Pros at Rayburn
Claudio Roditi Artist in Residence
Available by appointment only for
one on one Private Instruction 
Born in 1946 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Claudio Roditi began his musical studies when he was just six years old. His parents noticed that he loved to tap out rhythms on the table and bought him his first real instrument: a set of bongo drums. By the time he was nine, Claudio had fallen in love with the trumpet, and by twelve, he had already become a serious jazz listener. The young trumpeter was named a finalist in the International Jazz Competition in Vienna in 1966, and the following year he moved to Mexico City, where he was active on the contemporary music scene.
Drawn to the United States to study and absorb jazz, Claudio relocated to Boston in 1970 and studied at Berklee College of Music. Later he joined the faculty of the School of Contemporary Music and rounded out his schedule with club and concert performances. In 1976, he made the move to the jazz mecca of the world, New York City.
After his arrival in New York, Claudio performed and/or recorded with many of the jazz greats, including Joe Henderson, Charlie Rouse, Herbie Mann, Tito Puente, Paquito D’Rivera, and McCoy Tyner, among others. Beginning in 1989, Claudio traveled for several years as a member of Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nation Orchestra. Currently he performs with the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Big Band, a Gillespie tribute group conducted by Slide Hampton. His solo work on the CD “Symphonic Bossa Nova” with Ettore Stratta and the Royal Philharmonic earned him a Grammy nomination in 1995. Currently a resident of New Jersey, Claudio leads his own band and tours worldwide with several leading jazz groups. He also conducts clinics and master classes throughout the U.S. and Europe, and sees advanced students privately.
With nineteen critically acclaimed releases to his credit, Claudio Roditi is truly an artist on the move with his music. Integrating post-bop elements and Brazilian rhythmic concepts into his palette with ease, he plays with power and lyricism. This versatility keeps the trumpeter/flugelhornist in demand as a leader, a studio musician and a sideman.
An able writer and arranger, Roditi showcases a variety of original music on nearly every release. While some CDs highlight Claudio’s abiding love of bebop, others focus on his beloved samba—the music of his roots; several succeed at a seamless blending of the two. Yet regardless of what he plays, there’s one thing listeners can always count on: his rich, distinctive tone. As one critic wrote: “His music is smooth and sharp and seldom less than perfect, and yet it does have warmth; and the tone that he commands from his horn is one of the most beautiful and richest we have heard.” Claudio Roditi is a name and a sound to remember.
THE PROS SHOP AT RAYBURN! You never know who you'll see
when you stop by.  Legendary Saxophonist Jimmy Heath with our own Guy Sion. 
Rayburn President Laurie Orr with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra clarinetists Steven Williamson and Jessica Phillips. Conn-Selmer District Manager Derek Schaefer with virtuoso alto player and Selmer clinician Jim Snidero. Master mouthpiece maker Jody Espina shows that his Jody Jazz "Classic" series mouthpiece is a perfec match for the new
Selmer "Reference 54" alto. 
Legendary tenor man Joe Lovano stops by the Rayburn booth at the 2007 International Association of Jazz Educators convention. 
Also at I.A.J.E. 2007- Master trumpet builder Andy Taylor shows his work to Bobby Thorpe of the Synergy Brass Quintet Trombonists Clark Baxter of the Bruce Springsteen "Seeger Sessions" band and Clarence Banks of the Count Basie Orchestra. 
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal Trombonist Richard Chamberlain
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Trombonist Vincent Gardner of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
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Clarinetist Anthony McGill of
the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
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Saxophonist Jay Rodriguez
of Groove Collective
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Argentine jazz trumpet heavyweight
Roberto "Fats" Fernandez
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Emilio with alto sax superstar Kenny Garrett
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The inimitable Richard Hagen, New York City Ballet Orchestra
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N.Y. Philharmonic Second Horn Allen Spanjer
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On Friday, March 10th, Rayburn Music New York welcomed legendary "sax doctor" Emilio Lyons. Among the notables who came to the store to welcome Emilio and have their instruments serviced were Kenny Garrett, George Coleman, Paul Jeffrey and Gary Smulyan.
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Emilio with world-class Soprano Saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom
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Our own Guy Sion with legendary tenor man George Coleman
Former Basie, Mingus, Monk and Lionel Hampton sideman Paul Jeffrey with baritone sax great Gary Smulyan
The master at work.
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Emilio Lyons
Local young Lions Meilana Gillard and Jun Miyake wait their turn.
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George Coleman tests out Emilio's work
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Internationally renowned kazooist Kylie Thompson gives an in-store performance
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Jason Marshall playing the Selmer Bass Saxophone |
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