Roland
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"Grace Abounds"
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28 years old
Harlem, New York, NYC, New York
United States
Last Login:7/25/2008
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Roland's Interests
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| General | Dancing Latin music (Bachata! Salsa, Merengue), Live music, food with Adobo on it (and also Emeril's original essence), Church (Manhattan Grace Tabernacle) www.manhattangrace.org, Jazz, Good Hugs, and a Good Massage every now and then (giving and receiving). Hot Chocolate all year round, and fragrances (perfume and cologne)
| | Music | Jazz, Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Gospel...Kirk Whalum, Dianne Reeves, Bill Withers, Michael Jackson, Earth Wind and Fire, Aretha, Puchi Colon, Willie Colon, Miles Davis, Steve Turre, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, Jose Alberto, Nancy Wilson, Ella, Grover Washington, Jr., Bobby McFerrin, Wynton Marsalis, Kirk Franklin (more the older stuff), and on and on..but that's a good start...
| | Movies | am I really gonna say it - yeah, the Wedding Planner...loved that movie. I related to just about everybody in there...also Real Women have Curves, Save the Last Dance, Dance With Me, The Notebook.
| | Television | Every now and then I get in the mood for a marathon Law and Order encounter. And Voltron should have never gone off the air. Beyond that - Jazz Central. The Cosby Show. Maury, The Price is Right, Soul Food, and and the ARTS channel.
| | Books | The Holy Bible (New Revised Standard Version), Love Poems by Nikki Giovanni, Purpose Driven Life, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligous thoughts on Christian Spirituality | | Heroes | Jesus Christ - for the wisdom of his words, the self sacrifice he models, and the definition of love that is experienced in following Him. My Mom, My Grandmother, Zepher, My Dad. Many jazz musicians for their personal search and struggle to find deeper ways to communicate and articulate their feelings and thoughts on this world and what it means to live in it.
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Roland's Details
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| Status: | In a Relationship | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Nashville, TN | | Body type: | 5' 7" / Some extra baggage | | Ethnicity: | Black / African descent | | Religion: | Christian - other | | Zodiac Sign: | Aries | | Smoke / Drink: | No / No | | Children: | Someday | | Education: | Grad / professional school | | Occupation: | Trombonist, composer, teacher |
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Roland's Networking
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Music - Performance - Trombone
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Trombone for all occasions - jazz from Ellington to Trane. In latin music i've performed with Larry Harlow, Bobby Sanabria and Manny Oquendo y Libre.Black idioms Funk, rap, soul, gospel, brass band, world beat
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Music - Production - Arranger
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Arranging and Composing - Also Studio Work - Need Professional Horn Parts? Need a horn section? Need an instrumental soloist on a track to heat it up? fluent in all American styles, from jazz, gospel, hip hop, pop, latin, - u name it.
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Music - Performance - Instructor
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Private/Group Teacher - trombone, improvisation, History. Masterclass settings or frequent meetings. Experience with all ages, backgrounds - recently taught in the bronx, will be teaching in the Prep. Division at Manhattan School of Music this year
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Roland is taking it one day at a time.
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obligatory survey....
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Coming to a city near you??? ON TOUR with Stefon Harris (Fall 2007 to Spring 2008)
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passing time....
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encouragement in hard times, short commentary on Heb 12: 7-14
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New position in music ministry
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About me:
Musician (I play the trombone), Composer and Teacher in New York City. I perform primarily in jazz styles but I play many genres of music from Salsa and funk to Gospel and R&B.
Below you will find a CALENDAR that includes upcoming performances, travels, and such. And consider yourself invited to come to my home fellowship - Manhattan Grace Tabernacle on Sunday afternoons at 12pm, where I play on the music team. We meet on the UES at 103rd and 2nd Ave (inside of P.S. 38). After that, I play at Times Square Church (51st and Broadway), under saxophonist Greg Tardy's direction, at 3pm and 6pm Sunday evenings.
Peace and laughter- ROLAND
To listen to more music by me, visit myspace.com/jazztrombone
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Who I'd like to meet:
You never know who you will meet these days - we NYC'ers and internet saavy folk have realized that! So I'm enjoying the ride...
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