Roy Haynes

For other people named Roy Haynes, see Roy Haynes (disambiguation).
Roy Haynes
Haynes performing in 2011
Haynes performing in 2011
Background information
Birth nameRoy Owen Haynes
Born (1925-03-13) March 13, 1925 (age 99)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1942–present
LabelsMainstream, Emarcy, Impulse!, Galaxy, New Jazz, Pacific Jazz, Evidence, Vogue, Marge
Roy Haynes, George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 (2009) — Newport, Rhode Island

Roy Owen Haynes (born March 13, 1925) is an American jazz drummer.[1] He is among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he has played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, avant-garde jazz and is considered a pioneer of jazz drumming. "Snap Crackle" was a nickname given to him in the 1950s.[2]

Haynes has led bands such as the Hip Ensemble.[1] His albums Fountain of Youth[3] and Whereas[4] were nominated for a Grammy Award.[5][6] He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1999.[7] His son Graham Haynes is a cornetist; another son Craig Holiday Haynes and grandson Marcus Gilmore are both drummers.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Roy Haynes | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ Kahn, Ashley (May 9, 2019). "Roy Haynes: Snap Crackle". Jazz Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Fountain of Youth". Archived from the original on 12 November 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Dreyfus Records - Whereas". 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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  6. ^ "Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band". Rensselaer. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Modern Drummer's Readers Poll Archive, 1979–2014". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ Beener, Angelika (February 6, 2013). "When Your Grandfather Is The Greatest Living Jazz Drummer". NPR. Retrieved March 10, 2022.