Jazz Articles about Roy Haynes

About Roy Haynes

Radio & Podcasts

Classic jazz from Ted Curson, Johnny Griffin, and others along with currents from Corcoran Holt, Louis Stewart, and more

by David W. Daniels
March 17, 2026

Classic jazz music from the headliners and also Etta Jones, Oscar Peterson, Leon Thomas, and others. Re-released music from Bobby Watson and Cecil McBee, as well as pre-released music from Louis Stewart. Birthday recognition for Gabor Szabo, Billy Childs, Mino Cinelu, and more.Playlist Tommy Smith leads Youth Jazz Orchestra with Joe Locke “A Night In Tunisia" from Exploration (Spartacus) 00:00 Etta Jones “Cool Cool Daddy" from Lonely And Blue (Prestige) 15:21 Shirley Scott “You Don't Mess Around With ...

The Jazz Files

The History of Jazz Drums: An Archival Treasure Rediscovered

by Hank Hehmsoth
April 2, 2025

In the vast landscape of jazz history, few archives offer the depth and insight found in The History of Jazz Drums--an extraordinary 8-part radio series recorded in 1989. Featuring compelling conversations between Mel Lewis (1929-1990), a master drummer whose swing propelled The Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra and Loren Schoenberg, senior scholar at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, this series captures the evolution of jazz drumming with remarkable depth and authenticity. Although initially broadcast as an 8-part series, ...

Album Review

Jackie McLean: Let Freedom Ring to Destination...Out! Revisited

Read "Let Freedom Ring to Destination...Out! Revisited" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi
January 17, 2025

Rivisitando la vita e la carriera dell'altosassofonista e compositore Jackie McLean, mi viene naturale avvicinarle a quelle di Paul Bley. Entrambi hanno iniziato da ragazzini, conoscendo i maestri e suonando con loro; sia McLean che Bley hanno potuto affinare la propria personalità accanto ai più grandi creatori di jazz (Hawkins, Parker, Mingus, Rollins, Davis, Coleman, tra gli altri..); tutti e due erano spesso al posto giusto nel momento giusto ed hanno sviluppato un carattere indipendente e incurante del mainstream, con ...

Radio & Podcasts

RIP Roy Haynes, plus Lucy Woodward and Alan Braufman

by Jerome Wilson
November 27, 2024

This program pays tribute to the late Roy Haynes with examples of his work with Oliver Nelson and Andrew Hill as well as his recordings as a bandleader. It also features Lucy Woodward, Howard Riley and Alan Braufman. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Oliver Nelson “Stolen Moments" from The Blues and the Abstract Truth ...

Radio & Podcasts

Lou Donaldson, Roy Haynes RIP + New Releases

by David Brown
November 23, 2024

This week, we are celebrating two legends of the music who both recently passed. The soulful, bluesy saxophonist Mr. Lou Donaldson left us on November 9th at the age of 98, and one of the most recorded drummers in jazz history, Mr. Roy Haynes who passed on November 12 at the age of 99. Both of these gentlemen's careers began in the post war bebop era and continued for decades. We'll start out with two sets of music in remembrance ...

Play This!

Remembering Roy Haynes: Modern Jazz Giant

by Ian Patterson
November 19, 2024

When Roy Haynes sat down at the tiny kit on the stage of the Everyman Theatre, during the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in 2005, he shook his head ruefully and said, “Man, I feel like a midget!" Rising above the audience laughter, somewhere in the depths of the theatre, a voice replied, “Roy, you're a giant!" And so he was. Roy Haynes might not have had such a big, powerful sound as Art Blakey or Elvin Jones but ...

Interview

Roy Haynes: Still Lighting It Up

by Chris M. Slawecki
November 15, 2024

This article was first published on All About Jazz in June 1997. Drummer Roy Haynes isn't just cool--he's cooooolllll. In conversation, Roy Haynes is languid and relaxed yet full of fire, yet playful, mysterious and serious. Similarly, his music--and he's played alongside the best--is simultaneously passionate and precise, free-swinging and loose, but erudite and eloquent. In short, the Roy Haynes you meet in conversation speaks volumes about his drumming; and Haynes' music, more than with many ...