THOSE WE’VE LOST – National Notables

Wallace Roney

This trumpet virtuoso was a musical genius whose career spanned more than 45 years. He was taught by the likes of Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Clark Terry, and was married to celebrated pianist Geri Allen, with whom he had 3 children. Roney made his recording debut at age 15 and attended Howard University and Berklee College of Music. He was born in May 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died of the coronavirus on March 31 in Paterson, New Jersey. He was 59 years old.