Posted on May 03, 2007 Ray Drummond isn't trying to keep a low Peninsula profile on purpose. And yet plenty of locals might be unaware that one of the world's greatest jazz bassists walks among them. For the past five years he's been an assistant professor of music at CSUMB, teaching theory, composition and improvisation. The reason he isn't more visible around the region is that he's racking up frequent-flyer miles as a bi-coastal commuter. Most weeks, he spends Tuesday through Thursday on campus and then jumps on a red-eye back to New York, where he's a fixture in the city's major clubs and concert halls.
– Monterey County Weekly, May 3, 2007