Trumpeter Keyon Harrold has a wide and varied range, which includes electronic music, hip hop, Afrobeat, and Jamaican dub as well as jazz. He plays at the Blue Note July 27-28.
Keyon Harrold at Blue Note
July 27-28. 8PM and 10:30PM. $38.10-$54.99
Trumpeter Keyon Harrold first came to wider attention by taking on the unenviable task of playing Miles Davis’s music, as if he were Miles Davis. That was in the Don Cheadle film Miles Ahead. Since then Harrold has forged his own path, not just in jazz but in the wider world of contemporary music. His own recordings include the sounds of R&B, hip hop, Afrobeat, and soul, and his vocal guests have included singers like Laura Mvula and rappers like Common. Keyon Harrold plays at the Blue Note on July 27-28.