Nov 13 (Reuters) - Roy Haynes, revered as one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time who helped to shape the bebop era and ...

It was a time, after all, when jazz greats like Louis Armstrong and Melba Liston were dispatched as cultural ambassadors to Africa’s post-colonial regions, only to realize they were smokescreens ...

The concert promoter, who died this week, dreamed up the DC Jazz Festival on a napkin. In one sense, Charlie Fishman’s ...

Two of the jazz world's most enduring pioneers, Lou Donaldson and Roy Haynes, died within days of each other, following ...

Over the course of his nearly 70-year career, Haynes performed alongside a number of jazz greats, such as Lester Young, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Sarah Vaughn. The drummer explored a range ...

He played with giants, from sax legends Lester Young and Charlie Parker to pianist Thelonious Monk, and became one himself, influencing drummers like fellow postwar jazz greats Tony Williams ...

and American jazz greats like John Coltrane and Andrew Hill. Sarah Ward at Jazz FM says we can expect an evening of spirits, myths and magic where this pianist and composer digs deeply into his ...

Jazz drumming legend Roy Haynes passed away at 99. Known for his energetic style and influence on bebop, Haynes collaborated with icons like Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane.