The

Raleigh Dailey
Trio
By: Khalil Dennis, Jacob O’ Donnell, Dee
White, and Joe Phillips
The Personnel
● Raleigh Dailey is the Associate Professor of
Jazz Studies at the University of Kentucky and
assumed many roles including pianist,
composer, arranger, educator, and musicologist
(all of which his work is prolific).
● He has appeared at the 3rd Annual
International Martial Solal Jazz Piano
Competition in Paris as solo pianist, and at the
Montreux Jazz Festival and North Sea Jazz
Festival in Rotterdam with the Osland/Dailey
Jazztet.
● Has published numerous articles in National
academic journals and magazines
● Paul Deatherage is an active performer
and educator in the central Kentucky
area. He regularly plays with the
DiMartino / Osland Jazz Orchestra, the
Osland / Dailey Jazztet, the Raleigh
Dailey Trio, the Ross Whitaker Trio, the
Walnut Street Ragtime Ramblers, and
Sound Foundry jazz quartet.
● Faculty at the University of Kentucky as
a drumset instructor
● Percussion instructor at Centre College
● On percussion staff at Lafayette High
School, a 20-time marching band state
champion.
● Maintains a private studio at Don Wilson
Music, Lexington.
● Danny Cecil is a bass instructor at the
University of Kentucky and at Marshall
University and has been an active
member of the central Kentucky music
scene since 1999.
● Cecil currently plays acoustic and electric
basses in many local and regional acts
including the DiMartino-Osland Jazz
Orchestra (DOJO), Barry Mando Project,
Paragon Music Theater, Osland-Dailey
Jazztet, as well as does freelance work
with other notable, local musicians.
● Has recorded with such jazz luminaries as
Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer, Kenny Werner,
Sam Rivers, Bob Degen, Jeff Coffin and
Howard Levy
Recordings
● Spook Country (Osland/Dailey Jazztet)
○ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM4o
hg3DwR0
○ Includes Raleigh Dailey trio personnel and
Miles Osland (Jazz Studies and Saxophone
Professor at UK)
● What Happened Next (Raleigh Dailey Trio)
○ https://soundcloud.com/paul-deatherage/s
ets/what-happened-next
● Tony’s Gig (Audio File)
Notes to Keep In Mind
While these personnel are considered the
mainstays of the Raleigh Dailey trio, it is
customary for other musicians to cycle
through depending on scheduling.

➔ Presentational Music
Playing at restaurants, private events,
faculty/local concerts

➔ Genre: Jazz (contemporary and

traditional — a wide range)
They play original works, most of which
are composed by Raleigh, but when
playing restaurant gigs, it is customary
to call “standards,” which are
important/popular works to the jazz
repertoire
Game Plan for Documentary:
● Get interviews with each member of the trio and get footage of them teaching AND
playing so we can splice videos together of them both performing and doing their
everyday jobs.
● What we have so far:
○ We have gotten footage of the trio playing at Tony’s in downtown Lexington and
have gotten an audio recording of most of the first set.
● We still have to do interviews and get some footage of them rehearsing (if possible)
● Roles (we will work together in various capacities as the needs arise):
○ Dee White: Editing
○ Joe: Interviewing
○ Khalil: Filming
○ Jacob: Getting audio
● Questions we plan to ask