Roy Haynes News

John "Squirrel" Mosley, a local jazz musican, plays the trumpet at the Union Baptist Church in Swissvale.

Dan Dorff is a drummer, percussionist and keyboardist who specializes in styles ranging from jazz, blues, gospel and folk to rock, pop, afro-cuban, brazilian and other dance genres.

Pianist Vijay Iyer navigates the stream of history on his new trio recording, Historicity .

Born in 1941, Chick Corea worked with various well-known jazz musicians before replacing Herbie Hancock as pianist in Miles Davis's quintet in August 1968.

It was long ago, the end of summer in 1949. She was 13. But for Joan Landzberg, the memories will never go away.

Yes, we all applaud the attack of this drum wonder, but more thrilling is his of finesse and flamboyance displayed on a regular basis, such as last week at Newport .

Jazz, much like photography, conjures a specific mood based on the particular song, or photograph, that you are experiencing.

The bassist of choice through the years for Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter and many other jazz giants, John Patitucci is noted for his daunting technique on both acoustic and electric basses.

Roy Haynes received the award given by the Director of the Heineken Jazzaldia, Miguel Martin, for his outstanding career.

This year's Newport Jazz Festival, the 55th annual event of its kind, will feature 30 acts in one weekend, plus a special opening concert.

Danish upstarts Magnus fra Gaarden offer a different take on traditional jazz. Image 1 of 2 A breath of fresh air blows into town this weekend with the arrival of Rudy Linka's Bohemia Jazz Fest.

Epithets like "living legend" are often bandied about more for the purpose of hype than as a true reflection of some personality's true value to his or her particular profession and to the public in general.

On any other night, jazz guitarist Pat Metheny could headline any jazz festival in the world, but Sunday night at the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, he was content to play sideman in Gary Burton's reassembled quartet with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Antonio Sanchez.

The Gary Burton Quartet has its beginnings in 1967. That was the year bassist Steve Swallow, guitarist Larry Coryell and drummer Roy Haynes joined Gary Burton to form the original group.

By Jim Gilchrist DRUMMER Alyn Cosker is discussing players who have influenced him, listing luminaries such as Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Steve Gadd and the late Jeff Porcaro, when he pauses: "Just all these guys who play with real heart in any music situation they're involved in." He could be summing up himself, really.

Pianist/Composer Kevin Hays has recorded 10 CDs as a leader and is featured on dozens of recordings with a variety of leading Jazz artists.

Peekskill, NY: "Raising The Bar" Jazz Series presented by Earl John Powell, son of the amazing Bud Powell will feature a live jazz performance by The Legacy Trio featuring Jazz greats Curtis Lundy-bass, Rodney Kendrick -piano and Craig Haynes-drums performing the music of Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Roy Haynes & Abbey Lincoln at the BeanRunner ...

Roy Haynes performs at the Jazz Tent Friday, April 24, 2009 at the New Orleans Jazz Festival.

With album titles like Panamonk and Panama Suite , and songs like "Panama Libre" and "Panafrica" you don't have to ask if Boston-based Danilo Perez is proud of his origins.

Rapper, musician and actor Mos Def has been added to the lineup of George Wein's Jazz Festival 55 as the festival impresario and his company, New Festival Productions LLC, on Wednesday announced the details of the schedule as tickets go on sale Thursday.