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Ryan Fraley

I am a composer and trombonist. I work in several capacities for the FJH Music company, a publisher of educational materials and music. Along with drummer Ralph Johnson and vocalist Lydia McAdams, I am the cofounder of "Wave Mechanics Union," a recording project band with a large cast of contributing musicians. Our current CD, "Second Season: Progressive and Classic Rock as Jazz" features big band jazz versions of tunes from Yes, Rush, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Queen, The Who, and more.

Wave Mechanics Union: Second Season

Read "Second Season" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
February 27, 2009

One of the most unusual jazz albums to burst on to the scene has to be Second Season, from the Wave Mechanics Union, a creative collaboration formed by trombonist Ryan Fraley, drummer Ralph Johnson, and vocalist Lydia McAdams. Though billed as a jazz recording, the origins of the music are taken from the progressive and classical rock genres. The music is tastefully restated with jazzed up arrangements and performed by a modern big band lending a new and jazzy read ...

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