Antoine Roney

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

Antoine 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

References

  1. 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. 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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