Biography
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Roy Hargrove
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Birth name :
Roy Anthony Hargrove
Genres :
Post bop
Hard bop
Latin jazz
M-Base
Soul
Instruments :
Trumpet
Flugelhorn
Labels :
Groovin' High
Emarcy
Verve
RCA Novus
Years active :
1987–present
Born / Died
Born:(1969-10-16) October 16, 1969 (age 48) Waco, Texas, United States
Roy Anthony Hargrove (born October 16, 1969) is an American jazz trumpeter. He won worldwide notice after winning two Grammy Awards for differing types of music, in 1997 and in 2002. Hargrove has played primarily with jazz musicians including Wynton Marsalis and Herbie Hancock.
Hargrove was the bandleader of the progressive group The RH Factor, which combined elements of jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul, and gospel music. Its members have included Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, Pino Palladino, James Poyser, Jonathan Batiste and Bernard Wright.
