Toby Gray

Join me on Face Book: http://www.facebook.com/Toby.P.Gray

 Vocalist, Bassist, Recording and Sound Engineer.
Studied the upright bass and performed with the Butler University and Springfield Symphonies during his high school and college years and during the early 1970's, was fortunate to work with nationally known musicians such as jazz guitar legend Howard Roberts, Jamaica's Larry McDonald (Taj Mahal, Gil Scott-Heron, Skatalites), Bill Barnwell and the International Jazz Society, pianist Victor Borge, and a special although short lived original material project called Gandharvas . 
1974 relocating to Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles to work and tour with the Dick Clark organization and getting to work with producer Larry Klein (Johnny Carson & Joni Mitchell)  before moving to the San Francisco Bay area where he accepted the position of bassist for David LaFlamme's It's A Beautiful Day in 1980 - to the present playing bass, harmonica, singing back up, composing, and technical advisor for the ensemble.

Toby currently lives in Santa Cruz California where he manages and performs with the Road Hogs, on call with the Santa Cruz Jazz Society, is involved with the acoustic/electronics industry, teaches bass, and operates a recording studio and Event Services sound and back line company.  Currently sound engineer for Don Quixotes International Music Hall and for 7 years booked the music for Santa Cruz's Boccis Cellar

He has composed a wide variety of songs and recorded several CDs including Memory Calling and Ascension using traditional Eastern and modern instruments for a beautiful blend of meditation music and Pacific Waves a piano and environmental set of music, see these at HighwayBuddha.com. Also, visit RoadHogs.net and Diamond Band for Toby's Santa Cruz based bands. Other notables performed with are: Lee Oscar, Barry "Fish" Melton, and Jerry Miller. See CD listing below.

Fan's Comments:
<snip> For me, the highlight of the concert was a performance of Bombay Calling in which Toby Gray and David LaFlamme had very memorable solos. My second favorite piece was their performance of Santa Cruz (composed by David and Toby). Again, very nice instrumental work. <snip>
Bennett Scharf  

Be sure and tell Toby to keep up the good work...  he is too much, I had almost forgotten what a real rock bass player should look and sound like, now that really took me back, thanks Toby!
Jeff, Denver

Visit HighwayBuddha.com & Downloads

Other CDs

Chet Helms 2005 Tribal Stomp
DVD Documentary