Wallace Roney

...recording, led the charge. </p><p>An intentionally premature blast on opening number “So What” signaled that trumpeter Wallace Roney had no intention of recreating Davis’ revered solos note-for-note. Neither did he push...

In this article: Kind of Blue, Jimmy Cobb, John Coltrane, Vincent Herring, Miles Davis, Larry Willis, Buster Williams, Bill Evans, and Cannonball Adderley

...had no intention of recreating Davis' revered trumpet solos note-for-note. Neither did he push the exploratory limits Davis forged in his later work. Roney took the middle path instead. It was a satisfying, if somewhat cautious approach...

In this article: Kind of Blue, Miles Davis, So What, Larry Willis, Vincent Herring, John Coltrane, Jimmy Cobb, and Flamenco Sketches

...condition. </p><p>He s currently barnstorming the country with a sextet patterned after the Kind of Blue band, with trumpeter Wallace Roney, a Davis friend and disciple, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson, alto saxophonist Vincent Herring,...

In this article: Kind of Blue, Jimmy Cobb, John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and City Center Square

...anniversary by performing the complete album on tour with his So What Band, including trumpeter Wallace Roney, whom Davis selected to perform with him at a 1991 concert in Montreux, Switzerland, two months before his death. Trumpeter...

In this article: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter, Giant Steps, Bill Evans, Quincy Jones, So What, and Flamenco Sketches

...in 1990, Wallace won Down Beat Magazine's Critic's Poll for Best Trumpeter to Watch. With all of his skills and early accomplishments, Roney also spent years scrounging for work. Early in his career in the '80s, he was at one point...

In this article: Miles Davis, Philadelphia Orchestra, Tony Williams, Art Blakey, James McBride, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Ellington High School, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts

...an afternoon of dual piano interplay that was exquisite in all respects. Jon Faddis's Majesty of the Trumpet" set with Sean Jones and Wallace Roney, and Dave Holland's octet were strong closers. Wallace Roney, Jon Faddis, Sean...

In this article: Tanglewood Jazz Festival, Jon Faddis, Sean Jones, Tanglewood, Kenny Barron, Marian McPartland, and John Pizzarelli

...writing. But Irving may have miscalculated in featuring not one but two soloists, thereby diminishing the impact of trumpeter Wallace Roney and guitarist Fareed Haque. Further refinements and additional performances could help.

In this article: Chicago, Robert Irving III, Take the 'A' Train, Sketches of Spain, Gil Evans, and Fareed Haque

...concert features Robert Irving III (composer, conductor, piano); Sonic Portraits Orchestra (a blend of 33 classical and jazz musicians); Wallace Roney (trumpet, flugelhorn); Fareed Haque (guitar), Dede Sampaio (percussion), Felipe Fraga...

In this article: Robert Irving III, Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Fareed Haque, Brazil, and Miles Davis & Gil Evans

...classic album "Sketches of Spain," Irving has penned an orchestral work attuned to music of Brazil. He'll be joined by trumpeter Wallace Roney, who also worked with Davis and often has been likened to him; Chicago guitarist Fareed Haque,...

In this article: Chicago, Miles Davis, Fred Anderson, Robert Irving III, Millennium Park, Emily Dickinson, Gil Evans, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman

...his bandleader to the gym and photograph him working on his boxing footwork, he said. Today's tribute band, featuring trumpeter Wallace Roney, Javon Jackson and Vincent Herring on sax, pianist Larry Willis and Buster Williams on bass, has...

In this article: Jimmy Cobb, Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Blue in Green, Larry Willis, Wynton Kelly, and Bill Evans