Keyon Harrold
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About
Trumpeter who won a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for his work on the 2015 biographical film Miles Ahead. He was involved in a viral incident in January 2020 when his son was wrongfully accused of stealing a cell phone and assaulted in New York City.
Before Fame
He earned a degree from the School of Jazz at The New School.
Trivia
In 2016, he played in Common's Tiny Desk Concert for NPR at The White House. He was featured in the August 2020 live stream of the recording of Bilal's EP VOYAGE-19.
Family Life
His son's name is Keyon Harrold, Jr.
Associated With
His long-time mentor is legendary trumpeter Charles Tolliver.
