Jeffrey McCray is the principal bassoonist of the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra, and he is a member of the bassoon section of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. He currently holds teaching positions at Metropolitan State University of Denver and Colorado Mesa University. He has performed extensively as a guest with orchestras throughout the United States, including the Minnesota Orchestra, the Omaha Symphony, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Pennsylvania Ballet.
Dr. McCray has previously held teaching positions at the University of Nebraska, Baylor University, Western Michigan University, and Colorado State University-Pueblo. His primary bassoon teachers were Robert Barris, Bernard Garfield, and Michael Kroth, and he holds degrees from Northwestern University, Temple University, and Michigan State University.
Commercial recordings of Dr. McCray in solo and chamber repertoire can be heard on Hungaroton Records and Potenza Records.