The trumpeter's current band is an argument for the idea that the elegance and sophistication of classic post-bebop jazz remains appealing today.... Roy Hargrove Quintet: Live At The Village Vanguard ...

Trumpeter and jazz musician Roy Hargrove died Friday night in New York City. He was 49. According to NPR, Roy died from cardiac arrest, and had recently been in the hospital for kidney-related issues, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trumpeter Roy Hargrove, a prolific player who provided his jazz sound to records across a vast range of styles and won two Grammys, has died at age 49, his manager said Saturday.

“Grande-Terre,” recorded in Guadeloupe in 1997, shows off the high-wire, from-the-gut jazz Hargrove played most nights of his life. By Alan Scherstuhl Unlike most “lost” posthumous jazz albums, ...