About Ron Vincent
A native of Warwick, Rhode Island, Ron attended Berklee College of Music from 1969 to 1973. After touring the U.S. with a variety of jazz groups, and three years in Kansas City (79-82), Ron settled in
New York City in 1982.
Since then, Ron has become a veteran of the New York City jazz scene. Working often as a sideman he has been recorded on over 85 CDs.
Ron was a member of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and the Re-Birth of the Cool Tentet from 1989 until Mr. Mulligan’s passing in 1996. He recorded four CDs with Mr. Mulligan and has also recorded with Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Randy Brecker, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Charlap, John Lewis and Slide Hampton to name a few. Ron has appeared with such notables as Art Farmer, Bill Crow, Rob McConnell, Rufus Reid and Dr. Billy Taylor. Presently Ron is a member of the Bill Mays trio.
As a leader, his own trio and quartet are active in the New York City area and his quartet has toured the U.S. and Europe. As a jazz artist/educator for Sabian Cymbals, Ron presented workshops at over 75 Colleges and Universities and has been on the faculty of the Jamie Aebersold Jazz Camps and the Stanford Jazz Camp (CA). In 1996 Ron received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for jazz performance.
Ron will be releasing his first recording "Ray's Hat Trick" on the Origins Lable this October 2026
Selected Discography
With Gerry Mulligan
Dragonfly - The Gerry Mulligan Quartet w/Featured Artist - Telarc CD8337
ReBirth of the Cool - The Gerry Mulligan Tentet - GRP9679
Dream a Little Dream - The Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Telarc CCD8364
Midas Touch - The Gerry Mulligan quartet live in Berlin - Concord Jazz – CCD 2169-2
Nocturn - The Gerry Mulligan Quartet Live in Bologna - Red Record
With Bill Mays Trio
Autumn Serenade - Sunnyside SSC 1695
SoundScape - No Blooze Music
With Carol Sloane
The Songs Sinatra Sang - Concord CCD4725
The Songs Carmen Sang - Concord CCD4663
When I Look into Your Eyes - Concord CCD4619
Romantic Ellington – DRG8480
With Steve Million
Million to One - Palmetto PM2014**
Thanks A Million - Palmetto PM2026**
Truth Is – Palmetto PM2042**
What I Meant To Say - Origin 82827
With The Michael Treni Big Band
Jazz Composers Workshop - Bell Productions
Pop Culture Blues - Bell Productions
Turnaround - Bell Productions
Boy's Night Out - Bell Productions
With Marlene VerPlanck
One Dream at a Time - Audiophile ACD340
Ballads…..Mostly - Audiophile 343
I Give Up I’m In Love - Audiophile 347
European Labels
Passage - Passage - Pentaflower CDJ503
2nd Passage - Passage - Via Veneto Jazz VVJ008
Chanson - Jean Bardy - Bleu Citron BLCD012
Sempre - Marco DiMarco - Modern Jazz Records CD0510**
My Poetry – Marco DiMarco – Modern Jazz Records MJR0555CD**
Additional Projects
Along With Me - Bill Charlap - Chiaroscuro CRD325
Thank You John - Arkadia Jazz All-Stars - Arkadia Jazz CCD7002
Thank You Gerry - The Gerry Mulligan All-Star Band - Arkadia CCD7191
Jeru Blue - The Kerry Strayer Septet - Palmetto PM2040*
The Gerry Mulligan Song Book - Chiaroscuro Records CRD349
My One and Only Love – Trudy Desmond – Justin Time JTR8468-2
There Again - Eden Atwood - Concord CCD4645
One More Ride - The Four Freshmen
The 10/20 - Bobby LaVell/Shelley Carrol
Muscle Memory - David Lahm Quartet - Generation GR203
Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell – David Lahm – Arkadia Jazz 71011
More Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell - David Lahm – Arkadia Jazz
Wheels of Commotion - Brian Conigliaro Consort
Sean Smith Quartet Live – Sean Smith – Chiaroscuro CRD360
Sandy Stewart and Family - Sandy Stewart - Cabaret5010-4
Haven’t We Met - Diane Hubka - A Records AL73128
Trance Dance – The Bill Kirchner Nonet Live – A Records AL73177
One Starry Night w/Sheila Jordan Live at Chicago Jazz fest.
Life Line - Bill Kirchner Nonet - Jazz Heads Records
Listening for Selah - Presbybop Quintet
The Dancing Calvinist - Presbybop Quintet
Brand New Day - Presbybop Quintet
Jazz for the Earth - Presbybop Sextet
Interior Window - Presbybop Quartet
The Hastings Jazz Collective - Shadow Dances
The Slope - Michael Jeffery Stevens
* Producer ** Co-Producer