Roy Hargrove: Jazz Musician in New York

About Roy Hargrove

Roy Hargrove was an American jazz trumpeter and composer, also known for his work on flugelhorn, whose career moved between hard bop, jazz ballads, and Latin-inflected projects. He earned two Grammy Awards for recordings that showed different sides of his language and his willingness to shift formats. In New York City, his Roy Hargrove Big Band became closely associated with The Jazz Gallery through the ongoing “Roy Hargrove Big Band Monthly Residency.” His playing favored direct melodic lines and ensemble drive, with an open door to hip-hop, R&B, and other collaborations when the groove held.