SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING ENGAGEMENTS WHICH RAY AND HIS BAND HAVE PLAYED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
IN JANUARY 1985, RAY AND HIS BAND WERE INVITED TO PLAY FOR THE 50TH PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION BALL.
IN JANUARY 1986, RAY AND THE BAND CELEBRATED THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY AS WELL AS RAY'S BIRTHDAY, JANUARY 20TH, WHILE PERFORMING ABOARD THE ROYAL VIKING SEA DURING A 12 DAY CRUISE.
IN 1988, RECORDED FIRST COMPACT DISC CALLED "1988 AND ALL THAT JAZZ".
IN 1989, RECORDED THE THEME OF "WINDS OF WAR AND REMEMBRANCE".
PERFORMED AT THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL, DALLAS TEXAS. THE MOST IMPORTANT FUND RAISING EVENT OF THE YEAR, WHICH RAISED $1,200,000.
DALLAS SYMPHONY BALL,DALLAS, TEXAS. FUND RAISER, GROSSED OVER $500,000 FOR THE SYMPHONY.
CHILD HELP, BEVERLY HILLS GALA AND DANCE, SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT WITH PERRY COMO.
NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE FOUNDATION, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. A POLITICAL FUND RAISING SHOW, SHARING THE STAGE WITH GEORGE BURNS.
NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER, BEVERLY HILLS, CA. PERFORMED FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS, SHARING THE STAGE WITH ROSEMARY CLOONEY AND BERT CONVY.
GOLDEN KEY FOUNDATION,QUEEN MARY, LONG BEACH, CA.
UNITED WAY, BERGEN COUNTY, CA.
DIRECTORS GUILD, LOS ANGELES, CA.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FINE ARTS, BEVERLY HILLS, CA.
MERV GRIFFIN'S COCONUT CLUB IN BEVERLY HILLS, CA.
CURRENTLY, RAY AND THE ORCHESTRA HAVE BEEN PERFORMING AT VARIOUS PRIVATE PARTIES AND CHARITY FUNCTIONS IN THE BEVERLY HILLS AREA, ON THE CUNARD TRANSATLANTIC QE2 BIG BAND CRUISE, AND THE STARDUST BALLROOM AT THE STARDUST HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS, NV.
