Rayford Griffin

Rayford Griffin is internationally respected as among the most inventive, volcanic and versatile drummers in all music. As a leader, session musician, touring band member, composer, producer and educator, this master musician has amassed a most enviable and incomparable resume of work. His extensive career credits include projects with Jean-Luc Ponty, George Duke, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Stanley Clarke, The Isley Brothers, Bette Midler, Teena Marie, Jon Anderson, Roy Hargrove, Patrice Rushen and Michael Jackson, to name a few.

Rayford’s roots in music extend back to the most revolutionary era of jazz in the `40s – Be-Bop – thanks to direct lineage to his long-lamented yet legendary uncle, trumpeter/composer Clifford Brown. Being made purposefully aware of his uncle’s music very early in life by Rayford’s mother, Geneva Brown Griffin (Clifford’s sister) and Rayford’s aunt Larue Brown Watson (Clifford’s widow), deeply influenced Rayford to become the far-reaching musician that he is today.

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