Jazz drummer Roy Haynes, pictured in 2000 at the Birdland Jazz Club in New York City, died Tuesday. (Jim Cooper / Associated Press) Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer and band leader whose skill and ...

We know the flashiest people in bands are usually center stage, but it's always the drummers who provide the real support ...

Roy Haynes. American jazz drummer and bandleader has died. Born in 1925 in Roxbury, Mass., he influenced generations of jazz drummers and helped change the direction of rhythmic improvisation. Roy ...

In 1956, jazz drummers Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich released Krupa and Rich, coming together on “Bernie’s Tune” with their dual percussion running nearly 14 minutes. When band leaders like John Coltrane, ...

Buddy Rich, the legendary jazz drummer, was known to have a strong opinion about drumming and musicianship in general, and he occasionally commented on rock drummers, purportedly once saying: "If you ...

Jazz musician Jack DeJohnette, who performed with such luminaries as Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Sun Ra and Keith Jarrett, has died. He was 83. A family representative told the New York Times that ...

Roy Haynes, a jazz drummer and band leader whose skill and versatility led to performances with such diverse artists as Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Chick Corea and Pat Metheny over the course of ...

Roy Haynes was one of the last giants of modern jazz who was present at its birth. His eight decades of drumming spanned from the swing and bebop eras to the avant-garde. Haynes played with just about ...