2015 / See The Video: https://youtu.be/xTeyqdzjQ_I / #PhillyJazz #RaymondAKing #TheloniousMonk (at Turtle Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Kb2YSDIvg/?igshid=9mwvoxvhpqjj

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Raymond A. King Celebrates Thelonious Monk @PhillyCAM / See The Video: https://youtu.be/XIMpXwHLO0o / #PhillyJazz #RaymondAKing #TerryLawson #BertHarris #LamarPrince #turtlestudios #TheloniousMonk (at Turtle Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByeUFz2jk7A/?igshid=19wdkowit4m9g