Ray Goren is a rock and blues guitarist, recording artist, and bandleader, and he has been noticed internationally for his fiery live performances. A child prodigy, Goren has shared stages with everyone from B.B. King and Leon Russell to Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, and Alice Cooper.
Born in New York City, he began playing piano at age three. At five, he got serious, and was heavily influenced by jazz. His father facilitated this by purchasing CDs and a boom box, and Goren spent hours listening to and learning music by Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, John Coltrane, ...