EMILIO MODESTE

ROULETTE / APRIL 2

Young lion saxophonist and composer Emilio Modeste is the lead saxophonist in Stanley Clarke N 4EVER and Cindy Blackman Santana’s bands. During his formative years, Emilio was a close friend and mentee of trumpeter Wallace Roney, touring globally with Roney’s Quintet from 2017 until 2020. Under Roney’s guidance, he has grown into a powerful sideman and bandleader. Emilio has performed with renowned artists such as Ron Carter, Buster Williams, Lenny White, Patrice Rushen, Antoine Roney, Rene McLean, and Christian McBride. In 2016, he opened for Jon Batiste at the Celebrate Brooklyn Festival and occasionally appeared with Batiste on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Emilio features on Wallace Roney’s final studio album, Blue Dawn-Blue Nights (HighNote, 2019), and the Miles Davis album Music From and Inspired by The Film Birth of the Cool (Sony, 2020). An exciting young musician, Emilio continues to spread his wings. RES