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40 Years of Jazz at Harvard: Cambridge, April 9, 2011
by Andrew J. Sammut
Harvard All-Stars and the Harvard University Sunday and Monday Jazz Bands Harvard Sanders Theatre Cambridge, MA April 9, 2011 Ivy League universities are known for bringing together extraordinary individuals to do extraordinary things. Yet Saturday, April 9 was an even more extraordinary night at school for Harvard students, when an honor roll of jazz talent joined them to celebrate “40 Years of Jazz at Harvard." The concert capped off a weekend of events, including the opening ...
Continue ReadingRoy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band
by Daniel Lehner
Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band William Paterson University Jazz Room Wayne, NJ March 26th, 2011 Looking at Roy Haynes's oeuvre, over his tremendously prolific career, it becomes apparent that simply being awarded one lifetime achievement award from the Grammy committee may not be enough. For most musicians, being involved in just one of the amazingly diverse musical scenarios in which Haynes has taken part--whether it's Charlie Parker, Sarah Vaughan, Andrew Hill, Pat Metheny or ...
Continue ReadingRoy Haynes and The Fountain of Youth Band at Scullers, Boston
by Michael Epstein
Roy Haynes and The Fountain of Youth Band Scullers Boston, Massachussetts July 25, 2008
On Friday, July 25th Roy Haynes and The Fountain of Youth Band played to an enthusiastic crowed at Boston's own Scullers Jazz Club. It was hard to believe that Haynes, who recently won Down Beat's 2008 Critics Poll award for drummer of the year, is 83 years old. His spirit, energy, and seasoned leadership continue to drive the quartet ...
Continue ReadingRoy Haynes: A Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story
by Jeff Stockton
This is the sort of expansive collection that in years past could have only been issued by the Smithsonian. This is not to say that this three-CD (plus one DVD) boxed set is a relic. It simply documents the legendary career of the drummer whose recorded output commenced in 1949 and continues to this day, a musical life that, by virtue of a lot of talent and a little good fortune, began with the Lester Young band and never paused ...
Continue ReadingRoy Haynes at the Catalina, Hollywood
by AAJ Staff
Roy HaynesCatalina Bar and GrillHollywood, CaliforniaMay 26, 2008
Catalina Bar and Grill, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood. I walked in and sat down at the bar. Three guys were to my left--an older, strong-looking Afro-American guy, and two white guys wearing glasses. They were shortly joined by a young Afro-American man carrying two saxophones--an alto and a soprano. He placed the vaguely battered instruments purposefully on the bar in front of him, and sat down. This was ...
Continue ReadingRoy Haynes: The Sound of Sonny & We Three
by Brandt Reiter
Sonny Rollins The Sound of Sonny (Keepnews Collection) Riverside-Concord 2007 Roy Haynes/Phineas Newborn/Paul Chambers We Three New Jazz-Concord 2007
Sonny Rollins needs no introduction. Nor, most likely, does The Sound of Sonny, a classic 1957 quartet disc with pianist Sonny Clark, trapsman Roy Haynes and alternating bassists Percy Heath and Paul ...
Continue ReadingRoy Haynes: Whereas
by Russ Musto
At 81 years old, Roy Haynes is one of the true wonders of the jazz world. His performances over the past decade have consistently demonstrated that he is the music's greatest living drummer, a title to which he can easily lay claim based on ability alone, although his age does make his energy and power all the more miraculous.
On Whereas, a live date recorded earlier this year at the Artists' Quarter in St. Paul during the Twin City's official ...
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