Ray Marchica
Drums
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Ray Marchica is one of the most diverse
drummers in New York City. He is the leader of his own group, and
freelances in all different types of settings. Ray is a graduate of
Brooklyn College where he studied percussion with Morris Lang, and
received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Performance. He has
recorded with James Brown, Little Richard, Dan Hartman, and Earl
Klugh. He was the drummer on The Rosie O’Donnell TV. Show for it’s
entire run, where he performed with: Phil Collins, Tony Bennett,
Bette Midler, Cher, Marc Anthony, Robert Palmer, Jennifer Holiday,
Chaka Kahn, and Neil Diamond to name a few of the many guests that
appeared on the show. He is a member of The Mike Longo New York
State of the Art Jazz Ensemble, and The Gary Morgan Pan Americana
Big Band. Ray has toured with guitar greats Roy Buchanan, and Johnny
Winter. He has also worked and toured with Bernadette Peters,
Shirley Bassey, Michael Feinstein, Betty Buckley, and Jimmy Webb. He
was the drummer for the Broadway productions of How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying, Damn Yankees, and The Will Rogers
Follies. He is currently the drummer for Mamma Mia. Visit
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