WALLACE RONEY GROUP [usa]
Der Trompeter, der sein Spiel selbst als „sci-fying“ bezeichnet, begann das Studium seines Instruments bereits mit neun Jahren. Mit 19 erhielt er vom Down Beat Magazin den Jahresaward „Best Young Musician of the Year“. Im Laufe seiner Karriere hat der 1960 geborene Roney nun schon drei Grammys mit nach Hause nehmen dürfen. Bis 1982 spielte Wallace Roney bei Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, fünf Jahre später bat Blakey den Trompeter, die Position des musikalischen Direktors der Band zu übernehmen.
In dieser Zeit begann er auch die Zusammenarbeit mit Tony Williams, bevor er von Miles Davis unter die Fittiche genommen wurde. Daher war Roney auch die logische Wahl als Trompeter für die Welttournee des „Tribute to Miles“. 1998 war er Teil einer weiteren Hommage, nämlich mit Chick Corea’s "Remembering Bud Powell". Mit Herbie Hancocks "Future 2 Future"-Projekt sorgte Roney in den Jahren 2001/2002 für Konzerthighlights. Seither leitet er ausschließlich seine eigenen Bands. Roneys Alben – sein neuestes, "If Only For One Night" ist im April 2010 wiederum bei HighNote erschienen – geben eine Ahnung von den live zu erwartenden Glanzleistungen.
Denn live – das hat sie immer wieder eindrucksvoll unter Beweis gestellt – bietet die WALLACE RONEY GROUP noch viel mehr: sie sorgt für atemberaubende, energiegeladene Höhepunkte auf den Festival- und Konzertbühnen.
Wallace Roney - trumpet / Antoine Roney - soprano & tenor sax / Aruan Ortiz - piano / Rashaan Carter - bass / Kush Abadey - drums
Album: "If Only For One Night" (HighNote, 2010)
Tour: November 04-21, 2010 & festivals
Grammy Award Winner, trumpeter, composer and bandleader WALLACE RONEY is one of the most exciting and innovative musicians on the creative music scene. His consummate artistry and eagerness to explore and transcend musical boundaries has led him to collaborate with diverse musicians as Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Carole King, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Prince, Herbie Hancock, Mos Def, Randy Weston, Abdulah Ibrahim, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, among numerous others. He is one of the few musicians in his generation who learned and perfected his craft directly from alliances with Jazz Masters. He is continuing his push to develop new concepts in jazz and is considered one of the leaders in the future movement of jazz music.
Wallace Roney earned the admiration and respect of his colleagues and his elders since age 16. He has been an integral part of the band with Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Walter Davis Jr., Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Jay McShann, David Murray, and McCoy Tyner; as well as a featured as a soloist with Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Curtis Fuller, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Dizzy Gillespie, to name a few. He was one of the most popular jazz sidemen in the music industry early into his professional career and is one of the few musicians in his generation who learned and perfected his craft directly from alliances with Jazz Masters.
In 1989, and again in 1990, Wallace won Down Beat Magazine's Critic's Poll for Best Trumpeter to Watch. Wallace was mentored by Miles Davis after Miles heard him in 1983 at his birthday gala performance in Carnegie Hall. Their association peaked when Miles chose Wallace to share the stage at his historic performance in Montreux in 1991. After Davis died, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams and Roney banded together and toured the world in tribute.
He is continuing his push to develop new concepts in jazz and is considered one of the leaders in the future movement of jazz music.