Stacy Rowles
Stacy Amanda Rowles (September 11, 1955 in Los Angeles – October 30, 2009 in Burbank, California) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and vocalist. She was the daughter of Jimmy Rowles.[1][2]
Rowles learned piano and percussion in her youth before settling on trumpet, which she studied with Charlie Shoemake.[2] She played alongside her father at the 1973 Monterey Jazz Festival and played with Clark Terry's all-female big band in 1975.[3] She also worked with the all-female quintet the Jazzbirds, led by Betty O'Hara, as well as the Jazz Tap Ensemble, Maiden Voyage and the DIVA Big Band.[4][3] She played with Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.[5]
She appeared on NPR's Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland in 2001.[4] She died from complications in an automobile accident in 2009.[4][1][5][6]
Discography
[edit]As Leader
- Tell It Like It Is (Concord Jazz, 1984)
With Jimmy Rowles
- Looking Back (Delos, 1988)
- Me and the Moon (American Jazz Symposium, 1993)
With Ben Sluijs
- Till Next Time (September, 1991)
As Guest
- Nels Cline, Angelica (Enja Records,1988)
- Norma Winstone, Well Kept Secret (Hot House, 1995)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Thursby, Keith (2009-11-08). "Stacy Rowles dies at 54; jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn player". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- ^ a b Owens, Thomas (2004). Kernfeld, Barry Dean (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz: Volume One A-Fuzz (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-284-5.
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott (2001). The trumpet kings: the players who shaped the sound of jazz trumpet. San Francisco, CA: Backbeat Books. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-87930-640-3.
- ^ a b c Jackson, Grant (2013-03-08). "Stacy Rowles On Piano Jazz". NPR. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- ^ a b Mergner, Lee (2024-05-20). "Trumpeter Stacy Rowles Dies at 54". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (2009-11-07). "Stacy Rowles, Jazz Musician, Is Dead at 54". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
- ^ "Stacy Rowles Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2026-04-18.
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