Roy Hargrove Big Band has been played on NTS shows including Phil's Jazz Dis-Junction, with September In The Rain first played on 1 October 2014.

Roy Hargrove Big Band is a multi-instrumental jazz ensemble fronted by trumpeter Roy Hargrove. Nineteen pieces strong, Hargrove's ensemble is a vibrant and versatile group, tackling a wide range of material and styles with equal doses of precision and passion.

The seeds of the project were planted in 1995, when Hargrove first formed a big band for a New York jazz festival. His big band concept grew as he led the evolving group through a series of regular gigs at the…