WKCR-FM New York Presents Radio Festival: Devoted to jazz drummer Roy Haynes
Saturday,January 17, 2009
WKCR-FM New York Presents Radio Festival: Devoted to jazz drummer Roy HaynesBy jazzman • Jan 17th, 2009
WKCR-FM New York is presentong a radio festival devoted to jazz drummer and NEA Jazz Master Roy Haynes. WKCR will be airing his music continuously from Sunday, January 11th at 8:00 am until Friday, January 23rd at 9:00 pm, a total of 301 hours.
To listen to the festival online visit www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr and click on “Live Broadcast”.
Seemingly ageless, Roy Haynes has played the drums from the bebop days of the 1940s to the present day with the same restless energy. Haynes has remained fresh in his outlook and in his thirst for collaborating with younger artists and those who play in challenging styles, as is shown in his work with such disparate artists as Roland Kirk, Danilo Pérez, and Pat Metheny. He also has been a favorite sideman for any number of artists because of his crisply distinctive drumming style. Thelonious Monk once described Haynes’ drumming as “an eight ball right in the side pocket.” READ MORE…
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