![]() ![]() People don't come out to hear live music as much as they used to. 2 days ago &0183 &32 In the 1960s, the future locale of the Plaza Mexico was known as lily-white Lynwood. But we can't get people to really support jazz like that. It should be a month - it should be more. Back in the day, they used to play for much longer periods of time, which really helped to solidify the way the band sounded. Downbeat reported that the trumpeter refused to take accolades for filling the house during his two-week residency in January, saying: "You talk as though that's a big deal. Hargrove advocated for a bigger audience for jazz, even when he was drawing what most in the medium would consider sizable crowds. Having spoken with Hargrove's manager, Larry Clothier, NPR reported that Hargrove "had been admitted to the hospital for reasons related to kidney function he was on dialysis for many years." His dynamic spontaneity tied to a tight focus on the music is why Hargrove is revered his horns don't shine like the custom models of Christian Scott and Tunde Adjuah. He avoids announcing tunes, but is less aloof and austere than Davis, sporadically singing and dancing, which Davis never would have countenanced. Reviewing a two-week residency in Chicago in January, Downbeat magazine wrote, "Hargrove fosters something of a Miles Davis vibe as relates to fashion, attitude and stagecraft. Electric Lady hadn’t seen such activity for a while. Drawing inspiration from their surroundings, the crew worked on a clutch of unforgettable albums. Dilla, Bilal, Q-Tip, Mos Def, and Talib Kweli turned Electric Lady Studios into a hub of musical innovation. You are already missed though you live forever!!!"Īlthough his output as a recording artist in his own right had come to a halt in the 2010s, Hargrove continued to be a prolific live performer through the end of his life. From 1996 to 2002, Questlove, D’Angelo, Common, Erykah Badu, James Poyser, J. One of the people I watched as a benchmark of what I could be as trumpet player musically. A jazz future to a jazz legend in the eyes of many. "The spirit that radiated from the bell of his horn was always a force of youth enthralled with the wisdom of old. ![]() I was captivated by Roy's soul," Harrold wrote on Instagram. Said another key young trumpeter, Keyon Harrold, "My heart again is broken by news of the trumpeter jazz king Roy Hargrove passing on. Love to the immortal timeless genius that will forever be Roy Hargrove, y'all." ![]() We were just reacting in real time to greatness. Questlove wrote about how you can hear him and other band members screaming and laughing during a Hargrove solo on the Common track "Cold Blooded" because "that's us MIND BLOWN. ![]()
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