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

The 2026 Roy Hargrove Jazz Camp is well under way in Dallas, TX 🙌 And they are sounding great! Under the direction of Roy’s first and probably most influential teacher, legendary band director Dean Hill these young musicians are getting a full week of music education the way Roy learned it. From June 1 - 5 Mr. Hill and his team of fellow band directors and teachers are working on sectionals, theory and ensemble work with daily spotlight artist talks to educate and inspire this next generation of musicians - all culminating in a student concert on Friday! The camp and concert are held at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School. Big thanks to the school and their band director Kermit Gray for hosting this year’s camp.

If you are in the Dallas area stop by on June 5 to watch these amazing students perform, learn more about Roy and find out directly what these band directors and schools are doing to keep the music moving forward.

Student concert June 5
2.30 - 3.30pm

Franklin D. Roosevelt High School
525 Bonnie View Rd
Dallas, TX 75203

Jersey City!! We are coming. Next Sunday the Roy Hargrove Big Band takes the stage at the Jersey City Jazz Festival and it’s gonna be big 🔥🔥🔥and FREE!
Sunday, May 31st at 6pm on the RWJ Barnabas Plaza Stage. Right outside Exchange Place. You don’t want to miss it, so come out and join the party. More info at https://www.riverviewjazz.org/roy-hargrove

Featuring an all-star lineup:

Willie Jones
Danton Boller
Tyler Bullock
Sau Rubin

Nathan Eklund
Freddie Hendrix
Camerahn Alforque
Duane Eubanks

Gina Benalcazar
Jeffery Miller
Nate Jones
Max Seigel

Bruce Williams
Mark Gross
Mike Lee
Keith Loftis
Jason Marshall