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Wallace Roney (May 25, 1960 – March 31, 2020) was an American ( and ) trumpeter. He won one Grammy award and was nominated twice.

Roney took lessons from and and studied with from 1985 until the latter's death in 1991. Wallace credited Davis as having helped to challenge and shape his creative approach to life as well as being his music instructor, mentor, and friend; he was the only trumpet player Davis personally mentored.

Early life and education
Roney was born in . He studied at Howard University and Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, after graduating from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts of the D. C. Public Schools, where he learned trumpet with Langston Fitzgerald of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Found to have at the age of four, Wallace began his musical and trumpet studies at Philadelphia's Settlement School of Music.

He studied with trumpeter Sigmund Hering of the Philadelphia Orchestra for three years. Hering regularly presented Wallace at recitals at the Settlement School, and with the Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, during his studies in Philadelphia.

Career
When he entered the Duke Ellington School, Roney had already made his recording debut at age 15 with Nation and Haki R. Madhubuti, and at that time met, among others, , , (who befriended him), and . He played with the Quartet featuring , Sam Jones, and Philly Joe Jones at 16 years of age with the encouragement of his high school teacher.

Roney attained distinction as a gifted local performer in the Washington, D.C., area. In 1979 and 1980, Roney won the Award for Best Young Jazz Musician of the Year, and in 1989 and 1990 the DownBeat Magazine's Critic's Poll for Best Trumpeter to Watch.

In 1983, while taking part in a tribute to at "The Bottom Line" in Manhattan, he met his idol. "He Davis asked me what kind of trumpet I had," Roney told Time magazine, "and I told him none. So he gave me one of his." In 1984 and 1985, he was forced to play in Latin dance and reception bands, as the New York clubs, once a prominent part of the jazz scene, had mostly disappeared. But in 1986, he received a pair of calls, in the same month, to tour with drummers Tony Williams and , after which Roney became one of the most in-demand trumpet players on the professional circuit.

In 1986, he succeeded Terence Blanchard in Blakey's . In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was an integral part of Williams's quintet. In 1991, Roney played with Davis at the Montreux Jazz Festival. After Davis's death that year, Roney toured in memoriam with Davis alumni , , and Tony Williams and recorded an album, A Tribute to Miles, for which they won a .

Roney learned his craft directly from Miles Davis. Critics have taken Roney to task for sounding too similar to his idol. Roney recorded his debut album as a leader, Verses, on in 1987. A number of albums on Muse, Warner Bros. Records and / followed, and by the time he turned 40 in 2000 Roney had been documented on over 250 audio recordings. His album titles from the 2000s include Mystikal (2005) and Jazz (2007) on . His two most recent albums are A Place in Time (HighNote 2016) and Blue Dawn - Blue Nights (HighNote 2019), which features his nephew, drummer .

Personal life
Wallace Roney was the son of Wallace Roney, U.S. Marshal and President of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 102, grandson of Philadelphia musician Roosevelt Sherman, and older brother of tenor and soprano saxophonist . In 1995, Roney married pianist , with whom he had two daughters and a son. The marriage ended prior to Allen's death in 2017. The two artists collaborated on records on many occasions during the 1990s and 2000s, on records released under each artist's name.

Earlier in his life, Roney had been a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.

Death
Wallace Roney died at the age of 59 on March 31, 2020, at St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. The cause was complications arising from COVID-19.

Movie credits
  • 2001 - The Visit - Jordan Walker-Perlman - music arrangement
  • 1996 - Love Jones - music arrangement

Discography
As leader/co-leader
Arranged and conducted by
Compilation
  • No Job Too Big or Small (32 Jazz, 2003) – Muse recordings

As a member
Superblue
  • Superblue 2 (Blue Note, 1990) – rec. 1989

As sideman
With
  • Maroons (Blue Note, 1992)
  • Eyes in the Back of Your Head (Blue Note, 1997) – rec. 1995-96
  • The Gathering (Verve, 1998)
  • Timeless Portraits and Dreams (Telarc, 2006)

With

  • Arcane (Muse, 1988) – rec. 1987
  • Code Red (Muse, 1992) – rec. 1990

With

  • Killer Joe with (Union Jazz, 1982) – rec. 1981
  • Art Blakey And Jazz Messengers ("San Marco Cafe", Miami, FL, January 11, 1986) (Arco 3, 1990) – rec. 1986
  • Feeling Good (Delos, 1986)

With

  • Remembering Bud Powell (Stretch, 1997) – rec. 1996
  • The Musician (Concord Jazz, 2017)3CD

With

  • Evidence (Landmark, 1991) – rec. 1990
  • (Landmark, 1993) – rec. 1991-92
  • Simple Pleasure (HighNote, 2001)

With Tony Williams

  • Civilization (Blue Note, 1987) – rec. 1986
  • Angel Street (Blue Note, 1988)
  • (Blue Note, 1990) – rec. 1989
  • Tokyo Live (Blue Note, 1993)2CD – live rec. 1992

With others

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