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Wallace Roney (born May 25, 1960) is an American trumpet player and jazz musician. He was born in Philadelphia and attended Howard University and Berklee College of Music.

Roney first came to prominence in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the early 1980s. Later in the 1980s and early 1990s, Roney was an integral part of Tony Williams's quintet. In 1991, Roney played with Miles Davis at the Montreux Jazz Festival. After Davis's passing that year, Roney toured in memoriam with Davis alumni Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Williams and recorded an album, A Tribute to Miles, for which they won a Grammy.

Roney recorded his debut album, Verses, on Muse Records in 1987. A number of albums on Muse, Warner Bros. and Stretch Records followed. His two most recent albums are Prototype and Mystikal, recorded in 2004 and 2005 respectively for HighNote Records.

Roney is married to pianist Geri Allen.

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