Roy Haynes
American jazz drummer and group leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named Roy Haynes, see Roy Haynes (disambiguation).
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]
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Birth name | Roy Owen Haynes |
Born | (1925-03-13) March 13, 1925 (age 99) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Years active | 1942–present |
Labels | Mainstream, Emarcy, Impulse!, Galaxy, New Jazz, Pacific Jazz, Evidence, Vogue, Marge |
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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]