Renowned jazz drummer Roy Haynes has passed away at the age of 99. Haynes collaborated with numerous other jazz musicians in his career which spanned 70 years. He’s fonly known as “Snap Crackle” among ...

The Life and Legacy of a Drummer Who Transformed Modern Jazz article by David A. Orthmann, published on February 16, 2026 at ...

This is FRESH AIR. The extraordinary drummer and composer Jack DeJohnette died in October at the age of 83. DeJohnette was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years, and he played with a ...

As part of Sierra Madre Playhouse’s multi-week Lunar New Year Festival, Chinese American jazz drummer and composer Eric Ching lays it down with his captivating drumming and innovative musical ...

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 ...

Legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes passed away yesterday (November 12) at the age of 99. He was a major force in the genre, helping to drive each new era with more than sixty years behind the kit. More ...

It’s a sad day for fans of jazz. Famed jazz drummer Al Foster, who worked with the likes of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has passed away at the age of 82. Al Foster, full name Aloysius Tyrone ...

NEW YORK — Jack DeJohnette, a celebrated jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis on his landmark 1970 fusion album and collaborated with Keith Jarrett and many other greats of the genre, has died at ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack DeJohnette, a celebrated jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis on his landmark 1970 fusion album and collaborated with Keith Jarrett and many other greats of the genre, has ...