Home entertainment Jazz drummer great Roy Haynes dies aged 99 FilmyMeet

Jazz drummer great Roy Haynes dies aged 99 FilmyMeet

by Arun Kumar
0 comment


Nov 13, 2024 04:36 PM IST

PEOPLE-ROY HAYNES (PIX):Jazz drummer great Roy Haynes dies aged 99

By William Schomberg

Jazz drummer great Roy Haynes dies aged 99
Jazz drummer great Roy Haynes dies aged 99

Nov 13 – Roy Haynes, revered as one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time who helped to shape the bebop era and played with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died aged 99.

Haynes’ death on Tuesday was announced by his daughter, U.S. media reported.

Born in 1925 in Boston, Haynes began to play the drums as a child.

“I always wanted to be a drummer,” he said in an interview with website JazzWax in 2008. “My brother had drumsticks around the house, and those were the first sticks I picked up. The feeling and beat were always there, as long as I can remember.”

His career began in swing bands and he worked for Louis Armstrong shortly after moving to New York in 1945 before working with saxophonist Lester Young.

After touring with singer Sarah Vaughan in 1950s he played with Coltrane – who called him “one of the best drummers I’ve ever worked with” – Stan Getz and Eric Dolphy before setting up his own band towards the end of the 1960s.

Haynes – whose nickname “Snap Crackle” reflected his energetic style of playing – stood out among drummers for his flexible approach to tempo which influenced artists such as Tony Williams and Jack DeJohnette.

His voice was used for the presenter of a jazz radio station in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV and he performed an annual show to mark his birthdays at the Blue Note club in New York well into his 90s.

See also  Line-Up Includes Seoul Busters, Dear Haeri And More FilmyMeet

Haynes’ death comes shortly after that of another leading U.S. jazz performer who cut his teeth in the bebop era – saxophonist Lou Donaldson died aged 98 on Saturday.

This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.

Catch every big hit,…

See more



Source link

You may also like

Leave a Comment

Our Company

Welcome to Filmymeet “official website”, I created this Website (Blog) in 2022, The website that spreading information like Upcoming Indian web series and movies releases in the future.

Newsletter

Subscribe my Newsletter for new blog posts, tips & new photos. Let's stay updated!

Laest News

All Right Reserved Copyright © Filmymeet 2022