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Roy A. Hargrove (born in Waco, TX October 16, 1969) is an American jazz trumpeter.
Roy Hargrove began studying the trumpet in the fourth grade and by middle school was already making tremendous progress. A major turning point in Hargrove's life occured when David "Fathead" Newman, of the Ray Charles Orchestra, performed at his school - Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School. Hargrove was fascinated by his improvisation. "Fathead", Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown, gospel, funk and R&B proved to be extremely influential in developing his musical vocabulary. Continuing to advance at an extraordinary rate, he left Waco for a more artistic environment and was accepted to Dallas's prestigious Booker T. Washington School for the Visual and Performing Arts.
Midway through his junior year,Wynton Marsalis, who was conducting a jazz clinic at the school, heard the young trumpeter and was extremely impressed and invited the young Hargrove to perform at the Ft. Worth's Caravan of Dreams Performing Arts Center with his band. Marsalis was just the first musician that Hargrove was going to play with that year. Roy went on to perform with Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Hutcherson in the course of the next three months. Word of his talent was spreading quickly throughout the industry, which lead him to another major performance that summer -The North Sea Jazz Festival.
Hargrove spent one year (1988-1989) studying at Boston's Berklee School of Music, but could more often be found in New York City jam sessions. Because Hargrove could not resist the bigger city atmosphere, he transferred to New York’s New School. His first recording in New York was with the saxophonist Bobby Watson. Shortly thereafter, he made a recording with Superblue featuring Watson, Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Washington. In 1990, he released his solo debut, Diamond in the Rough, on the Novus/RCA label, along with four other albums. Verve Records noticed the great progress and talent and signed him to a record deal that granted him the opportunity to record with some of the greatest living legends on the album, With the Tenors of Our Time, showcasing him with stellar sax men Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Johnny Griffin, Joshua Redman and Branford Marsalis.In 1993, he was able to demonstrate his talents in composition; he was commissioned by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and wrote the piece, “The Love Suite: In Mahogany". Hargrove won a Grammy Award in 1998 for the album Habana with his Afro-Cuban band, Crisol.
Hargrove has recorded with an eclectic blend of artists including: Sonny Rollins,Michael Brecker, Jackie McLean,Slide Hampton, Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Abbey Lincoln, Diana Ross, Steve Tyrell, Kenny Rankin, John Mayer, Rhian Benson, Carmen McRae, Shirley Horn, Method Man, Common, Erykah Badu, D'Angelo and Gilles Peterson.
Roy is the leader of the progressive group The RH Factor. This group combines elements of jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul and gospel music. Hargrove's versatility is exhibited in the simultaneous release (May, 2006) of his quintet's album "Nothing Serious" and The RH Factor album "Distractions".
Works Cited
http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?action=new&aid=498&aname=Roy+Hargrove]
http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?aid=2905]
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Thank you for your previous comments. Are these revisions more appropriate for the website? I would appreciate any additional suggestions to enhance this article.
- Part of the problem with the above is that the style is, well, journalistic — and music journalism at that ("eclectic blend", "greatest living legends", "stellar sax men", etc.). It also changes good Wikiepdia style to bad (for example, putting the place of birth with the dates, using abbreviations for U.S. states, using the person's first name, etc.). --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 08:16, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
I appreciate the suggestions and the time you took to make the necessary corrections. By specifically pointing out what needed to be altered (and why), I'm now more familiar with the format for this website. Thank you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.201.144.108 (talk • contribs) 03:44, 26 May 2006.
- That's OK. Anoither tip; always "sign" your messages on Talk pages with four tildes (~~~~; you can also use the editing button, third from the right) — it adds your User name/IP number and the date and time. --Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 14:22, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
