Get ready! After the success of last year's collaboration with Jazz Arts Collective members of the Roy Hargrove Big Band return for Week 3 of the Fordham Jazz Workshop to share Roy’s music and spirit with the students. 

The young musicians will have the unique opportunity to work on pieces from the Big band’s repertoire - learning directly from original members who will come in to share what it takes to play Roy’s music and make sure they do it right. The week-long workshop starts on July 6th and will conclude with a student concert on Saturday July 11 🙌

North Sea - Are you ready? The RH Factor returns to North Sea Jazz Festival for an epic reunion and an even bigger celebration of Roy!

FRIDAY JULY 10th on the MAAS Stage at 9.45pm - THE first official RH Factor reunion concert 🔥🔥🔥 This will be one for the books, so you don’t want to miss it! 

And wait, there’s more - In true Roy fashion the band will head over to the club after the concert to keep the party going at the jam!

RH Factor will be hosting Friday night’s Boogie Ball, the official North Sea Jazz After Party and Jam Session at BIRD, Rotterdam. Doors open at 11pm. Get your tickets here!

Whether on the main stage or at the after party, we hope you join us in celebrating the late, great and one and only Roy Hargrove 👑🎺❤️

Roy Hargrove’s The RH Factor at North Sea 2026:

Keith Anderson (ts), Bruce Williams (as), 
Jason Marshall (bs)
, Wayne Tucker (tp, v), Bobby Sparks (keys, organ), 
Brian Hargrove (keys)
, Todd Parsnow (gt)
, Reggie Washington (b, v)
, Jason JT Thomas (d, v, md)
, Willie Jones III (d)

And featuring Renee Neufville (v)

The Roy Hargrove Big Band returns to the NoMad Jazz Festival - and they are bringing the heat 🔥🔥🔥

The legendary powerhouse ensemble will be featured at the NoMAd Jazz Festival Concert Series - presented at the Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City. It's one night only so you definitely want to make sure to be there:

July 7, 2026
7pm
Baruch Performing Arts Center
One Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010

https://nomadjazzfestival.com/artists/roy-hargrove-big-band/

Japan!! Mark your calendars - RH Factor is coming this August 🔥🔥🔥

Aug 13 Billboard Live Tokyo
Aug 14 Summer Sonic Music Festival Tokyo
Aug 16 Billboard Live Osaka

We are beyond excited to celebrate Roy in Japan, a place he has always loved and appreciated ❤️🎺 

Roy’s relationship with Japan goes all the way back to his professional beginnings - he went to Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival at age 18 - and has only deepened over the decades. From his recordings with The Jazz Networks in the early 1990s to the countless concerts with his quintet, big band, and of course the RH Factor - Japan has always been one of Roy’s favorite places to play and visit.

Bringing Roy’s music back to his fans and friends in this way is long overdue and we can’t wait! 

Featuring:
 
Keith Anderson (ts)
Bruce Williams (as)

Jason Marshall (bs)

Wayne Tucker (tp, v)
Bobby Sparks (keys, organ)

Brian Hargrove (keys)

Todd Parsnow (gt)

Reggie Washington (b, v)

Jason JT Thomas (d, v, md)

Willie Jones (d)

And special guest Renee Neufville (v)

The Record Store Exclusive is now also available for streaming! 🔥🔥🔥

Listening options, as well as links to vinyl and cd stores are here Roy Hargrove - Bern (Live at Bern Jazz Festival 2000) 

“Bern is a revelation — a vivid reminder that we were in the presence of one of the great bebop trumpeters at the top of his game”
Tim Larsen, Jazzviews 

“Bern is a jazz fan's holy grail. The brilliant, high-energy performance and fantastic sound quality reveal yet another dimension of Hargrove's unexaggerated genius.”
Thom Jurek, AllMusic Review 

“A timely reminder of an important post-millennial player whose absence from the current scene is keenly felt” - Kevin Le Gendre, Jazzwise

“One live album that really stands out as something special is Bern, by the late  Roy Hargrove. It’s Hargrove in his absolute prime, hitting on all cylinders, released on limited edition vinyl by Time Traveler Recordings.” - Jason Janik, D Magazine 

"...the kind of archival find that reminds listeners how electrifying Roy Hargrove could be live. (...)This set captures the late trumpeter in a moment of confident maturity, blending respect for tradition with the restless creativity that defined his career."
Pierre Giroux, All About Jazz