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| Roy Haynes at the Iridium Jazz Club Oct. 12-16 Roy Haynes Fountain Of Youth Band (Roy Haynes (drums), Martin Bejerano (piano) John Sullivan (bass), Jaleel Shaw (saxophone) will play at The Iridium Jazz Club When Roy Haynes plays his drums, fifty-five years of experience informs every authoritative, and affirmative, stroke. Since 1942, Haynes' unrelenting swing and sound of marvelous invention has been pushing the beat of jazz forward with a who's-who list of jazz innovators across a wide spectrum of improvisation. Thelonius Monk once described Roy Haynes' drumming as “an eight ball right in the side pocket.” Jack DeJohnette calls Roy's percolations “a rare combination of street education and soul.” Pat Metheny says Haynes is the “father of modern drumming” and “a national treasure.” Lester Young summed up Hayns' genius best perhaps when the two shared a bandstand in October, 1947, exclaiming, “Haynes, you sure are swinging!” Freeing jazz's borders, infusing its lifeblood, steering it towards greater freedom and more distinctive expression, Roy Haynes is a national treasure who continues to forge new paths well into his '80's. Billboard Magazine had this to say about his latest Dreyfus Jazz CD… “As 'Fountain of Youth' so exuberantly captures, Roy Haynes is one of the seven wonders of modern jazz” write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |