On Monday November 5^th, WKCR will celebrate the life and work of the recently departed trumpet master, Roy Hargrove (b. 1969), who died November 2^nd at the age of 49. Hargrove began his professional career in 1988 with the saxophonist Bobby Watson and in 1989, co-led the group Superblue which featured jazz greats such as Mulgrew Miller, Frank Lacy and Kenny Washington. Since then he has released over 20 albums as a leader beginning in 1990 and has played as a sideman with luminaries such as Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Johnny Griffin, Christian McBride, Erykah Badu and more. In addition to jazz, Hargrove has made Grammy winning Afro-Cuban music with his group Crisol, worked on important neo-soul and hip-hop records such as D’Angelo’s “Voodoo,” and contributed his own innovative compositions to the standard jazz repertoire. We hope you join us Monday in honoring Roy Hargrove.