American trumpeter and composer. Best known for a long stint in Sun Ra's Arkestra from 1978 till 1992. Ray has also played trumpet for Kool & The Gang, Patti LaBelle, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, and Phish. He currently leads his own New Orleans funk/jazz group, Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe.
His favorite filmmaker of all time is Tony Scott. He used a clip from The Hunger, Scotts directorial debut from 1982, in his debut feature film Black & White.
Often seen wearing a red Budweiser baseball cap.
