Thank you to Mitsutaka Nagira and Billboard Live Magazine for the wonderful interview and feature.
This reunion is gonna be epic and we can’t wait!
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Aug 13 - Billboard Live Tokyo
Aug 14 - Summer Sonic Tokyo
Aug 16 - Billboard Live Osaka
You can read the interview here 📰 https://www.billboard-japan.com/special/detail/5402
The first official RH Factor reunion concert at North Sea Jazz Festival was a beast!
The most epic celebration of Roy - Featuring the original crew: Jason JT Thomas, Keith Anderson, Bobby Sparks, Renee Neufville, Todd Parsnow, Reggie Washington, Willie Jones, Bruce Williams, Jason Marshall and his brother Brian Hargrove, along with new addition Wayne Tucker and special guest/alum Jon Batiste, they went above and beyond the call of duty and delivered the show of a lifetime!
Roy was present in every note, rest and beat and all up and through the music (and on the screen behind us 😉)
The official After party at Bird was no different and the energy and spirit of Roy continued late into the night! We had a fantastic time. Thank you, Rotterdam 🙏❤️
Now it’s time to take it on the road - Japan, are you ready?
August 13 - Billboard Live Tokyo
August 14 - Summer Sonic Festival Tokyo
August 16 - Billboard Live Osaka
See you soon!
Swinging hard - This is how it started! August marks the anniversary of the first ever Roy Hargrove Big Band concert back in 1995 🔥🔥🔥
Watch here https://youtu.be/sPfNmttZwcc?si=mGMfKjaHqNqScC1g
And they are swinging as hard as ever! Join us as we celebrate Roy and the 31st anniversary of his powerhouse big band with an incredible lineup - Live on August 6th at the Jazz Gallery in New York.
Tickets https://jazzgallery.org/calendar/rhbb-august-6-2026
We are thrilled to announce that, at our request, Verve has re-released worldwide on major streaming platforms the track "Roy Allan (DJ Krush Remix)," originally issued in Japan only in 1995 as a CD single!
The remix, a hypnotic trip-hop journey, is accompanied by the album version of the song along with two previously unavailable tracks:
A true staple of the RHQ set "Tom Cat (Live)" and the beautiful ballad "Stairway to the Stars," which were recorded with Roy's bandmates Ron Blake, Rodney Whitaker, Stephen Scott, and Gregory Hutchinson. Many thanks to Robb Patryk, Ken Druker and Verve!
Track list:
D Magazine named Roy one of the 25 most influential Dallas recording artists of the last 25 years - and obviously we can't argue with that and we couldn't be happier 🎺👑 Thank you D Magazine for this home town recognition and for making sure we all know where it all started! 🙏❤️
PS: Click the play button in the article, they made a great video short worth watching.
