Antoine Roney Explained

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

He 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, 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. "After a few years of extensive touring, Roney issued his sophomore recording, Whirling, in 1996."

Discography

As leader

• 1992: The Traveler (Muse) with James Spaulding, Jacky Terrasson, Dwayne Burno, Louis Hayes
• 1995: Whirling (Muse) with Ronnie Mathews, Santi Debriano, Nasheet Waits

As sideman

With Cindy Blackman

• Telepathy (Muse, 1992 [1994])

With Ricky Ford

• Tenor Madness Too! (Muse, 1992)

With Elvin Jones

• (Half Note, 1999)

With Wallace Roney

• Seth Air (Muse, 1991)
• Mistérios (Warner Bros., 1994)
• Village (Warner Bros., 1997)
• No Room for Argument (Stretch, 2000)
• Prototype (HighNote, 2004)
• Mystikal (HighNote, 2005)
• Jazz (HighNote, 2007)
• If Only for One Night (HighNote, 2010)
• Home (HighNote, 2012)

External links

• Official Myspace
• Stone Quarry Records

Notes and References

1. Allmusic profile
2. Fine . Eric . June 2010 . New Mid-Atlantic Jazz Swings D.C. Suburbs . . 21 .
3. October 2011 . Student Music Guide . . 78 .
4. Book: Richard . Cook . Richard Cook (journalist) . Brian . Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . . 1996 . 3rd . . 978-0-14-051368-4 . 1119.