Raymond Geoffrey Foxley, known as Ray "Professor" Foxley, was born on December 28, 1928, in Birmingham, United Kingdom. He was a British jazz pianist and arranger. Inspired by Fats Waller and Jelly Roll Morton's "King Porter Stomp", he began playing jazz at age 14. He joined the Gutbucket Six for their performance at the "Jazz at the Birmingham Town Hall" festival in 1947. Foxley then formed the Levee Ramblers, performing in Paris in 1952. Moving to London mid-1950s, he played with Ken Colyer and Chris Barber. In 1960, he returned to the Midlands, collaborating with Henry Gardiner's Southsiders and The Paragon Jazz Band. He released notable albums Professor Foxley's Sporting House Music (1979) and Six for Two (1992). Foxley passed away on July 7, 2002, in London.
