Hargrove, an incisive trumpeter who embodied the brightest promise of his jazz generation, both as a young steward of the bebop tradition and a savvy bridge to hip-hop and R&B, died on Saturday morning in New York City.
Hargrove was a two-time Grammy winner: Best Jazz Instrumental Album in 2003 for 'Directions in Music' with pianist Herbie Hancock and saxophonist Michael Brecker; and Best Latin Jazz Performance in 1998 for 'Habana,' an Afro-Cuban project.
“The Great Roy Hargrove. He is literally the one man horn section I hear in my head when I think about music. To watch him harmonize with himself stacking nine horn lines on mamouth 10 mins songs RARELY rewinding to figure out what he did,” Questlove posted on Instagram.
Here’s what some others said.
1. Anita Baker
2. Don Cheadle
R.I.P. to the great jazz trumpeter #RoyHargrove, who bent his beautiful, elastic notes through a horn that was fluent in multiple musical languages from bop to hip hop, playing with folk from @wyntonmarsalis to @fatbellybella and @TheDangelo! @MwataDyson #RIPRoyHargrove
5. Sonny Rollins
6. D.L. Hughley
7. Christian McBride
8. Wendell Pierce
9. Dianne Reeves
10. Marc J. Spears
Rest In Peace to not only a jazz legend but a music legend. I loved watching Roy Hargrove when he played regularly at the old San Francisco Yoshi’s. He made the trumpet sing. Epitome of cool with his dark sunglasses, hip haircut & chill demeanor. Definitely won’t be forgotten.
Both a steward of tradition and bridge to hip-hop and R&B, Roy Hargrove, a galvanizing presence in jazz over the last 30 years, died on Friday at the age of 49. https://n.pr/2yRM03s
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