Wallace Roney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wallace Roney
Occupation	Trumpet Player
Date Of Birth	May 25, 1960(1960-05-25)
Age	64
Date Of Death	2020-03-31
Birthplace	Philadelphia
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Taurus

Wallace Roney Biography

Wallace Roney is one of the most popular and richest Trumpet Player who was born on May 25, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Trumpeter was the only musician to be personally taught by Trumpeter who was the only musician personally mentored by Miles Davis..

Roney learned to play the trumpet with Clark Terry and Roney took trumpet lessons from Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie…

Roney attained distinction as a gifted local performer in the Washington, D.C area. In 1979 and 1980, Roney won the DownBeat 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 Miles Davis 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 Art Blakey, after which Roney became one of the most in-demand trumpet players on the professional circuit.

His grandfather was a musician Roosevelt Sherman, his father was the head of a union while his younger twin brother Antoine Roney was a saxophonist.

Wallace Roney Net Worth

Wallace Roney is one of the richest Trumpet Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wallace Roney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

It was found out that he had a perfect pitch at the age of four years old. He was asked to study with Sigmund Shering of the Philadelphia Orchestra three years later.

He was featured on greater than 250 recording.

Wallace Roney (May 25, 1960 – March 31, 2020) was an American jazz (hard bop and post-bop) trumpeter.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Wallace Roney Dating?

According to our records, Wallace Roney married to Geri Allen. As of December 1, 2023, Wallace Roney’s is not dating anyone.

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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.

Facts & Trivia

Wallace Ranked on the list of most popular Trumpet Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wallace Roney celebrates birthday on May 25 of every year.

How did Wallace Roney died?

Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, N.J. He was 59. The cause was complications from COVID-19 , according to his fiancée, Dawn Felice Jones. She said Roney had been admitted to the hospital last Wednesday.

How old was Wallace Roney when he died?

59 years (1960–2020)

Who gave Wallace Roney his first trumpet?

He began playing the trumpet at age six. He was identified as a prodigy and was awarded a scholarship to the Settlement School of Music at the age of seven. It is there that Wallace received private trumpet lesson with Sigmund Herring at the age of ten.

Who did Wallace Roney study with?

Wallace Roney, a star trumpeter—and the only trumpeter ever to study personally with Miles Davis —who built a 40-plus-year career chasing the cutting edge of jazz, died on the morning of March 31 at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. He was 59.

Is Wallace Roney alive?

March 31, 2020