Kevin Whitehead

Check out Roy Haynes' creative work on cymbals, hi-hat, and snare drum on Matrix. He's a sleek, modern designer in sound. Roy Haynes at age 43, 1968. In the 70s, jazz got louder and he bashed a bit more, joking later that his sticks resembled baseball bats. By the 1990s, Roy Haynes was a widely respected jazz elder known for his unfailing good taste.

Check out Roy Haynes' creative work on cymbals, hi-hat, and snare drum on Matrix. He's a sleek, modern designer in sound. Roy Haynes at age 43, 1968. In the 70s, jazz got louder and he bashed a bit more, joking later that his sticks resembled baseball bats. By the 1990s, Roy Haynes was a widely respected jazz elder known for his unfailing good taste.

He was choosy about who he recorded with, not just anyone who had the money. Besides leading his own bands, he'd reunite with former comrades like Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins, and Pat Metheny, and connect with young bloods like Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, and Roy Hargrove.

He was choosy about who he recorded with, not just anyone who had the money. Besides leading his own bands, he'd reunite with former comrades like Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins, and Pat Metheny, and connect with young bloods like Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, and Roy Hargrove.

He was choosy about who he recorded with, not just anyone who had the money. Besides leading his own bands, he'd reunite with former comrades like Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins, and Pat Metheny, and connect with young bloods like Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, and Roy Hargrove.

In the new century, Haynes assembled his so-called Fountain of Youth Band, which featured a series of up-and-coming players. That band's last release session comes from 2011, when Roy Haynes was 86, capping a 65-year recording career studded with more jazz classics than we have time to even hint at. He was a heavy hitter whose limber beat could lift a bandstand.

In the new century, Haynes assembled his so-called Fountain of Youth Band, which featured a series of up-and-coming players. That band's last release session comes from 2011, when Roy Haynes was 86, capping a 65-year recording career studded with more jazz classics than we have time to even hint at. He was a heavy hitter whose limber beat could lift a bandstand.

In the new century, Haynes assembled his so-called Fountain of Youth Band, which featured a series of up-and-coming players. That band's last release session comes from 2011, when Roy Haynes was 86, capping a 65-year recording career studded with more jazz classics than we have time to even hint at. He was a heavy hitter whose limber beat could lift a bandstand.