WALLACE RONEY SEXTET
Kennedy Center Washington DC
Wallace Roney
Antoine Roney, sax
Rashaan Carter, bass
Eric Allen, drums
Frank LoCastro, piano/synth [or Robert Irving]
Val, turntables
For the Kennedy Ctr performance- Maurice Chestnut and dancer; Nia Love, dancer
Upcoming Performances
March 10 - 11 - Iridium, NYC
March 15, 16 - Long Island University Kumble Theater, Brooklyn NY
March 23, 24 - Zanzibar, Philadelphia, PA
March 31 - Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
April 6 - Firehouse 12 Hartford, CT
Wallace Roney Sextet at the Green Mill, Chicago “On the second night of a two-day stand at Chicago's Green Mill, trumpeter Wallace Roney blended acoustic postbop and electronic groove over three deeply satisfying sets.
It's not as if this sort of stylistic synthesis is unheard of these days, but it was notable on just how successful Roney's synthesis has become. Roney was accompanied by his sextet of brother Antoine Roney on tenor and soprano sax, Clarence Seay on acoustic bass, Eric Allen on drums, Robert Irving III on acoustic piano and Yamaha Motif synth, and DJ Val Jeanty on turntables. The group was profoundly tight, attuned and, on this Saturday gig, noticeably listening--no one was content to merely play changes on the more boppish tunes nor did anyone lose concentration on the long groove numbers. This was a band that reached for, and attained, some lofty musical heights." Paul Olson - All About Jazz
“But the true contemporary aspects of the music traced beyond turntables and synthesizers to a broader conceptualization of 21st century jazz, in which each lengthy piece was a virtual platform for unfettered soloing, with ensemble passages serving primarily as bridging and connective links. That meant plenty of space for the Roney brothers to stretch out improvisationally. Wallace was particularly impressive, spinning through the faster numbers with explosive streams of notes, and engaging the evening's sole ballad number withaffecting lyricism." Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
“Mr. Roney advances a species of Afro-futurism inherited and adapted from his trumpet mentor Miles Davis." --Nate Chinen, New York Times
Kennedy Center Washington DC
Wallace Roney
Antoine Roney, sax
Rashaan Carter, bass
Eric Allen, drums
Frank LoCastro, piano/synth [or Robert Irving]
Val, turntables
For the Kennedy Ctr performance- Maurice Chestnut and dancer; Nia Love, dancer
Upcoming Performances
March 10 - 11 - Iridium, NYC
March 15, 16 - Long Island University Kumble Theater, Brooklyn NY
March 23, 24 - Zanzibar, Philadelphia, PA
March 31 - Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
April 6 - Firehouse 12 Hartford, CT
Wallace Roney Sextet at the Green Mill, Chicago “On the second night of a two-day stand at Chicago's Green Mill, trumpeter Wallace Roney blended acoustic postbop and electronic groove over three deeply satisfying sets.
It's not as if this sort of stylistic synthesis is unheard of these days, but it was notable on just how successful Roney's synthesis has become. Roney was accompanied by his sextet of brother Antoine Roney on tenor and soprano sax, Clarence Seay on acoustic bass, Eric Allen on drums, Robert Irving III on acoustic piano and Yamaha Motif synth, and DJ Val Jeanty on turntables. The group was profoundly tight, attuned and, on this Saturday gig, noticeably listening--no one was content to merely play changes on the more boppish tunes nor did anyone lose concentration on the long groove numbers. This was a band that reached for, and attained, some lofty musical heights." Paul Olson - All About Jazz
“But the true contemporary aspects of the music traced beyond turntables and synthesizers to a broader conceptualization of 21st century jazz, in which each lengthy piece was a virtual platform for unfettered soloing, with ensemble passages serving primarily as bridging and connective links. That meant plenty of space for the Roney brothers to stretch out improvisationally. Wallace was particularly impressive, spinning through the faster numbers with explosive streams of notes, and engaging the evening's sole ballad number withaffecting lyricism." Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
“Mr. Roney advances a species of Afro-futurism inherited and adapted from his trumpet mentor Miles Davis." --Nate Chinen, New York Times
For more information contact Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services.
