Jazz Articles about Roy Haynes

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Roy Haynes: Whereas

by Russ Musto
December 28, 2006

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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Roy Haynes and the Fountain of Youth Band: Whereas

by David Miller
October 12, 2006

Roy Haynes' Fountain of Youth Quartet is exactly what it claims to be: young and vibrant. In one of the last true breeding grounds for young musicians a la Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Haynes has made it his purpose to give younger talent a chance to show itself. And what better setting to develop one's talent than playing with a master who has been at the forefront of jazz for the past six decades? Whereas, Haynes and ...

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Roy Haynes' 80th Birthday Party at SFJAZZ

by Forrest Dylan Bryant
March 17, 2005

March 13, 2005Masonic Center AuditoriumSan Francisco, CAIt was officially “Roy Haynes Day" in his native Boston, but the master drummer himself was in San Francisco, celebrating his 80th birthday on the stage with an all-star band and 2,000 well-wishers in attendance. The party was among the signature events of this year's SFJAZZ Spring Season.In a show that stretched over nearly three hours and produced an incredible five standing ovations, Haynes demonstrated all of the qualities ...

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Roy Haynes: Quiet Fire

by AAJ Staff
December 8, 2004

Quiet Fire repackages two oddball Roy Haynes Galaxy discs, Thank You, Thank You (1977) and Vistalite (1978), into one intermittently interesting extra-length CD of duets, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets and septets. Though the cast is strong (players include George Cables, Stanley Cowell, Ron Carter, Bobby Hutcherson, Cecil McBee and Joe Henderson), the music is less so, flailing all over the map (embracing soul, rock, R&B, tango, flamenco and--yes--even some straight-ahead jazz), with much electric piano and fuzz-tone guitar ...

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Roy Haynes: Fountain of Youth

by Russ Musto
March 22, 2004

As he nears his 80th year, Roy Haynes is more than an astonishing fountain of youth; he is one of the true wonders of the jazz world. The master drummer, whose experience includes tenures with Lester Young, Charlie Parker and John Coltrane, among many others, was unfortunately under-recorded for much of his career, but that sad state of affairs has been recently remedied with a series of excellent recordings for the French Dreyfus Jazz label, this latest one being perhaps ...

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Roy Haynes: Fountain of Youth

by Richton Guy Thomas
February 14, 2004

Roy Haynes will turn 79 years young with the release of this new recording. Whatever his secret to the Fountain of Youth, that’s the most logical choice for the title of Mr. Hayne’s new CD on the Dreyfus label. Not only is he playing with the strength and enthusiasm of much younger musicians, he also brings to the set an overflowing data bank of euphonious rhythms. He's seen a prolific history of compliments, from Charlie Parker to John Coltrane to ...

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A Fireside Chat With Roy Haynes

by AAJ Staff
November 29, 2003

In the seventy-eight years Roy Haynes has 'walked the earth' (obscure biblical Samuel L. Jackson reference), computers went from not being invented to being the size of a cafeteria to fitting in the palm of the human hand. Ford introduced the Thunderbird, discontinued the Thunderbird, and reintroduced the new Thunderbird. New York City went from being the jazz center of the world to becoming the center of the world. The Clippers moved from San Diego (where they were a crappy ...