Please answer the following question: Facts:   - instrument: piano    - death place: new york city , new york , u.s.    - death date: may 28 , 2015    - genre: jazz      - birth date: 1957    - name: ray kennedy    - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist    - website: -lsb- http://www.raykennedy.com/ raykennedy.com -rsb-    - birth place: maplewood , missouri , u.s.    - associated acts: john pizzarelli    - occupation: musician , composer , arranger   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ray kennedy -lrb- pianist -rrb- .
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raymond huston `` ray '' kennedy jr. -lrb- 1957 -- may 28 , 2015 -rrb- was an american jazz pianist , composer , and arranger .he was a member of john pizzarelli 's trio for more than a decade and recorded more than 10 albums under his own name .