ROY HAYNES

Roy Owen Haynes (March 13, 1925 – November 12, 2024) was an American jazz drummer. He was among the most recorded drummers in jazz. In a career lasting over 80 years, he played swing, bebop, jazz fusion, and avant-garde jazz. He is considered to have been a pioneer of jazz drumming. "Snap Crackle" was a nickname given to him in the 1950s. Haynes led bands such as the Hip Ensemble. His albums Fountain of Youth and Whereas were nominated for a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1999. His son Graham Haynes is a cornetist; another son Craig Holiday Haynes and grandson Marcus Gilmore are both drummers.      Haynes was born in the Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts, to Gustavas and Edna Haynes, immigrants from Barbados. His younger brother, Michael E. Haynes, became an important leader in the African American community read more...