Roy Hargrove Musical artist

Roy Anthony Hargrove (born October 16, 1969) is an American jazz trumpeter. He won worldwide notice after winning two Grammy Awards for differing types of music, in 1997 and in 2002. Hargrove has played primarily with jazz musicians including Wynton Marsalis and Herbie Hancock.Hargrove was the bandleader of the progressive group The RH Factor, which combined elements of jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul, and gospel music. Its members have included Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, Pino Palladino, James Poyser, Jonathan Batiste and Bernard Wright.

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Birth date	October 16, 1969
Birth place	Texas , Waco Texas

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Musical artist

Career started	1987
associated musical artist	David Fathead Newman Joe Henderson Wynton Marsalis Johnny Griffin Roy Hargrove
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Latin jazz M-Base Post-bop Soul music Hard bop Mainstream jazz
instrument	Flugelhorn Trumpet
record label	EmArcy Records Novus Records Verve Records Groovin' High