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 ...

Both Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove have new albums out on Verve that depart from the usual mainstream combo formats. Interestingly, neither is touring with their new vehicles this time around. The ...

GRAMMY® winning trumpeter ROY HARGROVE has firmly established himself among the premier players in Jazz & Beyond. With nearly 20 recordings as a leader, and many more as an indispensible sideman, Roy, ...

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Trumpeter Roy Hargrove's 15th release, Earfood, is one of his best, showing that this not-so-young lion is in top shape. The disc features Justin Robinson (alto/flute), Gerald Clayton (piano), Danton ...

MARTIN: Hargrove was a galvanizing presence in jazz, an assertive soloist who could invoke both a blazing sound and softer tones. DAVID GREENE, HOST: His jazz group, The Roy Hargrove Quintet, is known ...

Roy Hargrove, a virtuoso trumpeter who became a symbol of jazz’s youthful renewal in the early 1990s, and then established himself as one of the most respected musicians of his generation, died Friday ...

Nearly four decades of age ­separate piano giant Ahmad Jamal and trumpet stylist Roy Hargrove. But on two almost feverishly streamlined new albums, their grooves, if not their very jazz intellects, ...

Roy Hargrove has a habit of coming on stage, picking up his trumpet and instantly digging into a high-speed, note-filled solo. The concept of warming up slowly, of building to a climax, doesn’t seem ...

The trumpeter's current band is an argument for the idea that the elegance and sophistication of classic post-bebop jazz remains appealing today.... There's no one standard model of jazz, but there ...

1/2 PRICE NIGHT FOR STUDENTS Multiple Grammy award-winning jazz trumpeter/composer Roy Hargrove has always explored diverse music, from Caribbean to funk and straight ...

Roy Hargrove died Friday night in New York City. The cause was cardiac arrest, according to his longtime manager. Hargrove had been admitted to the hospital for reasons related to kidney function.