He is equally adept at gracefully backing a singer like Sarah Vaughan or in explosive interactions with the likes of John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Eric Dolphy, or Andrew Hill. He was inducted into the Down Beat Magazine Hall of Fame in 2004. Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed Sassy and The Divine One), (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century [1]. // Sarah Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1924. ... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer. ... Eric Allan Dolphy (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was a jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. ... Andrew Hill (June 30, 1931[1] – April 20, 2007) was an American jazz pianist and composer. ... Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to jazz. ...

Haynes has recorded or performed with John Coltrane, Gary Burton, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Grimes, Christian McBride, Jackie McLean, Pat Metheny, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Art Pepper, Horace Tapscott and many others. He has also led his own groups, some performing under the name Hip Ensemble. His most recent recordings as a leader are The Roy Haynes Trio, Fountain of Youth and Where As (recorded live at the Artists' Quarter). As of 2006, he continues to perform world-wide. John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Gary Burton (born on 23 January 1943 in Anderson, Indiana) is a jazz vibraphone player, known for developing the then-innovative technique of playing the instrument with four mallets, rather than the usual two. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (26 May 1926 – 28 September 1991) was one of the most influential musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Henry Grimes (born November 3, 1935) is a jazz double bassist. ... Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz bassist. ... John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. ... Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954 in Lees Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. ... Gerald Joseph Gerry Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996) was an American jazz musician, composer and arranger best known for his baritone saxophone playing. ... Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr. ... Horace Tapscott (born Horace Elva Tapscott, Houston, Texas, April 6, 1934; d. ... The Artits Quarter (a. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His son Graham is a cornetist and his grandson, Marcus Gilmore, is an up-and-coming jazz drummer. Also, his nephew Christopher Haynes is a very well regarded jazz drummer, who enters college this fall. Graham Haynes (born 16 August 1960 in Queens, New York) is an American cornetist and trumpeter. ... A trumpeter may be one of several things: A trumpeter is a musician who plays the trumpet. ...

External links

• Drummerworld: Roy Haynes
• Interview
• Concert Review
• Jazz Police: Concert Review Roy Haynes Live at the Artists' Quarter
• Jazz Police: CD Review Were As, 2006
• Why I Love Roy Haynes and Why Jazz Education Matters from District Administration Magazine 7/04