Roy Hargrove

Roy Hargrove
Roy Hargrove
	Hargrove in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Roy Anthony Hargrove
Born	October 16, 1969; Waco, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 2, 2018 (aged 49); New York City, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, Latin jazz, M-Base, soul
Occupation(s)	Musician, band leader, composer
Instrument(s)	Trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
Years active	1987–2018
Formerly of	The Roy Hargrove Quintet; The Roy Hargrove Big Band; Roy Hargrove’s Crisol; The Jazz Futures; The Jazz Networks; The RH Factor; Buckshot LeFonque; Soulquarians;
Children	1
Website	www.royhargroveofficial.com

Roy Anthony Hargrove (October 16, 1969 – November 2, 2018) was an American jazz musician and composer whose principal instruments were the trumpet and flugelhorn. He achieved worldwide acclaim after winning two Grammy Awards for differing styles of jazz in 1998 and 2002. Hargrove primarily played in the hard bop style for the majority of his albums, but also had a penchant for genre-crossing exploration and collaboration with a variety of hip hop, neo soul, R&B and alternative rock artists.^[1] As Hargrove told one reporter, "I've been around all kinds of musicians, and if a cat can play, a cat can play. If it's gospel, funk, R&B, jazz or hip-hop, if it's something that gets in your ear and it's good, that's what matters."^[2]

^ “Flashback Soul: Roy Hargrove Tries to “Forget Regret” at SoulTracks.com” Retrieved December 14, 2021.
^ ”Roy Hargrove: Award-Winning Trumpeter Once Dubbed The Hottest Jazz Player in the World” Independent.co.uk, November 14, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[1] “Flashback Soul: Roy Hargrove Tries to “Forget Regret” at SoulTracks.com” Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[2] ”Roy Hargrove: Award-Winning Trumpeter Once Dubbed The Hottest Jazz Player in the World” Independent.co.uk, November 14, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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