The Modern Jazz Quartet fused bebop stylings with classical music aesthetics to create a cool and elegant sound that some critics dubbed “chamber jazz.” In 1959, they provided the score to ...
Roy Haynes, the pioneering jazz drummer who performed with legends like Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Sarah Vaughan, died Tuesday at the age of 99. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Leslie ...
experimenting with pop-jazz, Latin music, and electric fusion in a variety of contexts. In 1988, he won his first Grammy — for Best Jazz Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group — after teaming ...
Roy Haynes, the pioneering jazz drummer who performed with legends like Charlie Parker, Lester Young and Sarah Vaughan, died Tuesday at the age of 99. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Leslie ...
Roy Haynes was one of the last giants of modern jazz who was present at its birth ... You get a snap and bap. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) WESTERVELT: Haynes was born in the Roxbury section of Boston in 1925.
For the ninth year, a local fundraiser will bring a lineup of talented performers to Connecticut. The Manchester Jazz Fest will be held this Saturday, Dec. 7 at Cheney Hall, a performing arts ...