HEAR ROY HARGROVE AT HIS THRILLING BEST FOR RSD 2026! For the first time ever, Roy Hargrove’s legendary 2000 performance at the Bern Jazz Festival is officially released - restored from the original tapes and remastered for audiophile fidelity. 

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of “Bern” by Time Traveler Recordings on Record Store Day April 18, 2026! https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/19822

 The Roy Hargrove quintet live at the International Jazz Festival Bern, Switzerland. Featuring Roy, Sherman Irby, Larry Willis, Gerald Cannon and Willie Jones III. Needless to say the album is absolute, 100% undiluted 🔥🔥🔥 And yes it will be released on vinyl. 

AND you can get a preview today - the advance single “Circus” is available on all major digital platforms now! 
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Time Traveler Recordings releases Bern, a previously unissued Roy Hargrove date, showcasing the then 30-year-old trumpeter at the height of his powers. Produced by Zev Feldman and James Batsford, the invaluable recording is being released in partnership with the Roy Hargrove Estate, with the late jazz master’s widow, Aida Brandes-Hargrove, serving as Executive Producer. The deluxe 180-gram, limited-edition LP was recorded by 3sat on May 4, 2000 at International Jazzfestival Bern, mastered for vinyl by respected engineer Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab in Salina, Kansasand pressed at Optimal Media in Germany. With extensive liner notes by jazz journalist/author Nate Chinen, the album is being released on LP for Record Store Day, April 18, 2026 with CD and digital download versions to follow on April 24.