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Raydar Ellis is a “Jack of all trades, master of many” in a musical landscape that embraces diversity. Whether he is producing, spinning party-goers into a frenzy, rapping, influencing students as a professor at Berklee College Of Music, or contributing as a key component to Revive Music Group, Ellis has made tremendous strides to cement his place as a major player on several fronts in the music scene.

Ellis has spent the better part of his career in the NYC jazz community, setting up his turntables alongside upright basses and horn sections while triggering samples as a member of many live outfits. As a core member of the Revive Big Band (directed by Igmar Thomas), Raydar’s commitment to the principle instruments of hip hop (turntables and samplers) has helped shift the perception of what is possible with the devices, fostering credibility with institutions who otherwise wouldn’t know. Some of his musical excursions have found their way to prestigious venues like ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp and The MoMA, and recieved Grammy^® awards and nominations for recordings like Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society and Terri Lyne Carrington’s Waiting Game.

Adding even more heft to his already solid performance history, Ellis has shared the stage with internationally known artists including Robert Glasper, Pharoahe Monch, Bilal, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Marcus Strickland, Ben Williams, Fred Wesley, and Anna Wise/Sonnymoon.