Antoine Roney

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Antoine Roney (born April 1, 1963, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American tenor saxophonist, brother to trumpeter Wallace Roney. [1]

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He attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts [2] and the Hartt School of Music of the University of Hartford. [3]

His first album, The Traveler, [1] was recorded in 1992 and released by Muse Records. [4] Some of the tracks were with pianist Jacky Terrasson, bassist Dwayne Burno, and drummer Louis Hayes; saxophonist and flautist James Spaulding was added for the other tracks. [4] "After a few years of extensive touring, Roney issued his sophomore recording, Whirling, in 1996." [1]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Cindy Blackman

With Ricky Ford

With Elvin Jones

With Wallace Roney

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Allmusic profile
  2. ↑ Fine, Eric (June 2010). "New Mid-Atlantic Jazz Swings D.C. Suburbs". DownBeat . p. 21.
  3. ↑ "Student Music Guide". DownBeat . October 2011. p. 78.
  4. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 1119. ISBN   978-0-14-051368-4.
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