In Memoriam
Roy Hargrove, Grammy Award Winning Trumpeter, Dead at 49
Roy Hargrove, a keen trumpeter, who as a young steward, brilliantly bridged bebop tradition to hip-hop and R&B, died on Friday night in New York City.
Roy Hargrove, a keen trumpeter, who as a young steward, brilliantly bridged bebop tradition to hip-hop and R&B, died on Friday night in New York City.
He was 49.
Roy Hargrove dead at 49
The cause was cardiac arrest, according to his longtime manager, Larry Clothier.
Hargrove had been admitted to the hospital for reasons related to kidney function; he had been on dialysis for many years, reports NPR.
Career
Hargrove was a two-time Grammy winner, in two illustrative categories: Best Jazz Instrumental Album in 2003 for Directions in Music, featuring a post-bop supergroup with pianist Herbie Hancock and saxophonist Michael Brecker; and Best Latin Jazz Performance in 1998 for Habana, a groundbreaking Afro-Cuban project recorded in Havana.
Hargrove had been scheduled to perform on Saturday in a jazz vespers service at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., as part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival.
----------------------------------------------------------
Connect with Unheard Voices on X, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube
Download the app on Google Play or ITunes.
----------------------------------------------------------
Unheard Voices Magazine is a news reporting platform covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
Most common causes of wrongful convictions
OWN’S unscripted series ‘Family or Fiance’ returns with all-new episodes beginning Saturday, February 8 at 9PM ET/PT
President Biden pardons activist Marcus Garvey and 4 others
Detroit man charged over missing 13-year-old Na’Ziyah Harris will stand trial
Wendy Williams asks for support as she “fights for independence” from guardianship
First black-owned movie theater in the DMV closes
GoFundMe started after black-owned biz IAmDad365 broken ino following denied grant
Virginia landlord sentenced to 17 years for defrauding and harassing Black tenants
President Biden pardons activist Marcus Garvey and 4 others
GoFundMe launches verified fundraisers for victims of New Orleans Bourbon Street attack
Lil Scrappy, Big Freedia, Mia X, Cookie Nasty, and more artists partner with Hip Hop Caucus for a Political Rap Cypher
CHURCHY series starring Kevin “KevOnStage” Fredericks renewed for a second season
A-Trak talks Kanye & more for Okayplayer’s podcast The Almanac of Rap
KevOnStage’s “Churchy” is coming to BET+
Garrett Morris honored with star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame
-
Business3 weeks agoFirst black-owned movie theater in the DMV closes
-
Business4 weeks agoGoFundMe started after black-owned biz IAmDad365 broken ino following denied grant
-
Crime & Justice2 weeks agoVirginia landlord sentenced to 17 years for defrauding and harassing Black tenants
-
Social Justice3 days agoPresident Biden pardons activist Marcus Garvey and 4 others
-
Crime & Justice3 weeks agoGoFundMe launches verified fundraisers for victims of New Orleans Bourbon Street attack
-
Black And Missing4 days agoDetroit man charged over missing 13-year-old Na’Ziyah Harris will stand trial
-
Crime & Justice1 week agoSt. Louis police officers terminated for allegedly refusing to help dying man
-
In Memoriam4 weeks agoEddie Levert’s daughter passes after battle with Lupus